This is loosely how I've been making swords lately. It's an easy as pie design.
The box-design has its merits, but this one saves time and materials.
Wilhelm, son of Arngrim Wolfcaller, son of Sigurd Stormwrack, son of Thorril Kingslayer, son of Ulfgar Oathbreaker, son of Jorri the Far-Seer, descendant of Heimdall, Son of Odin by the Nine Waves of the Sea.