TAMUOD – The Legend of the Sealed Blade

There are swords that are forged
And there are swords that **should not have existed**

**TAMUOD** is one of them

According to legend, the blade was not made of ordinary steel
but from a material found only **once** in **history**

A black ore lump, discovered deep beneath the earth
in a place where no light lives and no fire ever dies

The smith who found it was no king
No warrior
No hero

He was something else
**A man whose name was erased from the chronicles,**
**because the mere knowledge of his work was considered a curse**

🔥 The Fire That Melted Diamonds

It is said that no ordinary fire was used for TAMUOD

No coal fire
No furnace
No volcano

The blade was forged in a flame
so hot that it softened even diamonds
and forced metal to bend like water

This fire had no smoke
No sparks
Only heat…
and a silence that burns in the ears

🖤 The Blade That Never Quite Sleeps

When the smith was finished, the blade was not shiny
It was not silver
It was **pitch black**, as if it had swallowed the light

But traces remained beneath its surface

Fine cracks ran through the metal –
like veins

Not because the blade was broken…
but because the fire lived on within it

A seal was placed
Not to protect it

But to protect the world

🩸 The Name

The name comes from Old Turkish

**TAMU** – the Underworld
**OD** – the Fire

Together

TAMUOD – the Fire of the Underworld

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⭐ Highlights

• **Modular decorative sword** in premium prop style
• **Integrated LED channel** with "Crack / Vein" light design (vein effect)
• **Separate LED inlay/rail carrier** for easy assembly & maintenance
• **Magnetic closure in the handle** for a clean, invisible connection
• **Stable alignment via 2 pins** (Ø 8 mm, 15 mm length) for a perfect fit
• **Space in the handle for wiring**
• **Custom-made stand for the legendary TAMUOD sword**
• **A 12mm wide channel for LED strips for the stand**
• **NamePlate, LogoPlate & decorative round flame for the stand**

🧲 Required Hardware

• **Neodymium Magnets 10×2 mm**
  • 4 per handle side → 8** pieces total in the handle**
• LED strip + mini-controller + on/off switch (depending on the variant you use)

🖨️ Print

• Support-friendly design (only minimal support for the handle pins and possibly for some printers for the vertically standing blade parts)
• Stable print with **PLA / PLA Matte**
• Optimized for clean edges & high-quality appearance
• **Print settings:**
  • **0.2mm (only the rail should be printed at a minimum of 0.16mm!)**
  • **4 walls**
  • **Infill: 10% Gyroid**
  • **Supports: On, 30° overhang angle, Normal (auto)**
  • **Seam: Back**
     

⚙️Assembly Instructions

1. **Glue the individual (12x total) red prisms with a little superglue to the designated spots on the handle**
2. **Glue all magnets (8x total) inside the handle into the designated slots with a little superglue (please pay attention to the polarity of the magnets)**
3. **The sword blade (650mm) has been divided by me into 3 parts due to its length and each fitted with 3 pins to ensure a perfect, precise bond – apply some superglue and stick them together**
4. **Glue an approx. 65cm long LED strip onto the white rail (99% of conventional LED strips already have double-sided adhesive tape from the factory) and insert it into the blade's channel until it stops**
5. **First attach the hilt to the 2 pins of the handle and then the blade (you usually don't need glue here, it should hold like that)**
6. **Glue the NamePlate, LogoPlate, and the 2 round flame decorations to the designated spots on the stand with a little superglue**
7. **Insert and glue an approx. 40-45cm long LED strip into the 12mm wide channel of the stand**
8. **Place the sword on the stand and enjoy the view ❤️**

❤️ Support

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🛑 Note

This model is a **3D printed decorative prop** and **not a real sword**

🧾 Credits / License

Design & Construction: O_G 3DStudio
Concept & Lore: Original creation by O_G 3DStudio
Name Origin: Inspired by old Turkish words (Tamu = underworld, Od = fire)