I got this idea two days ago and finaly finished the raw wood cut-out, which was pretty annoying due to all these edges... This was made out of 20mm thick layered wood. I don't know what you call it in English, the trading name is "multiplex" I guess. The "pixels" are 2x2cm big. The total length of the sword ist about 45cm. I got the grounding finished now (but it looks really ugly, so I chose this pic) and I'll paint it as soon as I can.