Princess Mononoke - San's Dagger

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This is a dagger that is modeled after San's from "Princess Mononoke". I customized it from cyancdesign's "Kunai - Full sized, anime style" to be slightly larger in scale. To complete the dagger, I designed a new handle using TinkerCad, as the original one didn't have the characteristic ring of a standard kunai. However, the custom handle does not include peg holes found on traditional models, so I used a solid piece of ABS for added weight and glued it to the rest of the blade. The finished measurements are approximately 12 inches long by 3 inches wide at their widest point. To give you an idea of its size, the first image shows it positioned alongside a grid of 1x1 inch squares. Instructions: I printed this dagger in ABS using a MakerBot 2X Replicator. To assemble it, I mixed ABS with acetone instead of the suggested 3mm ABS parts from the original design. Once everything was attached, all that remained was sanding down any rough edges, priming, and then painting the final piece.