You can make them with cardboard! Cool katanas & swords
Many of you have probably made crafts out of cardboard as part of summer vacation homework or everyday play, right?
Among those, something boys often want to try making at least once is a katana or sword, isn’t it?
With the popularity of the anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Nichirin Blades also drew attention!
Why not try making a cardboard katana or sword, either for kids’ pretend battles or as a hobby for adults?
If you’re particular about the details, it will take time and patience, but for kids there are versions you can make quickly.
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You can make them with cardboard! Cool Swords & Blades (21–30)
Thick paperboard diamond sword
Let’s make a diamond sword—the weapon you can obtain in Minecraft—by combining colored paper and cardstock.
The key to conveying that it’s from Minecraft is the arrangement of continuous squares.
First, crease the colored paper into an even grid, then use those creases as guides to draw your design.
Once you’ve drawn the design on the colored paper, glue it onto the cardstock and cut it out.
Attach decorative parts made with a different color, and one side of the design is complete.
Next, make the same piece again and glue it to the back.
Then, to both emphasize that it’s a block and hide the exposed edges of the cardstock, apply colored paper to the sides as well.
If you finish it with a thickness about the same as the grid squares, it should give a solid three-dimensional effect.
In conclusion
We introduced various swords and blades you can make out of cardboard.
Since many of them were from anime and games, it probably got you a little excited, right? It might feel unfamiliar at first, but once you start making them, both kids and adults will get hooked! If you found a sword or blade that caught your eye, be sure to give it a try!