I finished the Civil War era cavalry sword that I was making for one of my skeleton soldiers to wield in the cemetery. The whole thing is basically made from foam with a metal rod running the entire length. The metal rod that I used is about twice the diameter of the stronger type of coat...

I'm back from the land of 2013.. And as always with me, I have waited until the last minute to throw together a costume.. I still have a few days before my paycheck comes in and I can commit to buying some required items. However I thought i'd come over here to see if some people could throw in...

Well I figured that since i am going to go as Van Helsing for Halloween this year and my wife is going as Anna Valaria that i needed to make a crossbow and a sword for her. The crossbow isnt quite finished and not an exact replica but i crafted it and the sword all myself so i am pleased with...

I am looking for a Dead Eye Drake sword. I am looking to pay around $25 for one. Please contact me if you have one. Thanks

As I mentioned in the Theme for 2015 thread, I want to do a medieval/wizards/LOTR/Excalibur theme for 2015. One of my props is going to be Merlin conjuring over a cauldron and, excuse me for bastardizing the story of Excalibur, him raising a sword out of the cauldron. The problem is having a...

Hard to believe this is the same kid that wanted to be Thomas The Train 2 years in a row! Last year he went scary with a skeleton/reaper costume with glowing red eyes. This year he wants to be SUPER scary so we started digging through the big costume tote to see what we could come up with. We...

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This is a tutorial on adding rust to a prop. I made this to show everybody how easy it is to make something rusty. Video of Rusty Sword Tutorial - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.

This is my version of the Uruk-Hai sword from The Lord Of The Rings movies. The sword is made from a 3" wide X 33" long piece of maple I purchased at Home Depot for $3. I then spray painted it with a silver spray paint, then added the rust and leather wrapped the handle. Total time to create...