Golden cudgel

[Birace latino]

wax casting? perfect, thanks.

[ThomasPowers]

Lost Wax Casting; a method of making intricate designs that can be molded and cast.  There is now ways of using 3D printing to produce the "waxes" to make the molds from.  (The technique goes waaaay back though!)

[Nobody Special]

On 10/31/2020 at 12:02 PM, Steve Sells said:

wootz does not have layers, its a crucible steel

That's why you need the unicorn blood, naturally.  Allows for pattern welding of wootz without resolving the carbides into nothingness.  The fact that it's glittery and rainbow colored is simply an aesthetic bonus.  You could use griffin spoor, but that leads to undesired traces of phosphorus, and a stinky blade.

For something a design that complex, I second casting.  Although if cast separately and attached, I would have serious concerns about it cracking or becoming damaged upon striking.

[Frosty]

With those decorations it wouldn't be much but a wall hanger, might as well add jewels and semi precious stones.

Frosty The Lucky.

[ThomasPowers]

Carve it in Jade?

[Frosty]

I was thinking a fire opal or reticulated agate but apple green jade is always nice.

Frosty The Lucky.

[Birace latino]

This helps, thanks everybody! 

[Shabumi]

If your going for a solid staff, you could start with a section of stock with a diameter larger than your design and forge your way down from there. Start with the clouds on both sides, then draw out the middle of the staff, "stretching" the ends away from each other until you have the size you want. It might take a bit of math to find the starting stock size, there are threads on this forum on calculating the right amount of material needed for a project. There will also be some trial and error to keep the balance right. I would imagine a truck axle would be large enough for a couple tries and should be fairly easy to source. You could even engrave more detail into the clouds once the basic form is set.