Tachikaze, Shikai (sort of)

So long story short, I had a spare squarish dowel and decided to use it as internal support for a prop. I settled on making Kensei's shikai -- or at least something close to it: I kept the guard and ring thing behind the handle. I even made a sheathe just for the heck of it.

Because the dowel I had left over was a 10" long, 1/2" thick metal rod, the dagger came out to be about 12.8" tall. Glued together with 3D Gloop (for the PLA) and Gorilla Glue (to adhere the metal rod to PLA).

If you have any questions about the build, let me know. I will be posting pictures of the post-process as I go along!

Hope you guys enjoy!