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Thank you and you have a Merry Christmas too. I'll get back to you all ASAP.

The sword will be completely made of iron. I already said I don't care if I can't swing it. I just want a close replica of the actual blade on my wall with the rest of my swords. I will attempt to swing it at least once. And don't worry about me hurting myself or someone else by accident. I'm not 12. I will look into the different ways you guys said to polish the iron to make it reflective. This is a must. I'll probably get started on this either this weekend or during next week sometime. I'm off all week for vacation so this is the perfect time to get started. I will definitely post pictures when it's done.

I talked to my dad a little while ago and he's in on making the sword. I told him about making it out of aluminum but he didn't know if it would be cheap. So we're going to use some flat iron that he has at his job. It's free so that's the way I'm going. Like I said this is for decoration so I'm not worried about swinging it to accomplish 6 hit combos or anything. Since we're going to use flat iron I decided we were gonna make the thing a little more complex in design. So we've switched from making the original buster sword to something similar to the fusion buster sword that was in Advent Children. Mainly because of the thin thickness of the iron that we will use. I think it's gonna be 1/4 inch thick flat iron. So to beef it's integrity up a bit we're going to tack weld pieces of flat iron to it to make it look like it has depth and compartments. We'll grind down the edges of the extra pieces to make it look like it's one whole piece. Check out the sword that we're attempting to make something similar too: http://www.globalgear.com.au/images/wooden%20buster%20sword_2%20copy.jpg I don't know if we'll be able to make it just like this seeing as how we've never done this before as far as swords go. But nevertheless it will be our own creation. I can't wait to get started. Does anybody know how to make flat iron look like stainless steel. Even if it involves using some kind of finish I need to know. Grinding it all over will make it silver but i don't think it will make it real shiny. And I too like shiny things.

Well does anybody have any idea what metal they used in that video? Was it just some kind of iron or what? I'm going to make this even if I can't swing it but one time. I don't care about that. I just want a buster sword to hang on my wall that is very very close to the actual thing in size. I don't care if it weighs 100 pounds, what kind of metal should I use that won't cost so much. I'm not making a wooden sword, I'm making a metal sword. Did the guys in the video use aluminum? I like Sephiroth's Masamune Sword but I can buy that online for a little over 100 dollars and it would be an exact replica. Even the size would be acurate. You can't get a buster sword replica that's the exact same size as the real sword. The biggest one I've found was 56 inches overall. The real buster is closer to 72 inches. That's why I'm making this sword. I do plan on buying Sephiroth's blade eventually just so you know. :D

Thanks Rich, it seems that I may have to use a metal that is good only for display. I never really intended to cut wood with this thing I just wanted it strong enough to stand the test of time. I guess I should have left the cutting wood thing out of my explaination up above. A good metal fit for a display weapon that will let me at least swing the thing around much like my other swords that I have mainly for display is what I'm looking for I guess. Grinders and band saws were tools that I was planning on using just like you mentioned. I'm not gonna shape the thing from a huge chunk of steel, I'm gonna purchase a slab of metal and then cut it out and grind it down to the way I want it. Now that we understand what I'm looking for, any ideas? Maybe some kind of aluminum? I know you guys are big time anvil pounding sword smiths, and I hope that I'm not insulting your skills with questions like this for a project like this. But you guys seem to be the ones to turn to. Check this out: Real Buster Sword Replica Tested Of course mine will not be this big, but what kind of metal do you think they used for this?

http://cdn2.ioffer.com/img/item/128/274/999/CxthpcrJYaUmKaw.jpg I am going to attempt to construct this massive sword in my spare time, but I don't know what kind of metal to use. I don't need the sword to be extremely durable because i'm not gonna be doing any kind of combat with it. But I would like to be able to cut wood with it if I wanted to. So I need to find a metal that's strong, light, keeps a decent edge, doesn't dent easily, and won't cost me an arm and a leg. This is mainly for show but like I said, I'd still like to be able to cut wood with it and swing it around for a while without having to worry about it snapping in 2. The sword will be about 6 feet in all. The handle will be about a foot and the guard will be about 2 inches. The rest of the sword will be all blade with a width of 10 to 12 inches. Any ideas?