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Step 7The blade
The blade is made with a thin piece of plywood. I pulled a scrap out that was approximately the right width, then cut the blade on an angle, 10" long on one side and 16" long on the other.
To give the blade a bit more realism I sanded a beveled edge into it prior to painting it. If I had thought the blade through a bit more I would have skim coated it to make it completely smooth prior to painting. Since sanding was the only prep work I did, the wood grain showed through both the primer and the silver.
Once the metallic finish dried I picked out some black, brown and red paint to give the blade some character. The colors were initially sprayed over the blade, then spattered with a brush.
A particularly aged piece of 2x4 was chosen to sandwich the blade. The rear piece of wood was drilled from the top down to accept another rusted eye bolt. Twine was passed through the bolt, then spliced in an eye loop and whipped with smaller stuff to finish the splice cleanly.
To give the blade a bit more realism I sanded a beveled edge into it prior to painting it. If I had thought the blade through a bit more I would have skim coated it to make it completely smooth prior to painting. Since sanding was the only prep work I did, the wood grain showed through both the primer and the silver.
Once the metallic finish dried I picked out some black, brown and red paint to give the blade some character. The colors were initially sprayed over the blade, then spattered with a brush.
A particularly aged piece of 2x4 was chosen to sandwich the blade. The rear piece of wood was drilled from the top down to accept another rusted eye bolt. Twine was passed through the bolt, then spliced in an eye loop and whipped with smaller stuff to finish the splice cleanly.
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