I added some weight to the skull to make sure it stuck on well. I cut five pieces to 24 inches long and six pieces to 32 inches long. There was of course offerings of wooden swords/shields at the festival but I was not impressed at the cost/quality ratio so we decided to design/make our own when we got home. There will be some damage to the edges but nothing major. Develop a design. 1 year ago Haha! Shields shall be constructed of materials equivalent or superior to 12.5 mm plywood in terms of strength and must not give any unfair advantages to their user ( chrome polished shields ).2. Do you have any suggestions for making it more structurally sound, so kids could fight with it? My goal was to make a press that made very even bends, did not impart waviness to the edges, and produced a truly circular curve to the shield. Nice touch. It doesn't hurt to put a few screws down the long axis to help the wood glue together in the middle of the shield. I would really love to make the sword please make it an instructable!!!!!! 2 years ago Loctite PL 375 Heavy-Duty Construction Adhesive (~$5 at Home Depot) When you are finished copying, cut by the lines. The punisher looks awesome This makes a great brush to apply the wood glue to shield. diagonal line with a pencil and a ruler across the bottom of your stock I plan to use this as a display piece so I didn't add any handles. The goal here is to get the brown paint in to the crevices left by the carving and grinder. Yes, you can, although the materials might be difficult to come by. 2 years ago Then start to hammer the inside of the bowl, rounding it out. I used 1x4x6 pine boards.

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