Round Two for SwordTember is for a candle sword. For those who want to see the original Twitter post I saw this on, you can view the original post here.
Many people have issues seeing in the dark. (Citation: My broken toe from kicking a loaded suitcase at night.) Those who delve into dungeons would especially have a problem doing so as natural light can't get that far into a winding cave tunnel, and that's not to exclude working at night.
Enter the candle sword, a single edge sword with a channel along its spine to allow for a rope candle.
A rope candle is a candle made using beeswax allowing for the candle to be very malleable. In American history, and likely elsewhere in the world (please correct me if I'm wrong) a rope candle would be rolled onto a drum to allow for dispensing into its attached candle holder as a readily available source of fuel. As the candle burned, a clamp would be opened (or not) and some of the candle would be unwound to feed up and allow for continued illumination. The candle that I have at home is four feet long end to end (or was when it was purchased) and has a 1/2 inch diameter. For my properly measuring audiences, that would equate to a 1.2 meter coil at 10mm diameter.
When the candle is set into the sword back and lit, you could get around a day's worth of illumination, maybe more depending on various conditions, if the sword is held vertically. This light is dim, but consistent. The other option is to hold the blade horizontally to allow for the flame to lick down the length of the blade, allowing for more light to be emitted at the expense of less time providing a brighter light source.
Whether or not this could work is dependent on whether enough oxygen can reach the flame to continue the burning reaction. I'll have to build a mockup to see if this is at all possible. As with the previous SwordTember post, feel free to offer critiques or ideas to change things.
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