NB: journal entry for the Jewellery and Small object module at South bank Griffith university ( QCA ).
The following image (figure 1, figure 2) are relating to the cutting out of the cross guard. The metal is aluminium so is easily cut with a fret saw. To assist in the cutting I cut the metal of the "feathered" side first as it had the most detail. To hold the sheet in place I clamped the metal down, note in the images I have used a piece of timber, this is to protect the metal from clamp marks and to provide an even application of presure across the sheet.
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The following images are experiments and current production of the blade(which is still under construction). I have purchased a 120cm length of 3/8 inch zinc plated threaded rod to use as an armature of the sword blade.
The intended process of the sword blade construction is.
- Make a mold of a sword blade --> plaster and sand to create mold
- Place sword blade in sand leaving half of the blade raised
- Spray the sword blade with cooking oil ( to prevent sticking of the plaster
- apply a minimum of 4 layers of plaster to the exposed blade for strength
- wait for plaster to harden then turn over
- remove sword from plaster mold
- lay clingwrap on inside of mold surface
- apply three layers of paper mache to the mold
- once dry place steel rod and pack paper pulp around the blade
- again allow for drying then remove the blade from the mold
- repeat the last four steps for the reverse side of the blade
- once dry then apply the "scriptured" paper as a final layer
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