Seconding this motion as well, in my higher now gone save, I was only ever buying rare grips at the point I was at, but they really weren't at all "worth fretting about" I could've just as easily attached a 1$ handle instead of a 12$ one, and still gotten 99.99% of what I got with the 12$ one.

the way I could see it panning out a bit more, not sure if that's necessarily what you meant.

Plain common untextured - purchasable and craftable - 1-3wood (1h 2h pole)

+ 1 copper ingot -> Looks similar to uncommon uncommon wood grip

1-3 rare wood (1h 2h pole) +1 tin/bronze ingot -> Rare/fancy wood grip

Iron tier/unlock

hand guards -> purchaseable/craftable

Selection (non head/tool parts/whatver (since it highly defines "Heads" when in it currently))

1 Iron ingot -> common Iron grip

1 iron ingot -> common 1h guard - until this point you have to purchase guards (like you have to anyway, They're cruder (iron?) metal than what you'll make (heck, maybe v1 = crude iron and v2/3 = iron and pricing will reflect in future)

That said I want to say common 1h guard + some other non iron metal = v2 guard (since it looks like a mix, where as v3 looks just one type)

Common Iron grip + bronze - uncommon Iron grip

CIG + Iron (maybe?) -> Socketable? Uncommon iron grip - Maybe the Crystals can be used as reusable gems (not actually being used up) or those glowing crystals in the cave can be gem deposits (low chance)

Either uncommon iron grip + brass -> Fancy/rare Iron grip

• Titanium would require Steel grip - or maybe higher, I dunno
• Wood can be used up to Steel weapon
• Iron can be used up to Mithril, /maybe/ Adamantine
• Steel can be used up to ???
• Mith, Ada, Titanium can be used up to ???

Basically this would mean that A copper head could be affixed to any handle you can get your hands on, tin/bronze, iron/steel etc pre-steel - would allow for all of them, too.

But then at Mithril - You'd /have/ to stop using wood-based grips - and by this point, You'd have Iron, Steel, and maybe Mithril, grips to work with - And Iron should be easily attainable for you. - MAYBE you could still use Crude-iron grips - But I'd probably say not so much and say you'd have to upgrade to basic iron at minimum. (Perhaps Brass could serve also as a Guard upgrade from crude/basic guards Maybe Brass would be required guard at mithril stage - brass guards and iron grips (or better)

Adamantine Guard v2 + Mithril (red?) grip, mixed with a mithril ignot (socket) (uncommon) mixed with Steel (instead of brass)= Legendary Grip + guard (Socket with light crystal/light based gem) (Yellow or red, mixed results, most common seems to be yellow/golden yellow)

So Red Handle, Steel accents, Yellow/light socket, purple guard (adamantine is purple, I think?) and a Iron, steel, or Titanium (undecided) Blade - (there's one that kinda looks like it has grooves in it (not hole) that I feel fits the bill of "master sword"

Legendary Master sword recipe ^ - Obviously I feel titanium would be wisest, but that's pretty dark - additionally, the master sword can actually somehow rust, apparently, Thx BotW - so realistically, It seems like its "Iron" - Suppose that maybe since it can be "reforged" in various versions to lv 2 and lv 3- that it kinda makes sense the blade itself is not the best it can be...(maybe we'll skip all that drama and just make it Mithril too - Since one of the upgrades is red. (plot twist best Master sword is actually Brass/Copper/Gold LOGIC BE DAMNED)

Blade must be quality upgraded at least once.

Then You can stick it in the Pedestal and the Pedestal will act like the anvil does with ingots, snapping it into position.

Audio cue - Music near pedestal will forever be different at this point - more Tranquil/holy sounding.

You'll need a really high level Blacksmith to pull it back out (stats in Str, namely, but agility too, etc) so don't put it in unless you ready to part with it. - you should be happy knowing it's going to be used by good, hylian/hyrulean hands, and that you're the badasterisk that crafted it (According to ALTTP, The master sword was forged to fight Ganondorf's apparent triforce related power - Mere mortals, not the goddess, crafted that version of the master sword -) (also explains why Blacksmiths can oh so casually upgrade it. You know, Like a blacksmith do, to a supposed "goddess" crafted blade, then forged in golden goddess fires into the master sword. (cause remember, logic be damned))

Where was I again...? tldr?

• so wood - common
• rare wood - fancy
• Iron - iron common
• Iron + things - unc/socket/fancy
• Steel - steeel common
• Steel + things - unc/socket/fancy (Likely gold? maybe iron/brass)
• Mith - Mith common
• Mith + things - Unc/socket/fancy/legendary (correct recipe only)
• Ada - ada common
• ada + things - Unc/socket/fancy
• Titan - Titan common
• Titan + things - unc/socket/fancy (potentially others)
• Once a Grip is "a grip" by its lonesome - Smacking it maybe will change between an appearance or two? question mark? - For example - Diamond wrapped handle - to make the curved 1-side one hand blade look oriental - with v3 guard and diamond looking decoration on the handle - Bada bing bada boom - maybe give it a special theme bonus price (correct Recipe related, not all encompassing, makes it "special" but not "Why would I make anything else, this is the best profit" ) - and then have "grip" (make it look like a wrap/sleeve over the accenting metal's color) and then also "coiled" (Make it so the accenting metal coils up the handle)
• ^--- In other words, "diamond" = oriental/katana/asian/whatever
• ^--- "grip" = the Handle's metal is accenting the accenting metal, rather than the other way around for example the master sword I spoke - You have this ribbed kinda "sleeve" of red with a pummel and "guard" that look "iron/steel" - and then the "guard", the purple wings extending away from the steel.
• ^--- coiled would be the opposite - your accenting metal would appear to coil up from the pummel (base grip metal)  - basically, It'd look like the uncommon grip currently does, but instead of iron ends and looking like wood, coiled ontop of wood (grooves cut out of a wood handle) - it'd look like a (very tiny) dumbell of say - all mithril - with say adamantine coiled around the mid section
• ^^--- so red, red/purple(coiling), red
  • Yes. I am horribly at explaining my thoughts, Thank you for noticing, and getting to the end (question mark?)
    • edit 1 - figured out something to put right here - mentioning that 1-3 wood = 1h 2h pole - 1-3 rare, 1-3 of each of the ingots also equates to that, for the initial grip phase, equating to a common of each size, after they're grips, combining them with additional ingots adjusts them accordingly

Hey Saturn325,

I am hoping to add Alloys in the very near future. 

Hey SirAxart,

Glad you are enjoying the game :)

I am looking into implementing flails in the game next to your other suggestions. Some of which are on my todo list. 

Thank you! 

Glad to know im on the right track.

you can remove handles, just take the item with the handle that you want to remove to the anvil and hit it