Klingon Bat'leth Sword Stand for Christmas

My brother is a long time Star Trek fan, and for years he's wanted a Klingon Bat'leth for Christmas. If you've ever seen these swords they are big and bulky and usually hang on the wall via a wall plaque or hanger of some kind, and the sword stands are rather expensive so I decided to make a one-of-a-kind custom wall stand. This type of Bat'leth is from the rebel Klingon faction and I couldn't find the wall stand to match it, so I guess lets make one!

Klingon Bat'leth Sword Stand for Christmas

Step 1 Materials and tools

Materials and Tools:

3/4" Pine wood board size 24 x 48
3/4" Wood dowel
1" Screws
Various grits of sandpaper
Fine steel wool
String
Pen
Various size paint brushes
Wood stain and urethane
Sugru

Scroll saw (optionally a jig saw)
Table saw (optionally a circular saw)
Palm sander (or sanding block and a lot of elbow grease)
Drill
Drill and drive countersink screw bit combo (great tool for woodworking)
Table router w/ round over bit (or just a router)

Optional Tools:

Computer (If you want to trace a design you'll need to make or find one)
Printer (to poster print the mock up design)
Poster print program (I used this shareware one: Mr.Poster No affiliation just Googled it and found one)
Scissors
Tape

Comments

[joechacon98]

Very nice instructable! It came out looking beautifully. I will have to try your torched wood method!

[LifeWarrior]

I picked it up some years back when I was a kid trying to use a candle to blacken a piece of wood to look like a bear claw I seen in a book about American Indian crafts and lore and only managed to bring out the wood grain, however that came out so cool looking I've tried it on several other wood projects with a blow torch and its been one of my signature woodworking tricks. It gives the wood a worn old look, and with different grits of sandpaper and stains it can really make some wild designs.