after struggling for the entirety of yesterday, i finally got the sword's paintjob to look okayish (from a distance)
the annoying part is that most of the fuckups are due to not waiting enough for the paint to fully dry, which takes over an hour, thats why doing it now took a whole day
anyway, sword is assembled and it looks great ill defly get a gf this year im sure of it
ik i said the same last year and the year before but this time its different, this time its fr
no i dont wanna hear the definition of insanity, shut up
anyway i havent done the hilt wrapping yet, that sounds kinda boring and i wanna do the sheath now
besides, the hilt is already passably good
i stuffed it with popcicle sticks to make it thicker and fit better on my grip, and i used a black tape that uhh....
shit how do i explain this
ok so its complicated, the full story involves a punching bag and a night with friends, but the bottom line is that i have a piece of roll that was cut off from a full roll of fabric, so its effective a long-ass black tape
not adhesive tape, imagine martial arts tape but poor man's version
thats what i wrapped around the hilt to secure the popscicle sticks in place and its actually p firm considering i didnt use glue or anything
i just did a little stitch at the end so it doesnt unwrap
ppl made fun of me for taking it home, but i knew for certain one day it would be useful, so whos laughing now???