My little sister loves Minecraft.  She also loves handmade gifts from her big sister.  For her birthday present, I made a Minecraft sword.  The sword complements the wooden Minecraft torches I made a few months ago.  You can check out the tutorial here.  In this post,  I’ll share steps for creating a sword of your own from a 1×12 board!
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Tools and Supplies
The following items are some of the tools and supplies I gathered to create the sword:
- 1×12 board 24 inches long
- Graphing paper
- Sander
- Ruler
- Scroll saw
- Painters tape
- Acrylic Craft Paints (I used Delta Ceramcoat paints)
- Brown Iron Oxide
- Bambi Brown
- Burnt Umber
- Raw Sienna
- North Sea
- Mermaid Blue
- Tahiti Blue
- Midnight Blue
- Daddy Van’s Beeswax (for sealing the project)
- Cotton Terry Cloth Applicators
Making the Sword
Step 1: Â Create sword pattern
With a straight edge, a pen and an image of the Minecraft sword, I created a pattern on graphing paper. Â Each pixel is 1 inch by 1 inch. Â The sword is 11 inches wide and about 22 inches long.
I scanned my pattern and it’s available here:
Step 2: Â Trace sword pattern onto 1×12 board
Next, I traced the sword outline onto the 1×12 board.
Step 3: Â Cut out sword shape
I used my scroll saw to cut out the shape of the sword. Â I think a band saw would have been a more appropriate tool, but alas, I do not own one. Â Cutting straight lines with a scroll saw was a bit challenging because of blade drift. Â However, this was an excellent project for gaining experience with cutting along a line.
Step 4: Â Sand the sword
I used my orbital sander to sand the sword. Â I took a few shortcuts and it shows, so make sure you take your time and do a thorough job sanding.
Step 5: Â Draw grid lines on the sword
Next up, I drew one inch grid lines on each side of the sword.
Step 6: Â Paint the pixels
I painted each cell with acrylic paint. Â This part was a bit tedious, especially when I tried to be neat and tape off the cells. Â I used the following colors from Delta Ceramcoat:
- Brown Iron Oxide
- Bambi Brown
- Burnt Umber
- Raw Sienna
- North Sea
- Mermaid Blue
- Tahiti Blue
- Midnight Blue
Step 7: Â Seal the project
I used Daddy Van’s Beeswax to seal the sword.
The Finished Sword
I am pretty pleased with how the sword turned out. Â The wood is heavier than I thought. Â Swinging requires a bit of effort.
sorenlancaster says
Hahaha! That is the coolest thing I’ve seen all week!!!! I need to make these for my son and duaghter. Way to go Ashley!
Ashley says
thank you! 🙂 I have a couple of foam versions in the works too 🙂
Zandali says
You should wave this at the guard the next time you drive to work…