The good folks at Man at Arms: Reforged have surpassed themselves this time with the production of the saw cleaver from the popular computer game Bloodborne. If you’re a fan of the game, you’re in for a real treat here.
The smiths at Baltimore Knife and Sword have developed a lot of various pop culture-inspired weapons for the Web series, but the saw cleaver is absolutely one of the more complicated projects they’ve taken on due to its transformative nature. For those not knowledgeable about Bloodborne, the saw cleaver essentially flips out like a razor blade to become a significantly longer weapon. Gamers then swipe it at opponents for a bloody time.
The blade itself comes from part of a railroad tie that was then power-hammered into something appearing like the cleaver blade. It’s the little assembly linking the 2 that’s more troublesome, and exactly what the episode spends the most time fiddling with to get the final working blade.
Basically, it has to have a position where it locks closed and one where it locks open. So, it has to have the ability to efficiently open and close while clicking into place both ways. The bulk of the parts for that were grated before being welded together or detailed by hand and hammer. Overall, there’s more moving parts than a lot of the builds they try, however the saw cleaver genuinely comes to life.
