Sword guy - New Swords

[The_Sword_guy]

Hi all. Some of you might of noticed me going around the convention with the nodachi (The giant sword everyone thought was live steel but wasn't. XD) I was thinking... I wanted to bring a multitude of swords if i can next year, just something to add some sort... Selectability. XD What do you all think? Any suggestions on what i could do? Any and all would be appreciated.   

[GregAtlas]

Interesting idea. Isn't the no-dachi heavy enough to be carrying around though? I can't imagine you pushing a wheelbarrow with a bunch of swords in it would be any fun.

Don't get me wrong though, variety is fun.

[hawk222]

New swords, eh? What style was this one? I think I may have seen it once or twice, but still...

[reppy]

Just curious, if it wasn't live steel.. what was it? I mean, it looked sort of dangerous? 

[GregAtlas]

Stage steel doesn't hold an edge. It is also fragile compared to the real thing. In addition to that, stage steel is quite a bit less expensive than the real deal but still looks cool.

My teeth are sharper than stage steel swords. (No offense meant The_Sword_guy. I can pretty much bet on that being a fact though.)

[Prinz Eugen]

When I worked at a foundry my wife and I thought of casting Dokuro-chan's spiked bat in metal:



Problem was that in aluminum this thing would weigh about 175 pounds - and in steel, fuggettaboudit.

[GregAtlas]

Could take a hollow aluminum bat then weld the spikes on maybe?

^_^' yeah... my "super special awesome" cosplay I have in my signature sounds like it is going to be heavier than I thought if that is the case. I'm still going to do it some day if I get the money and time though.

[The_Sword_guy]

Id have them all in a backpack type set up, kind of like kick balls but with swords. XD And yeah, it was stage steel, i believe it's called. Im pretty sure if i lightly swung it at a tree branch it would fold into itself. And it was light enough for the smaller con goers to hold, like the little miku's and stuff. XD And it was a nodachi, Think like 6 feet long. XD

[GregAtlas]

Yep, about 6 ft long from tip to end of the handle, maybe a little more **comparing using the picture of himself holding it**

Traditional real no-dachi length: "The length of the nodachi's hilt varied between twelve to thirteen inches (30 to 33 centimeters). The blade was usually around four feet (122 centimeters) long." - wikipedia (take that as you will)

[GregAtlas]

Bah, I keep forgetting it is nodachi... no-dachi is the battlemech name ^_^'