Shadow Link Master Sword - part 2

 Part two : The hilt and paper mache

 Stuff I used to make the hilt:
- the blade
- some cardboard
- a ruler
- a few sketches
- scissors
- and a pencil

 First I measured how far the handle would stick out.

 And cut it to size.

 I made a rough sketch of hilt...

 and cut out the outline.

 I then traced the hilt onto another piece of cardboard...

 sandwiched it in between the blade...

 and taped it together.

 For the paper mache I used:
- a bowl
- a fork
- some flour
- water
- and two stacks of different types of paper (I will explain)

 I mixed the flour and water to a thick consistency.

 I couldn't take pictures while I was layering the paper on, I covered the whole sword in newspaper as first layer. I then used brown paper for the second layer so I knew which parts had already been covered.

Here is an in between stage of layering. The newspaper is the first layer, and the brown paper is the second layer.

The best part about layering paper mache at night is that it will continue to dry as you sleep, and then in the morning it will be mostly dry, maybe a little damp, but mostly dry and you can continue to work on it in the morning!

That's all I did for today now I go to sleep....