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I Made a Final Fantasy Buster Sword.







THAT IS A BUSTER SWORD.


You remember that girl who is a youth mentor with me? Well, her name is Rose and it was her birthday was on the 17th. I found out last week while we made cupcakes with our "little sister", Faith, that she is a huge fan of Final Fantasy--a Japanese made video game. I think they've come out with 12 games in the series so far. Anyway, I decided that I would give her a present, "FF-Style".

I had to consult some of my gaming friends to gather some good ideas. My next door neighbor, Greg Murray, recommended that I find her an oversized-diamond; apparently diamonds have great symbolic meaning in FF. I told him that in order to avoid and confusion it would be best to stay away from diamonds. I told another friend about Rose and how she had a poster of the bad guy, Sephiroth, in her kitchen. He recommended that I build her a replica of a FF Buster Sword. Great idea!

I haven't attempted an art project of this magnitude in some time. First, I got a broken mop handle from our apartment closet and some cardboard while I was at Costco. Then I drilled holes in the pole to put pencils through to keep the handle from twisting. Then I duct-taped a racquetball on to the end of the mop and taped up the handle. Then I cut the cardboard in the shape of the sword and covered it in duct tape. To finish it off, I attached the handle to the cardboard and added a few details to he blade and Vuala!

When I brought it over she freaked out! She said she was going to mount it next to the poster, over the kitchen table. It always feels good to do something nice for someone if you know they are going to like it. Here are some pics:





*Yes, Sephiroth, the bad guy in the poster is, in fact, a guy. He just looks like a girl...
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  1. Julie TWed Mar 19, 08:55:00 AM MDT

    Whoa, Bryan! That tool is very impressive! That ain't your little Swiss army knife tool, you might say! Excellent workmanship-I'll bet Rose was pleased! (She even wears her hair like the poster girl!) What's your next activity with Faith?

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  2. NoelleWed Mar 19, 12:06:00 PM MDT

    Wow Bry, that is some sword. I was picturing something a little....smaller? mom, I think the character pictured in the poster is the bad "GUY!" But, his hair does look somewhat feminine. Voila seems to be such a popular word choice lately!

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  3. HeatherThu Mar 20, 02:13:00 PM MDT

    Incredible! I think we need you to make large magnitude projects with my kids. . . although a bit less violent, I'd say.

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