You know, I always wonder why no one ever creates fantasy style scythes... I mean, you can find swords and daggers and axes out to wazoo... but scythes? Pfft! 'bout the only place you're likely to find a fantasy themed scythe is in an anime picture, or fantasy, or horror... But almost never as an actual steel weapon!

So... VOILA!!!

This last semester, I decided that I wanted to try something different... and more specifically, I wanted to make something with a blade. But, having decided on that... I did NOT want to make the same ol' boring stuff that everyone else does... Everyone always makes things like swords, or knives, or daggers, and occasionally axes... but you almost never run across scythes! Especially not big elaborate ones! So that's what I decided to do. ^__^

(Note: For some reason, I have a fondness of scythes... don't ask me why... )

Now, I know what ppl are gonna say... and no, this is not completed. I ran out of time in the semester before I could finish it. >_> So the blades aren't fully completed... nothing is really cleaned up... I haven't added any of the texturing, coloring and decorations... and the blades aren't even attached to the staff, which is why it's laid out on the floor.

But this is more or less how it looks, though significantly 'rougher' then it will be once I'm done.

This was really fun to make... but it took me so damn long to get this far! >_< Like... the whole semester, including pulling overtime almost every day, and I still didn't finish. *grumbles* Not sure when I'll be able to though... seeing as I kinda don't have the equipment myself, or the money to retake the class... ^_^;

Details:

Main Scythe blade (long one): Around 2ft 6in in length, and weighs in at 11lbs. Made from 1/4in steel, with a 14 gauge sheet metal overlay for decoration. Blade edge situated along the underside of the blade (like a normal scythe)

Rear Scythe blade (big wide one): Around the same length of the Main blade from the tip of one curved blade to the other. Also made from 1/4in steel with a 14 gauge sheet metal overlay for decoration. Weighs in at 16lbs. Blade edges run along the outter curve of the main blades, as well as on the center spike along the bottom.

Staff: Made from 1in diameter, solid steel rod. Stands roughly 6ft 2in - 6ft 6in NOT including the blades. The center piece is made from 2 identical pieces 1/4in thick, which were welded on the outside of the staff pieces, then reinforced to prevent twisting of the metal. Weighs about 40lbs.

The spikes on the front of the staff are also 1/4in steel... not sharpened, as is the decorative piece at the base of the staff.

And for anyone wondering... that big red ball is a solid, polished chunk of reddish marble, about the size of a softball. I added it to help counter balance the big-ass blades on the other end.

Now... in case you weren't adding it up... with everything I CURRENTLY HAVE, this project weighs about 57lbs (give or take), and is very awkward to try and carry around... good think I'm in good shape. lol

I'd write more... but right now I'm about to keel over. lol

One last thing... to any of you who don't know the difference between a scythe and a sickle... go look it up. There IS a difference! And this is NOT a sickle... I had to spend 4 months listening to ppl tell me that it was a sickle and not a scythe... which tells me that they're don't really know much about the midieval farming equipment. lol

Well... actually... most of the semester I just got blank looks when I told them what it was. I ended up just saying "A scythe... Ya know, the big bladed weapon the Grim Reaper always carries around." And usually then I'd get some spark of recognition... cuz just about everyone knows the Grim Reaper. Of course, this was always where the issue of scythe vs. sickle came in... lol

Anyway... am falling asleep... and my wrist is F-ing killing me. >__< I'll probably move this to Scraps later, since it's a WIP. But since no one ever looks at scraps... I'm throwing it up as a deviation first, so at least that way ppl will actually be able to see it! lol

Note: I'm not a photographer... and I'm not a layout guru. so the pictures suck and are uber ugly... but it's the best I could do.

Note again: Pics taken in my bro's room... cuz I don't have nearly enough floor space available for me to keep this in my room. lol