Khanjarli Dagger (Prusa Fusion 360 course)

The Khanjarli dagger excercise from the Prusa "3D Modelling in Fusion 360" course
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I used my Prusameter points to sign up for the 3D Modeling in Fusion 360 course as soon at it was available.  The fourth example project in the course is to make this Khanjarli dagger, and at the end of the step-by-step instructions, the course invites you to upload your version as a remix of the original.  So I did.

I wasn't looking forward to this exercise as cosplay props aren't my jam, but it turned out to be a lot of fun. This model made heavy use of the “Loft” tool in Fusion 360, which is finnicky to use, but can get great results.

The Khanjarli dagger is a South Indian variant of both the Khanjar and Kahjali daggers.  The wavy blade and stylized hilt distinguish it from the others.

I printed in PETG, and just superglued the model together.  The hilt ends up having a bunch of layer artifacts, but it kind of looks like wood grain, which is kind of cool, although not authentic--a real Khanjarli would have a handle made of ivory!

If you print this, don't use the Arachne slicing algorithm, it creates floating bits near the tip! You will also want to ramp up cooling and/or slow down printing on the layers near the tip, just to avoid problems with the small layers.

P.S. I really need to make a notch/tab to make gluing the handle to the hilt easier, but you'll manage anyways.

P.P.S. Thanks to the Prusa team for the course, and specifically @VladimirKafka for the course exercises--I had a great time working my way through them, and I feel a lot more comfortable using Fusion 360.

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