Q&A for How to Make a Wooden Sword

Definitely. Yjust need to make sure that the wood is wide enough to be considered a broadsword. Also, consider using poplar wood or oak, as these are stronger than pine.

If you plan to use your sword for practical reasons, the wood needs to be very hard like oak, beech, or something similar. However, if your sword is just going to be ornamental, any wood will do.

It should be a bit longer than you want the sword to be, so that you can sand off rough edges and get the best length. Start with it a bit longer than you want it to be, and shorten it a little at a time until it feels right.

Yes, of course you can. Almost all bows throughout history were effective, and made from wood.

Yes, but it may not be very useful.

It would work but not great. You would need to use hardwood, or you can use a 10-80 flat bar to make a steel sword. You need a grinder and cutting disks.

A wooden pole can be used for training, especially if you are training your arms to handle heavier swords. However, a pole will swing differently than a sword, and is better suited to staff practice.

Yes! Check out wikiHow's article on making a cardboard sword .

It depends if your using power tools or not. With power tools, it will take about one hour.

Generally about as thick as you want your sword to be, and half again so you have a little to work with as you carve and sand.

Try epoxy. It is like super glue on steroids! You can find it in any hardware store, or even in the hardware section of most grocery stores.

No, but 2x4 will make it so that you don't waste any more wood than necessary.

If you actually use it a lot, you may want to sharpen or sand it every so often. If it's for ornamental purposes, you shouldn't need to do anything to preserve the edge.

Follow the instructions above. Then cut out another piece of wood and use it as crossguard. Cut out the blade/grip and leave a gap where you would put the crossguard. Then, slide it down the blade and fix it.

Yes. It wouldn't be a sword if it didn't have a blade, even for ornamental purposes.

You could use a belt sander if you have one, or sandpaper.

This can vary depending what tools are available to you. A pocket knife would do but a carving tool set is your best option.

Carve a slight curve into the blade.

Yes. Wood does not sharpen as efficiently, will splinter, crack and break easier, and is generally weaker. That is not, however, to say that it is impossible, and you certainly can make other weapons from wood (arrow, bow, crossbow, dagger). If you plan to make a combat efficient wooden sword, you will need an extremely strong wood that can be filed/sanded/ground to a very sharp edge.

If you're going to use only a handsaw, it would be very difficult. You can use it to cut the length of the wood used to make the blade and handle, but it would be nearly impossible to accurately cut the edges on the sword blade and other beveled parts. The sword on the article looks to be a more minimalist sword, with good woodworking tools like a jigsaw, hand planer, sandpaper or even a hand file, you can make a high quality sword model.

Yes, you can. Just make sure that the sizes are appropriate for the model you're making, as in don't have the handle 2x the size of the blade.