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silentmaster โ Broad Katana
Published: 2008-08-10 00:38:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 25285; Favourites: 477; Downloads: 4
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A small sample of what I've been doing all this time.....I have drawings and things to put up I'm just really lazy and never get to bother posting them. I swear it'll happen eventually
This "broad katana" for lack of a better term, is what spawned from my mind when A: I was playing Chaos Legion some time ago, and B: I want a sword with the beautiful finesse of a katana but the girth of a long sword. I one day hope to actually make this sword. A friend of mine in kendo will be getting a forge of his own and has offered its use to me when he gets it up and going. I can't wait >8D
Of all the weapons I've wielded, A sword of this nature seems to be one of the top styles suited to fit me.
[EDIT]: I updated the appearance. I have a sheath made too I'll put up once I can get paint to stop being a bitch.
[EDIT]: Finished the sheath
Weapon (c) me
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Comments: 34
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Awsome sword man! Givin me some real ispiration for what I'm doin! Thanks! XD
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one question how do u pull it out? is there a slit at the side? cause no matter how i see it, from this view anyways, u can't pull out this sword
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Iยดll drink too that (not really) apologize for any bad grammar
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Great work by the way
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I love both the design and the concept. The only problem I see with producing a physical version of this is that I see that the blade is wider, at one point, than the sheath's opening is. I just wanted to throw that out there so that when/if you decide to produce it, that won't be a problem to deal with.
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I've said, in earlier comments that the wide parts or the sheath are slitted so the blade can fit through.
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They are? Sorry didnยดt see that comment
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Ah, sorry, I didn't see it.
Still, it's pretty awesome. Mad Props, dude.
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lol that wont work ... you could never take the sheath off and on. Look again..
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Um, yeah I could. I made the model, I know there's a slot for the sword to pass through. The sword isn't completely incased by the sheath.
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Ok then. I stand corrected. what program do you use?
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SolidWorks 2010-2011
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just because i have cdo...
How would you manage to get the sheath on all the way?
wouldn't the awesome looking things near the handle block the sheath?
Faved, btw
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At the peak of each protrusion on the sheath the sides are slit open to let the round and pointed parts of the blade slide out, it's not completely closed off~ It's the same way with swords like the Chinese broadsword or middle eastern scimitar
Thanks for the fav
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Again, simple, yet effective
the idea of combining a longsword and a katana together is really cool....
hmmm....
you dont mind if I 'borrow' the idea of a broad katana from you
I like the main character in the web comic I'm GOING to be making to use it... course the is after I learn how to draw fairly correct poses
I also suck at weapon design and this actually fits his personality quite well
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I don't see why not. An older friend of mine has told me that the concept was once used for an old Chinese sword, yet I've never seen such a sword myself.
The style I work on with it involves a trading off between kendo and one handed longsword movements.
Have fun ^^
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Suppose I'll have to brush up on both those styles if im gonna do this correctly...
To YOUTUBE!!!
and as for the sword you're friend was talking about... I dont know about Chinese, but there is a Japanese sword called the Chokuto that apparently sounds a lot like this sword. The design for it was imported from China too.
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sorry for the double post but i forgot to put this up
thanks for letting me use it...
also
[link]
thats an image of a Chokuto style blade
its a rendered image, but an image nonetheless
[link] - its on how japanese swords have changed over the years
quite an interesting site on swords... maybe it'll help inspire some more cool weapon designs
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no prob
that's some nifty shit
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hmmmm.....well according to wikipedia the Chinese sword that served as the inspiration sounds pretty close to what my friend was describing.
good luck
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Wow these designs are super awesome! I love the design for the sheath! So cool!
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thank you~ this is the sword I want to make but can't 'till it gets warm again.
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Aw I can't wait to see it!
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