I made these about a year ago (when I had time before getting married). My pride and joy is the box. I had it custom made by a guy on Etsy out of cherry… I hand-engraved the lettering, which took literally forever, scalloped the edges, and stained it. I wrote a small “poem” for the inscription, and it reads:
“Time does not tary to pity our sorrow, but leaves it behind.”
First, the hilt assembly. I spent about 50 hours hand-sanding and then polishing:
Both are installed with CFX, haptic feedback, and Neopixel blades:
I started making the box by drawing the lettering and then gluing to the box surface, tracing with a knife, and then peeling the template off:
Final engraving was done with lots of patience and a Foredom rotary engraver:
It looked kind of plain at this point, so I decided to scallop the top and bottom edges before staining. And here is the final product:
The inside is foam overlaid with black leather:
