Sword of Zelda

[fiferb]

This has taken more of my time than I care to admit but this is something I made for a young boy's birthday next week (at the request of his mother). It was a lot of fun and learned something I may try to apply to pens. Painting it was not my first choice but that was what was ordered. Thanks for looking.

 

[johnnycnc]

That's pretty neat,Bruce!
Looks like an interesting project.
I like it[]

 

[bradh]

Very nice. What wood is that, it looks nice next to the silver paint?
How big are these items?

 

[fiferb]

Brad, the whole thing is spray painted either gold or silver with the exception of the little blue plastic gem in the handle. The wood is a cheap laminated pine board bookshelf I got at Lowe's. If I were to do all over again I would have used a nice maple for the blade and something darker for the hilt, maybe walnut. I wouldn't have spray painted it but that what they wanted. The celtic knot is made of purpleheart. I didn't really measure it but the sword is about 18 inches long. I did do some things new for me. I had not needed to resaw a board until this project (the letter Z on the shield. I've never carved a celtic knot. That was fun and I'll try to do more. I also inlayed the plastic gem, hadn't done anything like that before either. The sword blade is shaped primarily with a random orbit sander and scraper. Thanks for the nice comments.

 

[Mikey]

Man, I remember playing the original Zelda on Nintendo when I was a kid. hard to believe that so many years later it is still a polular game.

 

[bradh]

Thanks for sharing. My kids are at the age that they would love something like this. I don't think I could carve that Celtic knot, I will have to come up with something different.
Just have to find some free time, that is something all too rare these days.

 

[elody21]

I am sure he will love it!