red4
Sr Member
This knife is not based on any existing property. It came out of my head.
I'm a writer by passion, and there is this 15 year old sorceress princess in one of my stories. This thread chronicles the prop replica build of what her knife looks like.
This build started at a time in my life when I used to sketch designs directly onto wood. Stupid, I know, but that's where we begin.
So, I sketched Artrina's blade onto a half-inch thick sheet of clear oak. It was the worst approach possible, but it yielded a very useful prototype:
It's covered in test paint. The patterns don't reflect anything significant.
Next, I traced the prototype onto a piece of paper, scanned the drawing, cleaned it up in MS Paint, and refined the details to make the end product more ergonomic for the theoretical 15 year old sorceress princess.
I printed the blueprints on sticky-backed paper, and stuck that onto some wood for the knife's handle. I stuck the full tang blade blueprints onto a sheet of black PVC.
The blueprints mark drilling spots where pins are meant to go. The pins serve to keep the pieces aligned during the glue curing process. Pieces tend to slide around under the pressure of C-clamps, so I decided I needed to implement this pin system. The pins themselves are toothpicks.
Here you can see the blueprints for the false edge:
...applied to the PVC tang:
Everything temporarily assembled for the heck of it:
The finished edge. It's pretty crude, but my carpal tunnel syndrome says it's more than perfect. My arms and wrists are still throbbing from the pain. I did this today:
I create all the forms with metal files and sandpaper. I don't use electric belt sanders anymore because they're too messy and erratic. I prefer the control I have with hand tools.
Next comes the engraving on the blade, pyrographed designs on the handle, then paint, and finally shellacking. I might also make a leather sheath if Hobby Lobby ever decides to restock that green leather I've been eyeballing.
By the way, you guys are more than welcome to steal my blueprints and make your own knife.
I'm a writer by passion, and there is this 15 year old sorceress princess in one of my stories. This thread chronicles the prop replica build of what her knife looks like.
This build started at a time in my life when I used to sketch designs directly onto wood. Stupid, I know, but that's where we begin.
So, I sketched Artrina's blade onto a half-inch thick sheet of clear oak. It was the worst approach possible, but it yielded a very useful prototype:
It's covered in test paint. The patterns don't reflect anything significant.
Next, I traced the prototype onto a piece of paper, scanned the drawing, cleaned it up in MS Paint, and refined the details to make the end product more ergonomic for the theoretical 15 year old sorceress princess.
I printed the blueprints on sticky-backed paper, and stuck that onto some wood for the knife's handle. I stuck the full tang blade blueprints onto a sheet of black PVC.
The blueprints mark drilling spots where pins are meant to go. The pins serve to keep the pieces aligned during the glue curing process. Pieces tend to slide around under the pressure of C-clamps, so I decided I needed to implement this pin system. The pins themselves are toothpicks.
Here you can see the blueprints for the false edge:
...applied to the PVC tang:
Everything temporarily assembled for the heck of it:
The finished edge. It's pretty crude, but my carpal tunnel syndrome says it's more than perfect. My arms and wrists are still throbbing from the pain. I did this today:
I create all the forms with metal files and sandpaper. I don't use electric belt sanders anymore because they're too messy and erratic. I prefer the control I have with hand tools.
Next comes the engraving on the blade, pyrographed designs on the handle, then paint, and finally shellacking. I might also make a leather sheath if Hobby Lobby ever decides to restock that green leather I've been eyeballing.
By the way, you guys are more than welcome to steal my blueprints and make your own knife.
