Bat'leths: Sizing your Bat'leth
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Bat'leths: Sizing Your Bat'leth

The Origin of the Bat'leth | The Sword of Kahless | Prop Sizing Info | Sizing Your Bat'leth

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Nearly 46 inches tip-to-tip works for me. But I'm 5' 9" (1.75 m) tall and deal with bat'leths on a daily basis. But perhaps you aren't; perhaps you are only 5 feet (1.525 m) tall. How do we arrive at a configuration for you? No problem

Figure 1

Tip-To-Tip:

The pIn'a' and the ghojwI':

The Grip:

The Width:

The Van:

The rest you are pretty much on your own for. I have provided a sketch with the section on the anatomy of a bat'leth that can be enlarged to yeild a pattern. Only minor modifications need be made. Remember that a bat'leth is symmetrical. You really only need a "half" of a bat'leth pattern and a good "T-square".

-QeyneH, 1996

 

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