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How to Make the Glass Sword from Skyrim
This is a tutorial on how to make the Glass Sword from Skyrim. It is another in my series of skyrim projects. This one is more challenging because we make a rubber mold and actually cast the blade in epoxy resin (easy cast) in two separate halves then we assemble it together.
If you came here from youtube check back tomorrow. I need a little time to make this tutorial.
I also have a video tutorial on how to make this sword. It is at the bottom of the page.
OOMOO 30 Rubber or some kind of casting rubber to make molds with
Easy Cast At least 32 Ounces of it. (Two boxes)
Paint
Green dye or food coloring
Some very thin wood like balsa wood. Several long pieces that are about 1/8 inch thick
A large piece of paper or poster board
Thoughts and overview of the project
Well, if you never cast a rubber mold before you might be a bit hesitant to do this project. But it really is pretty easy to do. Let me go over the steps.
We are only actually making one half of the sword. Then we copy it twice and put the two halves together. So, make one half of the sword out of an easy material like balsa wood. Then you make a mold around it and cast rubber around it. That makes a mold. Remove the mold. Then pour in Easy cast. Let it dry then take it out. You have half your sword. Pour in easy cast again and let that dry. Voila you have the other half of your sword.
(This is optional) It is used for sealing the wooden model before casting the rubber mold. You can go without it or you can use something else as a sealant.
Let's Begin- Part 1: Making the wooden model
This is what we are making here. It is the glass part of the sword which is pretty much everything but the handle. There are two halves of it. The half you see here and the other half underneath it. You simply cast those two halves and put them together.
Start by making a full size drawing of your sword on posterboard.
Cut out the sword and tang part and lay it out on your balsa wood or thin wood.
You make three balsa wood pieces for the model. They are made and laid out like this. Number 1 is the largest and it is shown in the picture above. Number 2 is a little smaller by about 3/4 inch all the way around but the same size at the handle. And number 3 is the same size at the handle but quite different. It is just a rib section going up the middle.
Here is the wooden model.
Now that the wooden model is made you should seal it with something. This way the rubber mold doesn't permeate it or get stuck in it. I used Mod Podge. You can even use plain old white glue to seal it. Just brush it on in thin layers.
Some detail work on this model.
Do as much detail work on the sword as you like. A couple of key things are the furrows that separate the leaf pattern and the small square blocks on the center spine. The picture and arrows show these two details.
Ok, We have made out model, done the detail work and sealed it. Now lets cast the rubber mold.
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