“Everything is sanding.” That sounds like it needs to be a new Punished Props shirt!

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Haha! Right?!

@FamineStudios

2 жыл бұрын

“Don’t go too hog.” Also worth a shirt lol

Woodworker here, who's getting more into prop making with foam, plastics, etc. Remember that wood is a natural product. It will expand and contract based on the humidity and temperature of its surroundings. Most woodworkers would recommend letting new lumber acclimate to your shop for a week or two depending on moisture content. Once you've let your wood dry, flattened it (jointer/planer/table saw) and then made your prop, you can stave off future warpage with some good coats of paint/sealer/etc.

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Great tips, thanks for sharing!

@darklordofsword

2 жыл бұрын

You can also, if you have the tools for it, laminate two boards together and plane them down to what you need.

@W_R_T_O_T_U.

Жыл бұрын

@@darklordofsword Or you could wipe before you 💩.

Bill and Britt, congrats on making it 2 days glitter-free! :-)

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Ha! Thanks so much!

It’s wonderful to see people with so much talent use it to try help teach others. Punished Props has given me so much. Thank you and keep up the good work.

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Happy to share. =)

The blade on this look soooooo much better than foam swords. Doesn't have that chunkiness that makes most cosplay swords look so blatantly fake. Also loving the pitted effect. Might have to use that technique myself on some of my own props.

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

I love adding texture to props!

@RainMakeR_Workshop

2 жыл бұрын

@@punishedprops Hell yeah, texture can sell soooo much more than paint alone.

Fun thing for a sort of worn metal look, or right iron, is to use flex seal spray, it's one of my favorites, it's fairly thick, and bubbles sometimes, and just leaves this rought iron look that's ✨amazing✨

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Ooooh great tip, thank you for sharing! =D

Peter is very modest. I have one of his original arming swords from the early 90's.

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Woah coool!

I'm actually working on mod'ing a toy sword for an anime cosplay. I am wishing I had just built it from scratch after getting it and watching this. I probably would have tried to do the hollow grind, which is why I likely would have failed. Love the Ghostbuster mash up.

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like I need to own a proper linisher before I attempt hollow grinds on a sword. Then I'll need a lot of practice.

Amazing build as always! Nothing astounding me more than a paint job bringing it all together! *clap clap*

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I had a ton of fun painting this one.

Check out our shop for tutorial books and utility knives! www.punishedprops.com/shop/

@colinmcgrew1989

2 жыл бұрын

I did the rings on a wood sword awhile ago, I found that wrapping string or yarn repeatedly around the handle made it more comfortable to hold but still gave great results after it was wrapped in leather!

@Shadowed-King

2 жыл бұрын

U guys should look into the brute weapons in halo infinite that'd be cool to see u guys build

"Everything is sanding. Smoothing things down when making a prop. Everything is sanding. It'll help the paint grip." Could make a song of it for sanding montages.

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

That would make a great Weird Al song.

Beautiful work!!

I would like to take a moment to acknowledge how hilarious Brit's behind-the-camera commentary is throughout this whole video (and in general).

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Awe, thank you!

I always enjoy how calm and pleasant these videos are, and even more when tiny plane is taken out of it's case ^__^

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad wee can provide some maker zen for you. =D

"Sticky Hands Doran", huh? That's a mobster name if I've ever heard one! LOL!

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

It totally is!

Thank you!! I am looking to use this same method on my Dane Whitman Ebony Blade!! I love it!

Thank YOU for all these amazing videos and your crafting prowess!

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

10:40 Sanding sealer is just some finish with a soap agent added to it. You don't need it really. Any primer or finish wil do the same, just make sure it's something that'll work with your later paint job of course. Thin coat, sand, repeat a couple of times. What it does is a) make loose fibers stand up a little, making it easier to sand them away, and b) seal the rest of the fibers in, like any other primer does. A French polish is build up like that. Thin coat of shellac/oil mixture, sand, repeat. That's how they did those super glossy finishes back in the day. Bonus points for the chatoyance or cat's eye effect.

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the extra info!

Beautiful build! Very great work and showing some techniques I never would have thought of on my own!

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

beautiful

DUDE THIS IS SO AWESOME!!

little tip: if you want to straigten your wood you can also glue two slaps on to eachother. And for extra orientation you can spray the sides you are gluing black, that way there is a straigt line all the way throu the inside.

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Great tips, thanks for sharing!

I Love it❤️ great work

This is why I use wood for all of my swords. It just looks so good. And boy do I have some tips for you guys to make it go a lot faster and easier on you if you want to hear them lol

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Wood works so great for sword blades!

Absolutely love these videos -- I'm not a prop builder myself, but this certainly gives me inspiration and it's always an amazing journey to watch when a new upload pops up. Thank you so much for uploading these videos of your process and creation of wonderous art!!! :)

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome! 😄

Most excellent!

That pitting technique is spectacular! Looks great

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Fantastic

I wish the PBS would give Bill a show. He is like a new age Boss Ross for Makers.

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

That's a high compliment! Thank you! =D

@HDBrown-wc9xt

2 жыл бұрын

@@punishedprops thank you for your content. I’ve learned so much from you.

The frequency of uploads the last few months makes me so happy!

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Wheee!

I too was manufactured in 1982!! Excellent vintage 🙌

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Right on! =D

Watching your videos on making wooden blades because I am trying to make a pair of daggers for my sister for a costume at the Renaissance Faire on the weekend of the 12th of August this year which is gonna be in Snohomish WA. I tried making the core of the blades out of thing plywood and they are rigid, but the thin foam (like 1mm or so) I have on top to add some bulk wants to tear more than sand, so I'm looking into other ways to make the daggers, I was going to make them out of foam with wood cores for the blades, but I might just make them out of wood completely. Also, your painting tips and tricks have helped a lot as well as other techniques, I painted some boot knives for her costume, two foam flintlock pistols from Amazon, Steampunk Goggles and a winged helmet from Amazon, and they look great. So thank you and many of the other prop makers I watch (Odin Makes, Adam Savage's Tested and Try to Finish Something,) for those tips and tricks.

amazing!

Great tips with this one. I have been wanting to do the sword of Griffendor and this will help me get that project finished.

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

That would be such a fun project!

I really like how that turned out, but I'm SHOCKED at how well the thorns turned out.. They are so convincing!

Love your chill dude! Like a prop Bob Ross! Great stuff!

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

The tapering both from the center line and that creates the actual edges of a blade is just bevels, not a fuller. Fullers are the grooves cut down along the length of the blade, generally to reduce weight of the steel in places where it will not affect the strength of the blade, and quite often just for aesthetic purposes.

It looks amazing m8ty.

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

That is Beautiful.

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

This was really fun to watch. You make it look easy and I know it's not :)

good job

That needs to be a NEW T-Shirt...Bill will Sand PAPER... LOL, Great Work.

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

HA! Thanks. =)

Omg i never noticed jabba the cut b4 thats amazing

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Old Jabba gets the job done every time!

Hard to believe it was wood once :-) Looks good!

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Right?! Thanks! =)

@JvdBos

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome! Might try this on a couple of Witcher swords, come to think of it :-D

For doing something like this with foam, I think using Whatthe foam or however it's said could probably work to make a more rigid blade that is thinner than standard EVA foam. Odin Makes uses it for his blades quite often, it's stronger and more rigid than regular foam. And for the core use a graphite rod to keep it straight. Odin has made a lot of nice blades that look great and aren't all thick and chunky. Just saying this because Odin has mentioned that some cons won't let certain prop materials inside, so foam is a safe way to ensure you can bring your prop in.

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah there's so many foam options now!

@HavocHounds1988

2 жыл бұрын

@@punishedprops Yeah, it's crazy in a good way.

gad we see your more on youtube again love your builds .

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Dayum! You, Sir, are a true artist! I bow to your creative and sanding skills! I would LOVE to work with you. 😍🗡

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Lord of the Ring, as amazing props. Thanks for sharing.

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Congrats on going 2 days without an incident with the "herpes of craft supplies"

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, it's a constant struggle.

I did this with the morgul blade but I used extra thin super glue on it to care the pitting and smooth out the grain. It worked so well! Made sure I did it outside with face protection though 🤣

"2 DAYS GLITTER FREE" #goals

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

It's a constant struggle.

I Love your Videos they are so well made!^^

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

To accentuate the pitting, try using a dremel to make little rounded cut-outs; then you can apply glue and paint over to lessen the texture of the dremel.

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic idea, thanks for sharing!

Cool

35:13 lol that's some serious overengineering, love it. But you could have just used thin rope. That's what raisers on actual swords are typically made with.

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, rope would have been a lot easier! HA! =)

@RainMakeR_Workshop

2 жыл бұрын

​@@punishedprops Lol aye, its one of those "why the hell didn't I think of that" things lol.

Bill: I think that is the blade mostly sworded Best pun! 19:52

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Heyooooo!

I dunno if you guys added more lighting or what, but the basement shop is looking GREAT in this video. Oh yeah, the sword too!

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! =)

That... is a great sword!

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Glad to see you guys back at it. I too aspire to do a more reasonable qty of projects with a greater level of detail one day. 😆

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. =D

Tip: When trying to wrap metal wire around something as tightly as possible, wrap the wire around the object in the OPPOSITE orientation that the wire coil was originally wound.

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Oh interesting! Thanks for the heads up.

A fuller is the groove or set of grooves. The term you're looking for is the spine or medial ridge.

I enjoyed the Great British Bake off reference there. Being for Great Britain it's interesting what shows end up over there 😁

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Hurraaaaay! It's one of our favorite shows! =D

Me filing my nails while watching this: "everything is sanding"

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

You’re so right!

If you have access to a controlled environment type of room then you can steam the board and clamp it flat(straight) then let it dry in the controlled room with high heat, no humidity. It's just as good as if the board was made straight.

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Oh neat!

This reminds me that I need to finish my Witch King of Angmar costume. I have the helmet, mace, and sword all 3d printed. Just need to finish those and make the gauntlets and cloth parts.

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Oh that’s gonna be a fun one to wear!

@VariablePenguin

2 жыл бұрын

@@punishedprops the helmet is so pointy

6:28 Bevel, not fuller. A Fuller in this context is the so called "blood groove" (that isn't a blood groove btw) which lightens a sword much like an I- beam. Which the nazgul sword doesn't have.

Please do more old school techniques 🙏

Nut jobs R us, I love it! will have a go @ this. TFS, GB :)

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Happy crafting!

Might I suggest heat shrink tubing for the handle? Comes in quite large width if required.

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Oh snap, I didn't even consider getting heat shrink that large! Thanks for the idea.

Exquisite

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I _think_ he said "Frodo Baggins, Shire, Foam" - but in my head, he's saying "Frodo Baggins, Shire, Phone Home"

I don't know if it would work well but many electrical suppliers sell really large heat shrink tube.

Great things and people born in '82!

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Hear hear!

"No man can sand me." 😀

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Haha!

Bill, you should make a pair of Highlander Nunchucks.

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Ha! What a fun idea! =)

Brit needs a cat's paw glove for when you point things into the camera ^_^

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

HA! I like it. =)

I'm the filter opening I though those Allen wrenches we hotdogs. Yikes 🤣😂🤣

Is there a list of the people doing the prop tarts secret Santa. And are you doing a video review of what you are getting from your secret Santa?

@punishedprops Would it be possible to make this out of foam so is con safe? Any reference to a foam one would be helpful.

I just want to make a bunch of these, but I know I'll be constantly tempted to mess around with them.

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a lot of fun!

Because you added pockets for texture it would've been fairly easy to paint it by using washes or contrast paint to get a more realistic effect where it's only collecting grit and grim in the pockets.

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Right! I think I could have made the texture even deeper and it would have been even better.

Man, that video had more false endings than The Return of the King.

Bill could you do a pair of Vi's gauntlets from Arcane? If you've haven't seen it, it's an absolutely incredible League of Legends story on Netflix that was incredible. Highly recommend and you will want to make something from it when your done. Love the videos. Thanks for the entertainment!

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

I’ll have to check out the show, I’ve been hearing a lot of good things.

I think we saw that down draft table in the home depot vacuum form episode...

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah it’s very similar to a vacuum former platten.

Me at the start of the video: I can't wait to make this blade! Me, after realizing that I am a broke college student with no access to literally half of the machinery or materials: I can't wait to watch him make this blade!

When u use superglue dont add hardner just drops some sawdust on it so u get nice finish

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Ooh great tip!

Would automotive rubber O rings work also instead of aluminium rings??

Am I the only one who's jaw dropped at 25:29

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Why, cause I'm so old, or so young? HA! =)

Speaking of Adam Savage. Are you still part of the Tested Team? I only saw you do a couple of things with them after it was announced and it was I a couple of years ago I think. Did the pandemic make you have to drop out from the team?

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

I'm still part of the team, I just haven't been able to fly to SF during the pandemic. I just filmed a little something for them yesterday though, so look forward to that.

@RainMakeR_Workshop

2 жыл бұрын

@@punishedprops Glad to hear your still part of Tested. I will indeed look forward to the new vid you just filmed. As well as hopefully many more projects in the future.

This looks like the perfect costume to combat Covid, Bill. You're masked up. Got a sword. What more do you need?

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

I bet wearing that in costume in public would keep people at least 6 feet away from me too.

@gustonzimasheen

2 жыл бұрын

@@punishedprops Lol

4:10 Those "lumps" on the grip are call raisers.

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the heads up!

@RainMakeR_Workshop

2 жыл бұрын

@@punishedprops NP, I'm a pretty big sword geek lol. Well... Medieval arms and armour geek really.

Which scissor are these? Couldn't find them on the tool list

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Here ya go! amzn.to/3I4WheD

Could have gone into a sanding montage, with the song "Mister Sandman" playing overtop. But then you'd likely get a strike for copywritten music.

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

True, but that’s still a fabulous idea.

Damn! Considering how much sanding and shaping goes into this, I think I'd rather just use some epoxy clay for the cross guard and plastic sheet for the blade. I don't have the patience to sand that much!

Lol that ending. So corny, so so good though

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Haha! We had a ton of fun shooting that. =D

It could be cool if you made butterfly-sword from dishonored. Maybe in wood

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

I love Dishonored!

Your website seems to be having issues at the moment, the links to the prop files just come up on a blank page with a "Free Blueprints Files" title.

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the heads up! We're working on a fix.

For the guard did you make it out of wood for the challenge of it? feels like something that would have not been too hard to 3d model?

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

Either option works. I was in a wood state of mind for this project. It was fun to use more old-school techniques.

Do you guess do commisions?

Based on color alone, "Jabba the Cut" could be rebranded "Mando the Bando" pretty easily.

@punishedprops

2 жыл бұрын

HAHAA! That's an INCREDIBLE name!

@RealAndySkibba

2 жыл бұрын

@@punishedprops glad you like it. Jabba the Cut is a great name too