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Monday, June 16, 2008
  Tenchi Muyo!: Tenchi's sword
I was commissioned to create the hilt of Tenchi sword from the anime series Tenchi Muyo! This weapon creates a lightsaber-like blade (which I will not be building!)



After sizing my template to fit the wielder's hand, I cut it out of 3/4" MDF.



With a combination of exacto blade and Dremel, I carved the pattern into the MDF.



I didn't have any reference for the back so I extrapolated the front pattern to wrap around the other side.



Once it was cleaned up I painted my base colors with acrylic paint.



The wood grain on the butt was hand-painted to preserve an organic look.



I then took the base color and dusted back the lines.



I added 11mm ruby acrylic gems to each side and applied a wash to bring out the details of the carving.



The final front view



The final back view.



The prop in action!

 
Comments:
The detail is amazing. It's insane that you did this in a matter of a week or less.
 
JFC, I've been wanting one of those made for me for AGES. This was like tripping over a unicorn. How much to design a hollow version that can take electronics?
 
IM or email me from my profile page and we'll talk about it!
 
the tenchi sword is so cool iv bin looking 4 one foraver
 
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