Hey,
This is a kinda obscure question: What is better for a sword; a consistent taper from the edge of the blade to the centre of the cross-section (like most blades) or a curve, where the blade is really thin at the edge but slowly thickens in a curve towards the centre?
Thanks Xynos
EDIT: Apologies for obscurity, Im writing a script for an animation and wish for the characters sword to be accurate. The character is a total BA and during the zombie apocalypse (when this is set) he has so far protected himself with a massive hand-and-a-half blade that is much to large for anyone else to wield (amongst others such as pistol-shotguns). He can walk into a mob of about 40 zombies and will just hack and slash in no particular style that was taught to swordsmen, more like swinging a baseball bat. However, because of his strength and the blade's massive size he can get away with this technique, the blade (after drawing many scale models) will be 950mm*150mm(widest, 70mm down the length)*10mm and is loosely based on the shape of this: http://www.battleorders.co.uk/media...f78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/n/n/nn1276.jpg
After doing some calculations the blade will weigh 5kg, with the balance slightly higher than normal because of the large tip.
This is a kinda obscure question: What is better for a sword; a consistent taper from the edge of the blade to the centre of the cross-section (like most blades) or a curve, where the blade is really thin at the edge but slowly thickens in a curve towards the centre?
Thanks Xynos
EDIT: Apologies for obscurity, Im writing a script for an animation and wish for the characters sword to be accurate. The character is a total BA and during the zombie apocalypse (when this is set) he has so far protected himself with a massive hand-and-a-half blade that is much to large for anyone else to wield (amongst others such as pistol-shotguns). He can walk into a mob of about 40 zombies and will just hack and slash in no particular style that was taught to swordsmen, more like swinging a baseball bat. However, because of his strength and the blade's massive size he can get away with this technique, the blade (after drawing many scale models) will be 950mm*150mm(widest, 70mm down the length)*10mm and is loosely based on the shape of this: http://www.battleorders.co.uk/media...f78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/n/n/nn1276.jpg
After doing some calculations the blade will weigh 5kg, with the balance slightly higher than normal because of the large tip.
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