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The sword measures 47 inches in length which is one inch short of four feet. So it is a big sword and we assemble it in a way that makes it very strong. This is a fun project that takes a bit of time but is worth it. It comes out great.

And I show you two useful techniques in this tutorial. First I show you how to make a sword larger than a sheet of foam board by gluing stacks together. Second I show you a technique called dry-brushing to make the sword look like steel.

Materials Needed:

• 3 Sheets of foam board (Elmer's Foam Board)
• Silver, black and brown paint
• Glue or Glue Gun
• Some brown vinyl, cloth or leather (I used this on amazon: 12" x 10 ft Roll Brown Repositionable Adhesive-Backed Vinyl)
• Some kind of twine or thick thread for the handle stitches
• 1 brown shoelace for the Ricasso stitching
• The template

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Interesting thing about Great Swords:

They are very long and have a long reach. That is the point. And this is how you would hold one.

But..... If the fighting gets to close to your body, or your opponent is too close he can get inside your swing, rendering the greatsword ineffective.

And this is why we have the Ricasso, which is that upper area that is also wrapped in leather.

Now you can grab that upper area with a hand and you have more control of the sword. You can use it for the close in fighting. In effect this shortens the swing of the sword. Think of it kind of like choking up on a baseball bat.

Okay! Let's build this sword (continue)

You can also watch the video tutorial below

Watch the video tutorial here:

12" x 10 ft Roll of Matte Oracal 631 Brown Repositionable Adhesive-Backed Vinyl for Craft Cutters, Punches and Vinyl Sign Cutters by VinylXSticker

Elmer's 900802 Foam Board, White Surface with White Core, 20 x30 (Pack of 10)

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