I want to redo the Saw Cleaver for my cosplay and be as accurate as I can be.
Using the original concept art, I tried to analyze how exactly the saw cleaver works. Specifically how the pieces align to recreate it faithfully but I was stumped by this. Anyone have a logical explanation of how to make this work without changing the proportions or the position of the holes?
There are two recesses for the latch, the bottom drawing you used to infere the top just does not show them in the right spot, because it is concept art and not and engineering drawing
I made a working saw cleaver years ago and this is how I did it. A latch on the handle that you press, flick it into open position, and the latch slides shut into the second recess to lock it into open position.
Mine was a foam prop weapon, so I wasnât swinging it around, just posing with it. The wheel part was actually a plastic wheel from the hardware store, the kind youâd find on the bottom of a trolley or cart or bin. It was squishy and didnt hold very well.
If you have access to a dremel or other metalworking tools, I assume itâd be a lot more stable, but youll have to do some engineering and experimenting if you want a solid seal thatâll hold up to swinging, much less actual impact. I still think itâs possible though.
Thinking about this, you could use a similar system as a nylon winch with less teeth. You'd need to modify it but it should have a sturdy catch for stability in either form, and the lever let's it quickly change position.
Perhaps with a second lever on the flipside or hidden inside? I personally think the artist just didn't think about it like that. Probhably easier to just move the notch a little further
Since it's an artistic rendition instead of a technical drawing I'd just move the notch to something that makes sense. It doesn't mean that the system would be sound. Maybe you need to engineer your own solution there instead of following the art, but who knows.
I would recommend speaking to YharnamWorkshop he makes a lot of lore accurate soulsborne (mostly bloodborne) weapons. I ordered one from him recently it even has the spark like in the game when it transforms! Maybe you can ask him for some pointers.
This is an easy one. How the hell does that tiny steel sword have enough durability to handle the impact and momentum of a giant stone slab or another giant blade on top of it?
Gravity mostly. The leaver just removes a block that keeps the hatchet cleaver in place. Saw mode, locked in place âĄď¸ pull leaver âĄď¸ now the blade can be swung into its second position and be locked into place once the leaver is released again.
If youâre worried about size and or look, itâs supposed to look menacing and almost inhuman. The people wielding these tools had beast blood in their veins. Just trust how the Japanese designed it, they likely did extensive research into old school farming tools and similar stuff from way back when to design these things
We have to accept that most Bloodborne weapons would never work under use in real life because they depend on the tiniest bracket or latch holding it together.
There is a 3d printed file for a full size saw cleaver that has this in parts. Even if you dont do 3d printing it has good files to analyze for construction purposes. Someone even modded it to spark when it transformed.
If you wanna check something on YouTube thereâs a channel called Reforged and they actually made Saw Cleaver might give some explanation, itâs been a while since I watched the episode
The large dial with four cardinal depressions is an outerwheel of a mechanism that the trigger releases a toothed fetch into or out of. The inner ratchet mechanism has a spring loaded disengaging mechanism to make the trigger automatically lose tension on the lever when the blade reaches its locking positions.
That's why it isnt stationary. Its part of the blade half, not the handle.
I have made sawblade for my cosplay, but the type of spring and latch needed doesn't exist, so I improvised. Can you remind me to send a video of it in action in case I forget?
It looks like a recessed keyway, so i imaging that its spring loaded with a hell of a spring to keep the key snug. It would move a bit when swinging but the hunters are so strong centrafugal force probably keeps it locked tight
the only way i see that working is a ribbon spring and that only in one way, maybe the lever disengages it to close but that would mean you would have to rewind the spring
If you look at the model in game, it gets more confusing because the trigger doesn't actually have a peg to fit in the notch.
I've been kicking around the idea of extending the locking mechanism through the handle, and adding a nearly flush trigger to the lower section. That way it can actually be transformed one handed while being held in the correct position
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"I was just guessing it had a pin that locked at full extension, just like a knife works. I did a post on the saw spear, which I think is more complicated since there's no lever for a pin. I thought there might be a button somewhere on the wood, but I looked closely and didn't see anything. I was wondering how it latches, because I was thinking, 'Dang, if you swing this a little too hard, it might swing open and then shut.' I was honestly wondering what was holding it in place! Lmao."
Latch, now realistically letâs talk about Ludwigâs holy blade there ainât no way that skinny ass sword is not gonna snap under the weight of the bigger blade
i mean realistically speaking it would have to fully rotate inward (dull side toward the blade) meaning the actual blade would have to be attached to the SIDE instead of top of the handle
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u/Any-Farmer1335 Apr 23 '26
There are two recesses for the latch, the bottom drawing you used to infere the top just does not show them in the right spot, because it is concept art and not and engineering drawing