Trafalgar D. Water Law
Trafalgar D. Water Law, more commonly known as just Trafalgar and by his epithet as the "Surgeon of Death", is the captain and doctor of the Heart Pirates, a pirate crew from North Blue.
I was commisioned by a local friend Jason Robert Borne (Not kidding). He wanted a version of his sword for Halloween. He did not mind that it would be Katana lenght intead of its accurate length as an Odaichi. I used one of my Katana Blanks to make this sword. |
The specific embellishment of this sword are that it has a circular Tsuba that is covered in 'fur'. The scabbard has multiple '+' logos along the lenght of it, along with a short wrap of red cord with a tassel on each end of the wrap. The Handle is wrapped in white cord in the traditional Katana wrap.
I began using my Surform to create the circular tsuba. I covered each side, first the bottom, then the top in White Fake Fur Fabric using a hot glue gun. This kept the 'unfinished' edge unvisible during photos.
I painted the Handle in white and the scabbard was painted black.
I theorized buying stickers of the '+' shape inorder to save time, however it was too expensive forthe small amount I needed. I instead ended up masking the whole blade and cutting through the masking tape into the '+' designs, then painting 2 coats of white. This overly of paint resulted in the appropriate design.
The handle was wrapped in the white flat cord, in the traditional katana wrap pattern.
I sanded the blade to a loose fit in the scabbard, knowing that the aluminium tape would add width.
I also did not dull the tape, due to Gibraltar having rediculoulsly strict weapon laws.
I began using my Surform to create the circular tsuba. I covered each side, first the bottom, then the top in White Fake Fur Fabric using a hot glue gun. This kept the 'unfinished' edge unvisible during photos.
I painted the Handle in white and the scabbard was painted black.
I theorized buying stickers of the '+' shape inorder to save time, however it was too expensive forthe small amount I needed. I instead ended up masking the whole blade and cutting through the masking tape into the '+' designs, then painting 2 coats of white. This overly of paint resulted in the appropriate design.
The handle was wrapped in the white flat cord, in the traditional katana wrap pattern.
I sanded the blade to a loose fit in the scabbard, knowing that the aluminium tape would add width.
I also did not dull the tape, due to Gibraltar having rediculoulsly strict weapon laws.