How do ⚔ sword: wood, metal and other materials

Perhaps, any boy, even if he had grown up and got a family, was himself a crusader, Robin Hood, Spartacus, Peter Pan or fearless samurai. And what a hero without a true sword. In our time, it is necessary for carnival costume, imitation weapons collection, reconstruction of the fighting and fencing training. The necessary weapons to be bought at specialized forums and make yourself at home. In this review online magazine HouseChief edition we look at how to make a sword out of wood and other materials for training, games or collection.

What is the sword, and the basic types of the nuances of its production at home

Sword - kind of cold steel for applying piercing-chopping blows. Initially it was made of bronze and copper and subsequently iron and high-carbon steel. There are many types of swords, which vary in size, shape of the blade, the cross-section and a process of forging. This type of weapon consists of a blade, hilt, guard and pommel. The sword was always a symbol of nobility, honor, indicator status of the owner, and some copies that have survived to the present day, have a rich and interesting history. They can even be called a work of art.

The most common, simple, easy to manufacture and use - direct, sesquicarbonates and two-handed swords. Direct or Slavic sword is the smallest and most convenient way for the battle, since it can be operated with one hand. Two-handed - the longest and heaviest representative of this type of weapon, and allows you to apply powerful and deadly blows.

How to determine the optimal size of the sword

Before you make a sword at home, you need to know certain parameters: length (overall and blade) and width. The dimensions of this type of bladed weapons vary depending on the type of sword swordsman and growth. Short sword blade had a length of between 600-700 mm long - more than 700-900 mm, and their weight is from 700 g to 5.6 kg. One-handed models, usually 1-1.5 kg weighed and medieval long had a length of about 900 mm and a weight of not more than 1.3 kg.

There are very simple ways of selecting the length of the weapon: a long two-handed sword, mounted on the edge of the earth, should handle to get to the chin swordsman, and Slavic - weapon in his lowered hand must reach the tip of the blade to the boot soles or boot. Guy Windsor, modern fencing expert, recommends the following optimal size of this noble weapon:

• length of the blade with the handle and the pommel equal to the distance from the floor to the sternum mechnika;
• handle - the width of the palm of 2.5-3;
• shackle guard - 1-2 palm length;
• the center of gravity (CG) - 3-5 fingers (width) by Garda.

The center of gravity and balancing weapons

Determination of the center of gravity (CG) and balancing the sword is a very important moment in the manufacture of these weapons. On it depends the ease of control, impact strength and fatigue swordsman. Center of gravity of the sword - the point at which the weapon is in equilibrium. Depending on the shape and dimensions of the blade, the CG is located in the temples of 70-150 mm guard. If the balance is shifted further in the direction of the tip, the blow, though will be stronger, but to deal with such a weapon would be difficult. When transferring the CG closer to the hilt it may seem that management has become easier, but the force of impact and the blade falls significantly harder to control.

The choice of material

variety of materials (steel and wood can be used for the manufacture of the sword in the present conditions, plywood, Plastic, paper or cardboard). This largely depends on its purpose: to suit, training, reconstruction of fights or collection of imitation weapons. Below, in a step by step guide, we will look at how to make a sword made of different materials.

How to make a sword out of a tree with his hands: for games, training or collection

Having considered in general terms, what is the sword, as well as some important details, you can go directly to the factory. First you need to decide which of the wood will make weapons, which in turn depends on its purpose. Some recommend the use of dead wood, or boards from aspen, birch, ash, maple, oak or walnut. This is a good option for manufacturing the training sword. By the choice of material should be approached responsibly: the wood must be free of knots, rot and damage from pests. Desirably the selected tree soaked in water to saturation, after which it must be slowly and thoroughly dried. If you observe the technology of drying wood, the result can be obtained sufficiently strong and light weapons, decorative or driving.

Having defined the material, you need to choose the type, the model of the sword and the necessary tools. Also, do not dispense with the dimensioned drawing.

Necessary material and tools

In order to make their own hands a wooden sword for the child, we may need to:

1. Wooden plank.
2. Nylon cord, twine or strips of leather.
3. Paint.
4. Paint brush or roller.
5. Whatman paper or paperboard template.
6. Joiner's glue or PVA.
7. Handsaw, jigsaw or circular saw.
8. Sandpaper of varying grits, hand grinder or a stationary machine.
9. Gouges, chisels, planer and Mallet.
10. Clamp.
11. Manual or fixed router.

Listed manual or power tools you will need, regardless of whether you decide to make wooden swords for children from the array, plywood or sticks.

Manufacturing, polishing, assembly and finishing of the sword finishing of wooden planks

From the following step by step guide you will learn how to make a wooden sword with his own hands. You can select a different model and a way of dressing, but describes the production principle is the same. First of all, you need to make a template out of cardboard or of paper made of the required sizes and forms.

Illustration	Process description
	Take a dry board (preferably without knots) and oshkurivaem it. So we remove dirt and small protruding fiber
	Is applied to the blank template and draw out his pencil. Also we find the center of the sword
	When using a handsaw or jigsaw Scrollsaw disc sword. We begin with the handle
	Reposition the workpiece and the pressing clamps to a table or workbench
	The pommel using a cutter to make holes
	It turns out like this, yet "raw" sword
	By means of milling cutters, and special path follows the contour of the sword
	Now you need to put on the blade of the line to which you can chamfer
	With the help of grinder gradually remove the wood along the contour, simulating grinding sword
	It should look as shown in the photo. In conclusion, you need to hold the finish grinding of the smallest nazhdachkoy
	As a result, we get like this, made of wood with their hands, the sword for children. Optionally, you can decorate a toy in different ways. For example, silver paint cover the blade and handle wrap twine, leather strip or, in extreme cases, tape

Presented step by step guide shows how to make a sword out of the board easily, quickly and inexpensively. If there is no power, even with a conventional saw, knife and sandpaper can make a game or carnival weapon. We offer watch the video in the home workshop.

Making your own hands from metal sword

We are already familiar with the manufacturing process of the wooden weapons, and now look at how to make their own hands a sword of iron. Immediately it should say that the complexity of the work on its creation will depend on the type, shape, decoration and function. The most difficult to manufacture - forged sword, it is understandable, because the need to forge, anvil and the experience of the blacksmith.

Materials and tools

Before making an iron sword, you need to stock up on the necessary materials and tools. First, metal is needed: a solid sheet or strip of steel. Also required:

• clamps;
• angle grinder;
• set of cutting and grinding wheels, metal;
• cardboard or drawing paper;
• marker, paint and proofreader for documents;
• plywood or wood;
• leather band
• grinder machine;
• sandpaper;
• file.

Thus, the tools and the material prepared. Now we can move on to the step by step instructions of how to make a real sword-gladius - a weapon of gladiators and Roman legionnaires.

Production sword from ingot to final polishing

Production of iron sword more complex process than setting up a wooden analog. In addition, it requires the observance of elementary safety rules when working with metal and electric tools.

Illustration	Process description
	To begin, do a full sword template
	On the steel sheet blank by template-encircle general contour weapons
	Cut a disc using the "Bulgarian" with the cutting wheel
	Here we obtain a rough workpiece sword
	Draw a pattern on the borders of the future sword blade sharpening and paint chamfer using correction fluid
	"Grinder" remove all superfluous to the finishing size
	Put the petal disc and grind chopping edge of the sword of the future
	Here's what one side with a sharpened blade
	Now, the pattern on the plywood nanesom contour facing hilt
	Cut the trim handle
	Combining them together, grind to manual elektromashinke
	Drill holes in the handle of the sword for fixing lining
	Through the handle to drill holes in the plywood blanks
	Plywood boards painted in silver color and artificially aged at a big help sandpaper
	Now we proceed to polish the blade. This process is long and tedious. Using this bar with shallow nazhdachkoy cloth and water. Polish metal gloss
	Many hours polishing justified. The result in the photo speaks for itself
	Again putting a blade to the internal template and encircle it on a path
	Nail varnish paint over the blade cutting edge
	It should look as shown in the photo. It is necessary for toning the inner part of the blade. Who does not want to be toned, he may miss the etching process
	Put the sword into the citric acid solution for a few hours
	Something went wrong, turned out to be a hole in the film, the acid flowed and as a result, toning went weak and divorce. In addition, there was rust in a few days. It was therefore decided just to polish his sword again and fix the trim handle
	After that, the sword hilt was wrapped leather strip
	The result came out here a sword
	It looks very simatichno

The video shows how to forge a sword katana - samurai weapons present, and a method of decorating.

How to make a sword with his hands in the home of different materials

We looked at how to cut out the sword from the tree or make it out of steel plate. However, these materials are not the limit. Weapons of medieval knights, Russian warriors, the Vikings or the samurai can be made from other raw materials. Let's take a brief look at the main options.

Sword of plywood with their hands

Fairly quick and easy to make children's sword out of plywood. It is an affordable and easy to process material. However, in the manufacture of the sword for a child, you need to follow some rules. It is desirable that the little warrior weapon was the most blunt end of the blade, so that he was no sharpening the blade edge.

Please find a video showing how to make their own hands a child a sword-gladius plywood.

How to make a sword out of cardboard with their hands

Sword for the baby can be done in haste out of cardboard. For this need directly the board (as closely as possible), a pair of scissors or a knife stationery, paint and brush.

1. On a sheet of material with a pencil or marker draw contours sword and cut it with scissors or a knife stationery.
2. Fine sandpaper grind sharp edges.
3. Paint the sword (the blade and Hardy - the silver, the handle - black or dark brown).
4. If desired, the blade may be wrapped with foil and pommel made from thin sheet metal.

And that's just the easiest option, but the Internet can find a lot of ideas.

How to make a sword out of paper

Also for the baby can be a sword of any kind of thick drawing paper or sheets of ordinary office paper A4, which are sold in any office supply store. Manufacture of weapons can do with the baby. Offer see video instructions on how to easily and quickly, without much effort and expense to make their child a samurai sword and scabbard made of paper.

Lightsaber - Jedi weapon true

Who, once looked "Star Wars," did not want to become the owner of the Jedi lightsaber. Earlier on this could only dream, but today it is quite possible to do at home. Of course, this is not a real sword, but for most the game.

First you need to know that the handle has a length of 240-300 mm, and the sword - 1000-1300 mm. It is the size of swords used in the filming of the famous film. For a child produce weapons in accordance with its growth, and as mentioned earlier in this article.

Blade lightsaber making of transparent tubes (PVC or polycarbonate) to which is fixed on a special rod LED-tape. The handle is placed special power supply and batteries. Putting it all together. In this case, the transparent tube is recessed in the handle about 50-100 mm. If you want to make a lightsaber published a distinctive sound, the circuit can be added ARDUINO (special electronic card, a microprocessor, battery and for MP3-player).

This video shows how to make a cool Jedi sword. With it, you can fight even with Darth Vader.