[ A year spent in the forge of the machine god of smithing wasn't for nothing, thanks! Muramasa just sighs roughly and makes quick work crossing the courtyard to stand across the blade from Shinn's workspace, his expression inscrutable. ]
Do you want to keep it as a blade or not? You're turning it into a kanabō like that.
[ He raps Shinn once on the top of his head with his knuckles (gently, but enough to smart), and crouches down to point at a lower point on the welded on bone protrusions. He doesn't shy away from the lingering welding heat, but instead moves to trace his fingers along a spot on the flat of the blade closer to the would be fuller. (If he's being attentive instead of Offended, Shinn might even catch the way Muramasa takes an extra moment to examine the metal edge of the giant blade with a very critical glance.) ]
Trim the bone down into planes before you attach them, and then mirror it on each side. It won't be wholly flush, but at least you won't risk snapping it off from a shoddy weld as much, and the symmetry will stay balanced.
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Do you want to keep it as a blade or not? You're turning it into a kanabō like that.
[ He raps Shinn once on the top of his head with his knuckles (gently, but enough to smart), and crouches down to point at a lower point on the welded on bone protrusions. He doesn't shy away from the lingering welding heat, but instead moves to trace his fingers along a spot on the flat of the blade closer to the would be fuller. (If he's being attentive instead of Offended, Shinn might even catch the way Muramasa takes an extra moment to examine the metal edge of the giant blade with a very critical glance.) ]
Trim the bone down into planes before you attach them, and then mirror it on each side. It won't be wholly flush, but at least you won't risk snapping it off from a shoddy weld as much, and the symmetry will stay balanced.
[ The aesthetics Matter. ]