Sword Building

Stagecraft III Project, Freshman Year at the Gainesville Theatre Alliance,
Hand-and-a-Half Sword, Used in Macbeth
Created under the direction of Larry Cook.

: This is the blank of the sword after running it in a band saw to get the blade/tang’s shape. It is made of aluminum, and started as a rectangle.

: I put an edge on it! In the finished product, the edge was refined.

: If I had decided to make a fuller, I would have used this sword blank. I helped a friend route out the fuller, as shown here. (The more complete version of his sword can be seen in the picture “Handle Glued”)

: The quillion’s blank.

: I am making the place to connect the Quillion with the tang of the sword.

: The quillion is taking shape.

: This is the pommel’s blank.

: Drilling through and countersinking the pommel.

: This is a detailed view of the pommel assembly.

: This is the piece of wood before cutting/making the indents for the tang.

: After cutting the wood in half and cutting/rasping out two tang sized indents, I am letting the glue dry.

: I marked these lines to know how far down to rasp/file/sand my handle.

: Making sure the handle fits is important.

: I have finished the rasping/filing/sanding of the handle.

: This is a view of the freshly completed project.

: Me holding the sword for scale.

: Another, closer view of the sword in the finished form.

: Having some fun with the finished product.

: Another, closer view of the sword in the finished form.