How to curve only part of an object? I am making a sword and require some help. Until now I have made swords in blender by making two meshes, one is the blade and handle the other is the guard. Now today I am wondering if I can make the sword one mesh and if its possible to curve part of the mesh, the guard, with out affecting the rest of the mesh.
One way to approach this is with proportional editing:


Press O to enable it (or select Enabled from the drop down in the header)
Select the tip of the guard and press G. Then use the mouse wheel to adjust radius as you translate the tip.