In this part of the tutorial we cut and assemble the handle and the guard of the sword.

Part 1 of this tutorial is here

First cut the dowel. It is 1 1/4 inch dowel. Cut it to 18 inches long. And then cut a two inch long slot in one end. That slot is 1/4 inch wide.

It should fit snugly over one end of the ricasso piece like this.

Next cut out the template for the guard. You can see it here. It is the white paper piece.

Trace two of those on wood and cut them out.

In the template there is also two spacers. Trace them and cut them out.

Now we can glue together the handle and guard assembly.

Now let's glue it all together. Glue on the dowel handle to the end of the ricasso. Then glue one of the guard pieces underneath it.

Then glue on the two handle spacers.

Glue on the final handle piece then clamp it all together so the glue can set and dry. As before keep it clamped for as long as possible. I let mine sit over night as with the earlier gluing we did.

Let's continue

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