#seriously i have no idea what im doing rofl wish me luck

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Sword is back from the smith! with a brand new hilt but.... its uncovered... so today i fixed that.

The pommel was beginning to rust from being gone at the smith for... (checks phone) six months <<; so i had to file off some of the icky things... but i cant leave it uneven soooooooooo.

woo all nice and shiny!

problem 2 is that my paracord i bought wasnt enough to actually cover my new handle i went with a second different colour.

white for main hand, red for offhand! about 60/40 white to red. since my offhand sits half on the pommel.

all wrapped up and glued! ive never used this stuff so im hoping it dries clear. i ended up throwing out the paint brush for glue. was easier to just fingerpaint it on <<

more glue more glue! i want the cord to not unravel when its cut so i need it to basically be a single hunk of glue and string. that way when i do inevitably get smashed in the hands by a sword i can just re wrap the small section that got cut up. Really hoping it dries clear...

second half of the project was making a new scabbard for my sword. my old one is actually real nice but, it doesnt have room for a blunt so i want a scabbard with an open bottom, or at least a fat enough bottom for a big ol rubber tip

this is actually my first time backstitching leather, i dont have the thingy that punches holes so i used a ruler and stabbed in holes with a knife. works well enough!

until i broke the knife...the way these snap makes me so nervous im gonna get a hunk of metal fling into my eye or something...

I also broke a leather needle, but i have a pack of like 10 so its fine 8D this is normal i promise, my friend is also very nervous when i use sharp things, i am an adult.

aaaaaaaand done for today (i wasnt, i made another leather section later that day...) i'll need even more leather to finish the scabbard, and then i'll have to mangle the pieces together somehow. Honestly for my first time working with leather and backstitching this was pretty easy! back stitches are simple and the material isnt too much trouble. Also the cord wrap DID dry clear, and is really nice and grippy it turned out REALLY nice. If anyones reading this all the stuff is from michaels. the wrap for the hilt is paracord, i think its 2mm (the package didnt say), 25 feet wasnt enough length so maybe for for 30 or more if you have a longer hilt like on a feder :O Links for stuff below

I had leather needles from another thing :O