To make this stone sword you need sticks of any size you want. You then will cut the smallest stick in half to make the guard of the sword. Place two or one stick in a vise to make the stick flat. You then need to shave the flatten stick to make it smooth you don have to but I did it is recamened to cut the top parts off a bit to get a sharp feel to it. You then start gluing the pieces together. Make sure to use any time of rope. Then paint it grey