How Do You Make A Sharp Wooden Sword?
Wooden swords have been used by warriors to practice and hone their skills for centuries. Roman gladiators practiced their deadly moves with small wooden gladius swords. The sport of Kendo still makes use of the wooden sword for training students in the art of swordsmanship. Creating your own wooden sword can be done with a few tools, a simple 2-by-4 and a little patience. Once you have completed this sword you can decorate it and display this elegant yet extremely affordable weapon on your wall. Step 1 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4826238/129661_Full.jpg’); }); Cut the 8 foot 2-by-4 with a hacksaw so that you are left with a 3 foot long piece. Trace the pattern of the sword on the widest side of the wood. Begin by drawing an angle shape in the middle of the left side edge. This will be the tip of the sword. At the ends of the tip add two parallel lines that get slightly wider
