Making Practical Wolverine Claws! and TESTING them..

[@jaytwokay3265]

Screen Tested seems to be taking off nicely.

[@jortmungandr1112]

something I considered regarding wrist positioning & strength that makes this test harder, is that canonically the claws are bones, and much longer than the fascimile hand-held ones. if there was a means of replicating the claws while giving them more of a "tang" that braces against the forearm. This is one hell of a hard one to test and I think you nailed it with what you had. GG's cant wait for the next video Also, name for the target: Olly

[@dudeguy8686]

Perhaps two "tangs", one on each side of these claws' handles, strapped down the forearms. But it would still include a force divider with the three blades, range would be miniscule, and wrist movement limited. Maybe the forearm strap with one long(er) blade? Still might not have the range of motion of a regular sword, but it could double as a shield of sorts..

[@UltimRoGuE]

@@dudeguy8686 so basically bad Katar? :D

[@zachcoogan3104]

You're definitely right about the bone structure making them more rigid. I think it would be the same thing with their Hidden Blade test though; ultimately it's something with pretty decent stabbing capability, but limited slashing capability due to the lack of "flick" from the wrist.

[@stevene6482]

Yeah, a brace like on a wrist rocket would add a lot of support

[@DemonBlanka]

I've always wondered how the knuckle blades really work inside the hand; if the entire blade was about the length of his forearm then part of it when extended could sit inside the forearm, limiting wrist movement but providing a far more stable blade. Another thing that would be hard to test but interesting is how the placement of the classic claws (on the back of the hand rather than knuckles) affects how they feel.

[@zerken77]

The dummy should be called Phony Stark

[@dangerousgrape]

Iron Dummy

[@boychowskibrothers]

I'm still sticking with naming the "assistant" Phony Stark

[@UltimRoGuE]

Phony Park

[@BBTManiac]

Phony Mark?

[@levidnave]

@@BBTManiac Oh Phony Stark is a good choice my original opinion was to call it Ultron lol

[@RVered]

The scene in X-Men 1 where Wolverine triggered an alarm and showed his middle claw to Cyclops, Storm, and Jean wasn't an unfunny juvenile joke; Wolverine wanted to reduce the bed of nails effect.

[@sporadicamnesic]

Has stabs the sensor with all 3 then retracts the outer claws after

[@c.j.2192]

No the reason why Wolverine used his middle claw to flick Cyclops off was to prove it was the real him. Because right before Mystique had shape shifted into Wolverine and attacked them. Wolverine fought her. Then the others didn't know if it was Wolverine or Mystique so Wolverine flicking him off was a sure sign it's the real him because of how their friendship or rivalry for Jean is!

[@manasplained]

You should have added a gauntlet or arm brace to support the claws to make it more accurate. Still very insightful and great job building them!

[@cranberrylangers3095]

5:19 You're going with the movie-style rendition. Technically, in the comics, the claws come out from the top of the hand, and (depending on the artist), recede back into the wrist a little bit.

[@silverjohn6037]

Neither is very realistic as, considering how long the blades are in most depictions, they'd have to retract to his elbow and still leave the wrist locked and unable to flex. Still, rule of cool does win out for this character;).

[@RVered]

That's worse. If they come out of the top of the hand, it means they come out of the bone at a very sharp angle. If it wasn't for the Adamantium, and considering that his claws usually look longer in the comics (at least from my memory), they would be very fragile in addition to useless.

[@mandowarrior123]

I don't believe either are incorrect, they extend from his forearm through his hands however he has them. If he held his hand at 90 degrees to his arm they'd come through his palm.

[@cranberrylangers3095]

I love that I started a comic book argument! 😁📚

[@malucoblz588]

If i remember correctly, in origins it was shown that his claws get "stored" in his forearms, with the tip being a little bit under wrist, it also shown that he has "maybe" some extra bones between his knuclecs, probably to control the claws and hold them in place.

[@jeffk7881]

Logan’s extra weight from his adamantium skeleton and the “super strength” he has from adapting to carrying it around would also add to his impact. Another great video!!

[@lag00n54]

her daughter has deadlier and more dangerous blades 2 each on her hands 1 each on her foot

[@DracoSafarius]

@@lag00n54Clone, but yes. Blades/claws spread out leading to much more agile and varied use, but for sheer wound factor of individual hits and actual strength of the individual she's worse off.

[@lag00n54]

legs have more power than arms they both still have total of 6 blades just different position less blade on the area = easier / better cutting and slashing but ig in terms of physical strenght ye weaker ig

[@desperado3236]

Normally, less blades would work better for cutting so I'd say she'd have an easier time slicing through things but given we're talking about a super metal, I'm not sure how much it would matter. Wolverine is also prolly stronger so it might not matter either way.

[@jasonrichter6920]

​@@DracoSafariusdaughter, she is the result of his dna combining with her mother. He may not have done the deed with her mother, but genetically, she's his daughter, not a clone.

[@TaskForce_Raccoon]

Animal claws are meant for gripping and ripping, not slashing.

[@KurNorock]

You have no idea how many internet arguments I've had about this. Even with dinosaurs like velociraptor, those sickle shaped hook claws were for gripping, not slashing something open. Animal claws are great at having sharp points, but terrible at having sharp edges.

[@stax6092]

I was going to point this out but now I don't have to. I do find it strange a lot of people expect claws even if they're sharp to be able to slice like tools we use.

[@marcogenovesi8570]

bones and chitin is great for spikes, complete trash for edge retention

[@kikixchannel]

@@marcogenovesi8570 That's not really relevant. Claws are literally meant not to slash. Even if animals with claws had them made out of super-strong/hard steel, they would not want them to be sharp cutters. Claws function is to create significant damage to cause gory bleeding. Cuts are bad for that purpose. The cleaner the cut, the worse it actually is, to the point that very clean cuts result in wounds that are patched up very easily and quickly on their own. Claws function is only to get as deep as necessary to reach blood veins, then rip them up while gouging as much of the surrounding flesh as possible to prevent healing. That is why claws have multiple 'blades' that are hooks. Because they are not meant to go through the flesh. They are supposed to hold onto said flesh and not let go. As such, sadly, the concept of wolverine claws being tested for viability in how well they cut is quite opposite to their purpose. If they did cut well (and thus had a good review by Tyranth), they would actually be terrible claws. On the contrary, so long as they can get into flesh with thrusting (and not in the striking manner, but brute-force manner) but do NOT want to cut, they would be great as claws.

[@marcogenovesi8570]

@@kikixchannel what i said is very relevant, because that's the reason claws are not meant to slash. The biological material they are made with is very poor at making a blade. That's why they focus on tearing, because that's the only thing they can do. A decent metal blade is VASTLY better at "causing damage and gory bleeding" as it can penetrate deeper (and damage muscles and blood vessels) with less effort, that's why nearly all metal weapons focus on slashing or thrusting instead than hooking and tearing. Humans eventually learned to work with a better material than bone, stone and chitin, but animals have to do with what they got.

[@kedbreak136]

The intro of you going berserk with the claws compelled me to watch further. I like the contrast between the soft spoken and quiet explanations and the maniacal enthusiasm at slashing and thrusting everything in reach. Even your friend knows that and keeps you at bay with a tree branch.

[@NarrowSpark96]

A healing factor would definitely be handy while using these.

[@lokeyodinson8749]

thought you woulda added a wrist brace, like on a wrist rocket. fun stuff

[@necromancer0616]

@Screen Tested, Dude you forgot that Wolverine's claws extend into his forearm they are actualy twice as long as they appear. They actualy slide and lock into place via the back half being like a slot fitted into the forearm then it moves forward sending the actual blade to the front. Therfore, he gains the anchored sort of leverage when he slashes or thrusts also, that's the reason they are kind of thick to stop them from bending and displacing the kenetic energy in a weird way even though it's made of adimantium.

[@Gterr1971]

The whole allure to wolverines claws , they are 100% hidden. Remember ,they are attached to his skeleton, so solid for him where our claws are all floppy and painful.

[@kingtexan6621]

I liked Deadpool‘s arm swords, One blade always seemed more practical to me than three Yes I’m trying to make you mad with the statement lol 😈

[@SG-js2qn]

I would go for the classic shape of the claws, but with the following modifications: 1) Slightly stagger the length of each, with the middle being the longest, imitating finger length. This is to avoid the "bed of nails" effect. 2) Have padding on the back of the hand and springy ends from the claws going over the back of the hand, to mitigate and spread out the shock of slashing impact. 3) Use the claws less for impact and more for raking ... more of a pressing and pulling motion than pushing. 4) IMO, the business end of this is only the final inch of each blade. That's the only part that needs to be sharp. The shaft of each blade could be thin and somewhat springy; basically bending perpendicular to the normal side to side bend of a blade.

[@Shikashake8]

Absolutely loving this series and can't wait for more. I know some of the builds would be really difficult but some video game weapons would be neat to see like the trick weapons from Bloodborne.

[@thefrokTV]

7:35 X-men origins: Wolverine had a "low budget" they didn't put much effort into rendering the claws shiny as they should normaly be

[@ndeathel]

The thing is Wolverine's claws come from inside his forearms out through his hands (and probably locked his wrists in place when deployed) in the comics. These are more like wrist blades than the toy you based your design off, the movie version always looked off to me.

[@DracoSafarius]

Yeah the wrist locking is a good point. Another comment mentioned having a natural tang on the bone behind the blade, but your mentioning the wrist lock is a nice. Doubtful the muscle shoves the entirety of the bone up the knuckles (it would also severely lose strength were that the case), so the excess in the hand and wrist would have a lot of other bone around and tissue around them to essentially hold them in place, doubly so if flexing. For the claws Tyranth would basically be able to make an extension that goes over or under the hand and straps down to the wrist and it still being roughly canonical if he cared for that. Much stronger as well.

[@aertesdragmatio7261]

Im fascinated how you can create, engineer and modify such a variety of real and fantasy weapons for true tests, but you need the man of the stick to hold TONY in place. Great vid and observations ❤

[@tarantasaurus4177]

Counterpoint: it was a nice stick

[@themasquerader101]

Man always making amazing content! Love seeing this new channel take off bro 🙏🏽 I'd really like to see you test the Saw Cleaver or even the Blade of Mercy (which would be more complex) from Bloodborne. 😮😮😮

[@xionus2099]

My understanding of Wolverine's claws is that they are sharp on all edges Also I can't help but wonder if the thicker blades would help add momentum to your swings We all understand now that it's not slicing through things like the comics but if you're leaving heavy gashes it's still somewhat effective. Either way I found this entertaining and insightful can't wait for the next one 😊

[@dess_greenwood1081]

Great work on the designs, very creative brainstorming on how to make them better. You'd think the claws version would be better because, well, claws...they work for animals...lol. But when you get to thinking about it and how the Wolverine set are used, they become more like small swords used for both cutting and stabbing; unlike animal claws which will really mangle prey but won't cut through like a saber. It's been a while since watching the Xmen movies but Wolverine is still my nostalgic favorite of all the characters. Thanks for another fun episode.

[@ScreenTested]

Claws also usually have a more aggressive curve for Puncture and tearing

[@mickeyspeer5670]

Haha was gonna mention having the claws rest more on the top of your hand rather than the front of the knuckles for a more accurate representation but seems everyone already jumped on that. Like to see claws that that rest on the top flat of your hand. Maybe have a strap to grip so you can get more brace. And for wolverine, maybe have something that goes down your arm a bit to keep the wrist from folding back. (Since wolverine is all metal in there, im sure it helps brace him) Could give it like a 5 degree rise or something for more maneuverability. Still a fun video. And regardless if how deep claws cut. Feel the impact could still subdue someone

[@V4zz33]

I'm seconding to the thought that the blades could be connected to the forearms of Wolverine, giving much more stability when used, and this could be supported by the footage that I've seen so far, Wolverine used a straight fist giving the feeling, the claws are part of his forearm, basically locking his wrist in place. Maybe a brace that goes over the forearms like a cast, or how they fix broken bones with sticks and cloth type of structure but made out of proper materials suitable for the purpose. Cool video!;))

[@bare-footjo35]

A minor improvement would be to make all the blades parallel. In your current setup, the blades are a few degrees off of parallel from each other. This is causing the blade separation you noticed when stabbing. It also means that your, let's say, tip alignment is only ever good for one blade at a time. This would make thrusting much harder.

[@hannuala-olla4302]

At some point of comic book history, Wolverine's claws where like triangle profile so he could cut with side-ways slash as well.

[@bigmike6461]

Few things 1) the claws had bone inside them as bracers. 2) they were longer. 3) they obly have a very slight curve. The replicas are off there. 4) have ro remember, hes jsing claw made out of metal.thay can cut things like a sink like a hot knife through butter. So sharp it takes very little wrist strength to use them.

[@Balorian]

Great work, loving the new videos and formats. Can't wait to see whats next!

[@Ytbinger]

This has to be one of the cooler wolverine claw vids out there

[@overcash6270]

If/when you retest, gotta make a wrist brace to match how wolvie's are connected. The fans know that they aren't viable for a regular human at all. So you gotta test it closer to the character than the movie prop to satisfy the comic lovers too :)

[@StergiosMekras]

Something to note: comic accurate claws have more support, thanks to some extra bits in wolverine's hand structure. That said, they are still painful to him and his hands would have been destroyed if not for his healing factor. They also run into some of the other issues you did (if the writer remembers).

[@Gterr1971]

Here from Shads ! Glad u got a channel ! Looking foward to more content !

[@alexanderlyons4807]

To be fair for the claws, they actually reside on top of the hand, in between in knuckles rather than in between the fingers. At least in the comics anyway, the movies I'd assume needed to make the claws different so that Hugh Jackman could have something physical as opposed to them needed to say, CGI the claws, which also makes his scenes seem more authentic but in some shots and promotional material you can still see them appearing to come from on top of the knuckles. This more than likely would help with a lot of the comfortably aspect if not the overall cutting and stabbing capabilities in general. But regardless these claws seem more like a mauling type of injury, like how actual animal claws work, rather than cutting straight through things (of course Wolverine is a super powered being so he's more than capable of slicing off anything) but that makes them even more brutal and fits his character better in my opinion.

[@argentlupin]

Of course a big caveat of all these Marvel characters Wolverine, Captain America, and Thor are their super human abilities and training. Their strength and recovery healing abilities plays apart in how thee weapons work or preform as well as the fictional properties of the metals adimatium and vibranium. Wolverines claws are also bone claws under the metal and recede back into the fore arm . A practical skeletal prop of his claws going in and out from the fore arm pushing the wrist and knuckle hand bones out of the way and the effect on articulation of the wrist and hand would be cool to see the science practicality. A bone claw and metal version both. The practical claws you use should also go back having wrist and even some fore arm support and bracing connection.

[@darenallisonyoung8568]

I suspect that the original art for Wolverine's claws were meant to duplicate the form factor we see in animal claws, i.e., with that inward curve. The thing is, animals may slash with their claws, but that's incidental to their design purpose: grasping and holding prey and pulling it closer to the animals primary offensive weapons: their teeth. If Wolverine had teeth like Sabretooth and used them like an animal, though, that would run counter to the artists' mall ninja worldview.

[@StressLevel100]

what if you made them double edged so you could give a nasty backhand? thrusting efficiency would also increase.

[@ScreenTested]

They would be even better at thrusting however a backhand would be interesting because the fingers would take that force not the palm

[@StressLevel100]

@@ScreenTested yeah, you're probably right, anyway thanks for replying!

[@jaredjordan7094]

It's always been my head canon that the claws when retracted are the entire length of the forearm, and when they are deployed, the part that isn't out is still through the wrist bracing the joint against the force of the attack

[@Ash-Winchester]

Actually, that's almost exactly how it is in the comics. The parts of the claws that aren't sticking out are kept in between his hands.

[@DHYohko]

i believe that logans claws actually lock his wrist in place and are actually shorter than in the films because of this. they were also ( in the 90's cartoon we all love) less blades and more pointy cylinders as would be the case where his natural claws were simply coated in adamantium and not shaped in way. this two points might warrant a follow up video.

[@daviddottavio7830]

With the wolverine claws having a brace plate on the top of your hand connecting to the blades would help with the force. I would also use a glove made with wrist bracing in mind to help support the slash

[@AllanTidgwell]

It should be noted that there's extra weight behind those blades. The metal covers all of his skeleton and basically doubles his body weight so his muscle mass had to grow to compensate too. So he's a 5'3 man using those claws with the arm strength of a Heavyweight boxer. Also Wolverine doesn't care about a broken wrist or hyperextension since he'd heal it immediately and hit again The thickness is for rigidity. They're not really "blades" as much as they're more akin to M1917 trench knives. They were also known as "knuckle dusters" because they had a guard that was basically brass knuckles. So that's how it should be used; cut the poker off of three m1917s and weld them straight forward onto the plate of brass knuckles. You also wouldn't see the blades spreading like can be seen in the footage since you're starting with them spread and that only exacerbates the more "meat" you put between them. It should also be noted that the fictional alloy is stronger and sharper than any other alloy. So basically three razor thin edged undullable titanium shanks for punching. The slashing is secondary.

[@allenwurl6245]

Seeing you slash with your right while wearing the claws on your left 😱 I think a lot of people don’t recognize the skill required to be conscious of the location of the claws on your off hand. 👏👏👏…👍👍

[@stevedenis8292]

Possibly a hinge brace to help transfer the slashing force to the fore arm.

[@krullet3560]

Maybe you could use these claw blades more like a hook? If I'm not mistaken this is what cats use claws for and then bite to kill the target. So maybe claw in one hand and a deadly dagger in the other? This way the grip from the 3 claw blades is a bonus

[@dragoonfirestorm1171]

The creators of Wolverine were smart to give him regenerative powers as you proved in this video. He needs them just to keep fighting with his claws.

[@foremanonedaring5335]

Loving this channel man lot of fun keep up the great work 👍

[@CreepyMF]

That was a fun watch, specially liked the manufacturing bit. Im on team Tony for the name and he could use a bit of weight so big stick assistant dont have to work so hard.

[@julianperfetti3464]

It´s interesting to note that, the closest things we have to wolverine´s Claws IRL come from India, the katar/push dagger and the bagh nakh, which act actual claws in tearing

[@Angelic_Hero]

I think this is the first time the plastic models thickness was close to correct to what the cannon thickness would be since wolverines claws started out as bone spikes until his skeleton got its adamantium dip. I believe he also primarily uses them as a thrusting weapon like the push/ punch dagger rather then a slashing weapon as far as I can remember, though I could be wrong its been probably 11 years since I last watched or read any of the X-Men.

[@Chasing80sToys]

Another great video mate. Really enjoying the channel 👍

[@tarantasaurus4177]

The increased pain in the hand is likely due to the amount of force required to keep your wrist from bending. With the 'reverse Wolverine', the blades are contacting and dragging through less surface area during a slash, due to the direction of the curve. Also yeah, the claws really only work in comics because they look cool - in the 90's X-Men comics, they used to draw 'ports' on the backs of his hands that the claws came out of - that always made more sense visually than between the knuckles, to me.

[@lancefarish4841]

Make some that are like the round claws seen in some of the comics. Not for cutting but for thrusting and ripping like a cats claw.

[@FittedSheet2000]

Not sure if it'll be mentioned in the video, but it should be noted, the thickness wouldnt matter because theyre made of indestructible adamantium, that never lose sharpness.

[@tuoodoo514]

As someone who works with leather, it is extremely difficult to just cut/slice through leather, always having to use fresh blades so I’m not tearing the leather and I can keep a smooth cut and usually have to go over multiple times (no this is me trying not to ruin it but my point still stands)

[@Dreamfox-df6bg]

So, for a mutant with Wolverine's strength and stamina they should work rather well. Especially considering the material they are made off. Pain is something Wolverine is used to as his claws always cut through some flesh and skin every time he lets out the claws. Also, there is huis healing factor. Not ideal by any means in comparison to other weapons, but he can't be disarmed and not many have ways to tie someone up that includes the claws. Sometimes in the past Wolverine's claws have been depicted as straight. That was before they added to the canon that he had bone claws before the adamantium was added.

[@eloquentsarcasm]

Everything comes down to locking the wrists, with a traditional katar there are stabilizing bars that extend along the forearm, and for a Yautja wristblade, they are part of a bracer that is secured to the forearm. If Logan had some biomechanical means of locking his wrists then strikes would be pretty solid, unless his muscles are "super" strong I really can't see him having a great deal of power with relatively "normal" wrist strength. The big problem with several parallel blades is any strike force is split between the individual blades, a single strong blade will transmit far more force per strike.

[@siriusleeblueberry5703]

Love the video (and channel), but i think you would have probably been better off adding a knuckle guard as another support to reduce the amount of pressure put on your hands and increase stability more than just the two bolts. (A Triangle is the strongest shape). It would have probably reduced the hand pain significantly. Still, keep it up! Great content Tyrant.

[@willco5431]

I don’t use the terminal for MC because of the raids. I quick travel to the MC Club House. Which is central to my MC business. Check the three main ones disbanding the MC in between. That way I am not in the MC that long and less likely to trigger a raid. If I do get a raid I am in the area to deal with it. I have taken a chance at times at the terminal. Then had to fly all the way to the business to save it.

[@t.r.everstone7]

Thing is, the movies mucked up his claws in the process of trying to make them cooler. And whole they arguably accomplished making them seem cooler, in the process they made things that don't even work well as knives. I noticed that from the very first movie. Not that his original comic book claws were perfect by any means, but they were perfectly suited to grappling, catching swords, stabbing The Hulk, and all kinds of other things Wolvie did. Wolverine would only slash and cut things in the same way cats and actual wolverines do, and theoretically that makes sense. At the very least, it is far more plausible than making them into knives that make each other less effective simply by existing close enough to each other to negate the whole point of bladed weapons: focusing force into a single small point or edge rather than 3.

[@Angel_Boii]

another good vid bro, keep up the grind!!

[@Deathmvp1]

I do wish you would have tested the comics version also. At lease when I would read in the 90'S the claw did not come from the knuckles but more the back of the hands (causing his fist to be curved and not strait. At the time the close also locked his wrist into place as the claw was still in his arm at the base.

[@Meredithsmayhem]

Definitely deserves a redesign and further testing. Wolverine's claws were an extention of his bone structure (exotic metal alloy). I think some more extensive frame that is supported by your forearm would probably transmit much more power and spread the load more evenly...

[@ScreenTested]

Funnily enough i came across un-used prototype designs for live action which were very interesting and would of loved to mention in the video

[@jollygoodfellow3957]

The inwards curve is because they are literally claws. They are meant to hook and hold originally. The metal coating gave then an edge after the fact.

[@NicholasproclaimerofMessiah]

The claws diverge; that is to say they are not parallel. Despite stylization, Wolverine claws need to be parallel in order that all three claws may thrust at a viable angle. This may also impact edge alignment, though I'm not as sure about that one.

[@zentec010]

Not the original design the blades coming out that way was done for the movies. The original and more accurate design of the claws comes out the top of the skin hand and originally his gloves were designed to take pressure of his claws so he can apply extra force and use his claws as a climbing device to support his weight when scaling buildings and mountains.

[@SergioLeRoux]

It's like the bed of nails. Sit on a nail, it will go thru you. Lie on a bed full of nails, and it can pretty much hold your weight. Also no lever effect at all if you want to slash.

[@robertmendoza3025]

Without Wolverines enhanced physiology, I do wonder if they could do a little better with parallel blades for us normal folk. And yes, some wrist/forearm brace/support, as im sure he has extra muscles in his arms to help support his claws.

[@ivanatotra]

thats why theyre made of the strongest ultra mega sharp indestructable magic alien metal thats also super heavy :D

[@jun_sheng]

Honestly impressed with this video! Love the intro sequence starting with the furious bark attack! Wonder if the claws would work if part of a gauntlet/ glove like Vega/ Balrog (Japan) from Street Fighter?

[@zsDUGGZ]

I think one of the biggest pros of the claws is catching opposing blades. You catch it between the clawblades and twist your wrist to lock it in place. Then use a different weapon to attack the opponent. I just like the idea of wielding claw and sword.

[@Monkey-d2p]

I hope your channel blows up dude I like how you build stuff. I already watched channels that build stuff and this is like cool because it takes that and then it's like shadiversity but building stuff,, sorry I'm stoned AF and autistic AF

[@caven7931]

Keep up the good work. Love the videos

[@SpiderboyN2Jesus]

One thing I think is always forgotten when it comes to Wolverine's claws; at the end of the day they're claws, not swords or knives. And they should be used as such. Think about how animals' claws work; they're really only sharp at the end and they basically just do draw cuts with the tips. That's why Wolverine's claws are shaped that way. It's fine for there to be more of a blade along the length, considering they're actually bones coated in Adamantium, so perhaps they could have sharpened edges (although that would probably be much rougher on the insides of his arms/hands while retracted 😅), although there's no really reason why they couldn't be sharpened on both sides at that point. More versatility and all that. But at the end of the day (regardless where they're sharpened) you'd mostly be "cutting" by using draw cuts with the tips, rather than the edge. I feel like the inverse edge would be much more useful that way and you'd probably get much better results. Although, I guess it wouldn't slice in the same way it's shown to do in the comics and movies, but still 😅🤷‍♂. Having the edges sharpened would mostly just give the added versatility of be able to also use them as knives and to stab deeper, but still.

[@kennethdavis0102]

The movie claws come out between his knuckles. The animated series and comics had them come out from the top of the hand behind the knuckles.

[@DovahKellan5898]

I think you should call him tony. 👍

[@Weezy_F_Dende]

The only way I see these being actually practical and useful is if the blades were attached to a gauntlet or something.

[@Ethanf2318]

As a standard human weapon of course they don’t make sense. But with superhuman strength, superhuman healing factor, the fact that they’re made from adamantium, and that they’re coming from between his knuckles and come from his forearm it makes perfect sense.

[@GabrielScar]

He looks more like Tony to me. 😉 Another interesting video. Thank you for the hard work. Musical greetings from Belgium, Gunther (singer and lyrics writer of Gabriel Scar)

[@mrfrupo]

the blades would have to be completely parallel to stab batter. The blades are going in at 1 inch apart between the blades and they are 1/2 inch apart at the base. So as you push them in it spreads the blades out.

[@robinthrush9672]

Maybe should go for the pre-live action movie versions.

[@vortecmacs]

Look at claws in nature. Curved forward for grappling and climbing.

[@wolfkult4320]

I guess the adamantium does all the heavy lifting for these claws. When you pulled out the steak knives, I immediately thought it was going to turn into a kamikoto knife ad, but then I remembered how you guys roasted them on the channel before.

[@clueso_]

Wolverines Claw come out of his underarm, and they are also attacked and hence stabilized further by other muscles and bones (which are unique to him due to his mutation) into his underarm. To simulate that, you had to extent the hilt further around your hand and / or further around the underarm and wrap it around the underarm. That would make both thrusting and slashing better. Many Katars have something similar.

[@captainiamtherum7659]

I haven't watched any Marvel movies or read much of the comics, so I don't know what his predominant fighting style is, but I feel like the claws are definitely more developed for thrusting rather than slashing. They seem to flow naturally with the way the fist closes in on a target when punching. I think a straight, more trident-like design would work best for both thrusting and slashing.

[@EpicJasonX9000]

I wonder if Ghost Rider’s chains might be more effective as a weapon especially with a sharp tip at the end. Except without all the hellfire.

[@ericmckinley9455]

I just rewatched the movie willow, and in that movie they had a sword attached to a gauntle. This might work better for these

[@cmshap]

I'd be interested in seeing how these perform at both slashing and thrusting when (1) you remove one claw, and just have two in each hand, and then (2) removing another, and just have one claw in the center of each hand.

[@rylkalthewolf4825]

I wonder if you plan on more functional weapons from the X-Men movies/comics/animated series? Would like to see you try to replicate Gambit’s extendable bo staff and/or his playing cards to be used more like throwing stars. Don’t expect you to make the cards explosive. But could have them on fire for effect.

[@davismw2000]

Okay Wolverines claws are easier to describe on paper then actually draw them or depict them in real life. His claws are made of specialized bone, they are like the talons of an eagle shaped slightly cylindrical but with flatted sides the also curve towards the front and come to a point. These claws for which there are three retract into his forearms. When sprung they will come out of the area between his fingers about even with his knuckles. These talons (claws) are attached to special muscles in his forearms. As to the length there about as long as his forearms ( when looking at your own arm bend your wrest down then measure from the top of your bent wrist to just before the bend in your elbow) that is the length of his claws. Because there are a part of him they would work like the claws of any animal with claws. Now as to how they a depicted in the comics or ion screen that is an artist problem, no one artist has ever decided how his claws look.

[@Matsudai]

Could you make Souba from Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children that Kadaj uses?

[@RiverRockRecords]

these are too thin :( I love this.. but can you eventually make thicker ones please?? ALSO.. you can make a gauntlet to ease the hand injuries haha. Cus wolverines claws are actually in his wrist when extended.. takes away mobility but has WAAYYYYY more leverage.

[@TheMeditatingRaven]

I have to be honest: I always hated Wolverine’s claws. They never seemed biomechanically sound to be useful. I am more a fan of the Yautja/Predator wrist blades because they resemble two weapons that exist in real life: the Indian pata and katars. The pata in particular is a gauntlet with a blade attached at the end, and while the pata and the Yautja gauntlet have different blade positions, they use the same biomechanics, and with them strongly fastened to the forearm, they are more sturdy than Wolverine’s claws.

[@betafishjeremy7454]

For real life use yes but when you take into account context of wolverine himself they are fine. Most of these complaints are a non issue for the character but that's what makes it fantasy. For us mere mortal humans they are terrible weapons even if they where part of our physical being.

[@brendonw456]

Biomechanically sound? I don't see an issue. There are animals that already have similar biomechanics to extend and retract various...appendages. Sure it kind of sucks that he has to rip his own flesh open to extend them, but as far as evolution goes...normally this would be a problem since that would massively increase the chance of infection. However, Logan doesn't need to worry because he's got the most effective immune system imaginable. Honestly, the only concern I would have for them is after they were given the sharp adamantium edges...how exactly would his body prevent them from cutting their way out of his own arms? I'd say that's easily handwaved away by saying that the adamantium was specially molded there so that the tendons holding onto those bones aren't endangered by the sharp sections

[@3rdreichball525]

Ummm. Tou do realize you dont have indestructible metal right? This test is not at all close to what wolverines claws are. Maybe if you find a meteor full of adamantium you could do a test. Wolverine can chop a steel blast door in half.

[@epiccthulu]

His claws are wrist mounted. look at official X rats, there is a half of the blades you don’t see locked to his forearm bones

[@reggielacey2235]

Who cares about real life buddy. Does adamantium Exist? No? Ok then

[@jacobbrj]

Three blades makes no sense unless you want to maim instead of cut. That's because you are distributing the same force over a lager area--3 times more area. Can you compare what one of those blades can do alone vs the 3 blade assemblies?

[@someguy6152]

I mean... Wolverine didn't exactly choose them, it was his mutation, it also helps that his whole skeleton is made of Adamantium("super metal"), including his claws, which means they never lose sharpness and his has a much more ridged form thanks to the Adamantium. What's interesting is that he canonically can use them individually, he can extend only one of them, which probably would make them a bit better, since the force doesn't get split between three blades. He rarely if at all uses them like that though.

[@1stCallipostle]

I kinda wanna see these face off against their more practical cousin, a Katar

[@damonclark51]

Curious though if they were were straight and optimized for thrusting but also sharp on both sides

[@MichaelSharvit-n1v]

Maybe if you kept the thickness of the replicas, you would have more power behind the hits. At this point, you need to consider both that, and the fact that the material they are supposed to be made of is bone covered in adamantium. Also, these were quite short compared to most depictions of Wolverine.

[@zsDUGGZ]

11:19 Markus jumpscare

[@sirrantcelot]

Indeed, I was there.

[@weirdchick257]

Watching this one before the new one.

[@chixixoplix]

Bubs is a great name for your "assistant"