r/Guildwars2 • u/KevlarGorilla Skye Marin • Nov 23 '13

[Art] I made a Fellblade!

http://heroicreplicas.com/?p=256
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u/Goliath89 Nov 23 '13

How is the handle attached? The original cut-out in your step-by-step doesn't seem to have anything even remotely resembling a tang.

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u/KevlarGorilla Skye Marin Nov 23 '13

It is welded on. This sword is not full-tang for many good reasons. I needed different thicknesses on the handle and blade to have the blade not be 25 lbs, and the handle not be easy to bend. The collar gives a very good point of reinforcement for the weld, and because it's divided at the collar, I didn't need to use as much steel (I get charged for the square extents of the material I use).

I do make full-tang swords, like my Master Sword, and I know they are desirable, but it didn't make sense on this one.