Thread: 6' wizards staff

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Hi Hi!

I was playing around this weekend and this is what I cam up with. It's inspired by the staff's in the lord of the ring movies. I wanted to see if I could make a convincing wood staff part. What do you think?

That is very cool. How did you make the eye?

Great prop!

I think it looks great, do you have a wizard to go with it? I'd love to see the whole scene.

what kind of skull is that?

thanks, thanks! I really wanted some practice with making some wooden looking props this year.

the eyes are bought from skeleton-factory for about $3 a pair and the eye just popped right in the socket. The skull itself is from
mid sized some sort of resin/ceramic kind of skull
I had no problems buying from them and their prices are good, only wish they had more items. I was able to drill a hole in the bottom of the skull and fit the pvc into. I put some slight bends into the pvc with a heat gun but next time I think I'll make the bends more dramatic.

I wish I had a better scene for it too! I figured the gray background would be better than my laundry room which what was originally behind it

That looks Great man! Excellent work! 2 thumbs way up!!!

Do you need to be a wholesale distributor to order from there? Is the skull sturdy?

they sell to the public (at those prices too!). AFA the sturdiness, the first one I drilled with a hole saw fractured but the second one went smoothly. After I built the staff I dropped it once on the skull from about 4 feet high and it survived.

I got a few laying around that I could send your way, I'll send you a pm.

Great looking Staff! I see you used heat bent PVC for the core, how did you add the texture and color to the staff?