Skyrim Wood Carved Weapons

by daveofwar

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Intro: Skyrim Wood Carved Weapons

Skyrims iron war axe and iron sword recreated out of wood. To scale... More or less. Only cost about $10 for a piece of knotty pine shelf board, a small can of dark walnut stain, and can of clear coat of varethane.

STEP 1: Template

First make the templates. Found online and printed out on multiple sheets to a pretty accurate scale. Then glued together on harder paper and cut out.

STEP 2: Cut

Trace the shape out on to a board. And then cut the outline out with a band saw.

STEP 3: Plan It Out

Mark the details out so you know where to carve and how deep to make them.

STEP 4: Carve and Shape

Time to patiently carve and shape all the details. I used mostly hand files and chisels and a bit of the bandsaw. Afterwards sanded everything down by hand, started with 60 grit and finished with 220.
To make the two small rivet circles on the war axe I used a hole saw with the centre drill bit removed. Cut in half with a bandsaw and then sanded by hand. Attached with glue.

STEP 5: Finish

To finish the project I used two coats of dark walnut stain. Three coats of clear varethane wood finish, a quick sand with 320 grit. And one final coat of clear.
Finished!

18 Comments

THECOLD 3 years ago

If instructibles gave out scholarships, you’ve earned the best. (I don’t know if thy do)

BauerMan21 3 years ago

They look amazing. But can you post on here the template link?

Reaper690 6 years ago

Hi

Could you share a template to print and the measure of the axe please

Regards

TrollZen 8 years ago

So cool!!

(and i dont even play skyrim)

TrollZen 8 years ago

So cool!!

(and i dont even play skyrim)

technologydecoding42 8 years ago

Looks amazing. could you tell me the link where i could get the prints for both weapons though?

grovich777 9 years ago

very realistic!
This wood similar to copper

Johnnye01 9 years ago

A little hammered metallic paint on the metal areas and it would look forged. Outstanding carving.

ZombTech 9 years ago

These are awesome my friend they would go great with the armor I made :)

enelson8 9 years ago

This is amazing!! And I love how cheap it is!!

loboat 9 years ago

Great job ! Your work is as beautiful as the game !

seamster 9 years ago

These are really impressive! I love the way they turned out. Very cool!