Odin Makes: Boba Fett's Gaffi Stick from the Book of Boba Fett

This Gaderiffi stick was first seen in the second season of the Mandalorian, but I am certain it will pop up in Boba Fett's new series!
All made by hand from EVA foam and PVC pipe, right before your eyes!
I will show you step by step, my thought process and techniques for building a light weight version of Fett's weapon.
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Editor: Odin Abbott
Original music by John Reed
This video was recorded at the Sacramento Media Center.
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Materials Used in this video:
4mm, 6mm, 10mm HD foam
2mm craft foam
Non slip shelf liner
30mm EVA foam dowel
Thin walled PVC pipe
Wooden Painter's extension pole
6mm foamed PVC
Black Plasti Dip
Black spray paint for Vinyl
Acylic paint
Metallic paint powders
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[@jamesallred460]

I don't want to give any spoilers for the new episode, but your timing is serendipitous

[@_thomas1031]

LOL🤣

[@hyungyuchoiboi1179]

I’d love to see you tackle Doctor Octopus’ metal arms (either the full harness or just the tentacles)!!!!

[@Xnd3rrr]

Maybe like a puppet of one arm even

[@onetrickmango6194]

The pain I have experienced trying to make them is immense, casting and molding would've been expensive and I just settled with handmaking out of foam blocks.

[@Culled]

Would be amazing

[@taqresu5865]

@@onetrickmango6194 imagine how painful it was to make the practical arms in Spiderman 2 that could be puppeteered. They were only CG for some shots.

[@onetrickmango6194]

@@taqresu5865 The people who made that are gods among the cinematic costuming industry

[@darthbuzz1]

I would imagine that the episode 2, where Boba actually makes his stick, would have been helpful but you have done an amazing job. Also lots of good info about foams you used. You have my subscription.

[@williamblankenship8209]

I call what you call the “onion” or “hitter” the “Angry Acorn” because it just feels fit for its looks and use.

[@arthurtorca]

The mean bulb

[@CodyDockerty]

The handle of the gaffi stick incorporated a full length totokia and other versions incorporated other forms of long handled Fijian clubs. Also the length also incorporates the taiaha of the Maori people's. Apparently Temuera also uses mau rakau (a Maori martial art) in his use of the Gaffi stick

[@TheHookUp]

Crafted from the finest Acklay Bones. Man this brings back some Star Wars Galaxies memories.

[@deeznuts23yearsago]

Episode 2 of the book of boba get just came out and if you waited one week you would have literally the most perfect reference possible when he holds it out flat, in-line with camera and fully in camera

[@stevenscottoddballz]

10:59 Hahahaha! That was funny the way you popped those circles out!

[@zadianvwhgaming]

For any accurate measurements of star wars props/accurate colors, etc, the RPF (aka the star wars prop forum) is one of the best resources to go to for all that sort of info

[@CityPlannerPlaysChair]

RPF is a must have bookmark for prop making. 501 is great for SW.

[@OdinMakes]

I frequent RPF, but didn't think about them this time!

[@blaineishere3851]

This is honestly strangely elegant and beautiful. It just looks like something made out of love, I don’t really know how to describe it. The wood effect is really really great!

[@SKSProps]

Thanks for the shout out Odin!!! And your prop looks great 👍

[@OdinMakes]

You are welcome Steve! And yours is freaking beautiful!

[@jayperiod291]

I really like the non skid liner as added texture. Simple but it looks great!

[@OdinMakes]

Thanks! I like it too.

[@mercury1076]

Fabulous work. Looking forward to many more Odin builds in 2022. . . . . Hail Odin.

[@KazeTheStorm]

from my experience, cons do one of two things when it comes to pointy props like this one... either have something covering the spike part until you're doing a picture, OR have the spike be rounded or blunt, to reduce the risk of poking someone... and then other cons just don't allow them at all

[@OdinMakes]

Mine is blunt, there is about a 5mm flat circle on the end. I am curious what my local con may say next week. As a guest, I can bring it anyway, but I am somewhat curious.

[@bearded2714]

Well after today's episode I'm pretty sure you didn't make this right. hahahaha

[@ripapa6355]

Your narration reminds me of those old "How it's made" shorts for kids. No idea how I got here, but this was awesome. Thanks!

[@dozer88finn]

It would awesome to see your take on a Tusken Raider Masks!! The ones on the 1st episode were cool.

[@OdinMakes]

I do like the variations on the masks. The differences were more subtle back in 1977.

[@RealAndySkibba]

No spoilers but Odin will love a scene in Ep2.

[@kitirena_koneko]

Once again we see that other propmakers rule through cool gear, but Odin rules through respect for his mad skillz. -_^

[@samanthadean1083]

The force is strong with this one!!! 😂 I’d still love to see you make Princess Zelda’s sword from Twilight Princess!!! That would be so awesome!!!

[@blackmarketoutpost]

Fantastic

[@gensteps923]

Am I the only person who hopes that boba Fett obtains some beskar and adds it to his gaffi stick. Boba seriously needs it, a Beskar weapon can seriously save your life, especially if he ever runs into someone with a lightsaber, and he's already very skilled with the gaffi stick. The mandalorian should help him get the Beskar for his gaffi stick, then they can train and spar with eachother, Beskar spear vs Beskar gaffi stick, or darksaber vs Beskar gaffi stick, either way it would be a perfect melee weapon for Boba.

[@luckyshot2574]

Looks absolutely amazing... now make about 20 more of these and start your own Tusken Dance Group^^

[@2guystalkingpodcastnetwork389]

What a great piece. Thanks for putting us benchside to see it's creation. Great stuff and super inspirational!

[@PatrickNiese-sn6fs]

Looks awesome!

[@Glorious_Kim_Jong_Un]

Pure talent!

[@mediclomania5147]

Awesome work, Odin! Love seeing these videos and love the amazing outcome!

[@grahamking9121]

Neat, and well-demonstrate, stepwise. Thank you!

[@johndejac73]

Beautiful piece! Something for a Game room.

[@CT-7567-]

Awesome seeing how they're made in the second episode

[@juanjotejeda]

Awesome! Looks great.

[@alt_io]

Nice build, been looking for this.

[@KainoaBlackeagle]

Wow!! That looks amazing!

[@harrydresden6258]

This gafistick is super cool.

[@randdmoore1]

So well crafted and presented. Great job

[@bigbadwolfstudios1]

Just saying, Odin needs to be the next voice of How it's Made

[@bandgeek0165]

Amazing work! I love the creativity! 😁

[@TheJedaiHero9000]

Have an AWESOME Happy New Year, Odin Makes Really enjoying watching these INCREDIBLE vids here this year and looking forward towards more in 2022

[@OdinMakes]

Thank you!

[@ismaelrosario3137]

Love it great job

[@ciscoduncan1490]

Very well done. Looks great 👍🏾 thanks for the video.

[@guyenglish107]

Thank you for being extraordinary

[@DMAbCD]

Very awesome and informative video. Thank you for the inspiration to make a gaffe stick

[@WhiteysWickedWorkshop]

That really came out great! Awesome Job! Thanks for the video!

[@ProjectCambrian]

Ah!!! Nice to see you again KURGAN!! Lol!! Yeah I see The Kurgan's Sword there in the background! There can be Only One!!

[@shortnotice352]

That's really cool!

[@RSpudieD]

Nice!!! That turned out really good, Odin!

[@kieranclarke135]

Your smile of satisfaction when the onion head fitted to the handle was great to see. It is nice when a plan comes together.

[@luciusvorenus9445]

Nicely done! That was a really cool project.

[@bsidestudio2378]

This is so cool🔥

[@shnozbub2539]

awesome job as per usual

[@OdinMakes]

Thank you!

[@MrFTW]

The love for other makers puts a great video over the top! Now I have to put my obligatory Macross/Robotech helmet, please Odin, say you will.

[@OdinMakes]

Rick Hunter's helmet has been on my list of possibilities for a little while now!

[@MrFTW]

Dude, that is glorious news, I hope it happens!

[@darklordofsword]

Fun fact; the gaffe sticks club end is based on a real world weapon, a war club from Fiji called a totokia.

[@anthonygordon9483]

Fun Fact the Light Saber is based on the Samurai Katana. Fun Fact the Blaster is based on a real life Pistol. Fun fact the Thermal Detonator is based on a Grenade... I think there is a pattern with all these weapons.

[@kennethkennethson4991]

@@anthonygordon9483 what a nob

[@EzekielGrim]

@@anthonygordon9483 honestly you most be fun at parties

[@anthonygordon9483]

@@EzekielGrim Is there any idea that isn't original ? I am just saying.

[@scottnichols2929]

This is a cool prop!

[@kerricaine]

i was contemplating building one of these a while ago, and while it wouldn't be con safe, the metal safety rails for bathrooms seemed to have the perfect size, shape, and textures already in it for the ANH version!

[@OdinMakes]

They do! That part may not matter if it's metal. Just the grip area? could work.

[@HarrethTheExiled256]

man odin i love your vids man so well done and accurate

[@sloganwade4994]

Looks great! Your approach is pretty much exactly the way I already planned to make mine. Lol. Also it's awesome to see SKS getting more attention. His builds are ridiculous and he's a pretty chill dude.

[@user-tc4ez8jv4c]

I got to carry this today at sac anime , Odin was so nice and it was great to meet you man

[@CarlosLopez-iy6jr]

This guy is like the pop culture Magyver

[@leonadamo2105]

Nice

[@Justrex01]

Your gaffi stick turned out amazing, as always. You are a fabrication genius, sir. And yes, Steve's Boba Fett blaster was incredible, wasn't it? I sat slack jawed through his entire build video. Between you and Steve and Bill Doran and Svetlana, I am studying under the masters of cosplay.

[@kennym555]

Make a blaster just so people can see the differences between your and Steve's techniques. Great video, As you can probably tell by my profile picture, I'll be making this within the next few months!!!!!!!

[@MROC66]

AWESOME! I have struggled with clear coats killing the metallic shine and have found Future brand gloss floor acrylic works really well . and you can either brush or airbrush on. also for painting plastics try duplicate-color adhesion promoter , its available in most auto parts stores. I've used it on the cheapest shiniest plastics without fail.

[@OdinMakes]

oh cool! I am enjoying the automotive spray paints more and more.

[@jamesremington8056]

I like it

[@yousefelsadany8269]

Honestly you are a genius person

[@JJ_Binks]

10:42 Making the _onion_ part out of _layers_ I like it.

[@The_Nailsmith]

I love how you made a weapon very reminiscent of the Indian war clubs

[@bu55c]

Fijian actually (lol) but still a "native" war club

[@The_Nailsmith]

@@bu55c apologies

[@The_Nailsmith]

Guess I could use a touch up on my history

[@bu55c]

@@The_Nailsmith No worries mate, easy mistake to make as it is a "native" war club and Native Americans did use a similar one, it was a carved ball in a curved haft.

[@matthewmcvey3494]

It looks so real

[@ConnRads]

Did anyone else get scared seeing Odin spray paint DIRECTLY in front of his past projects???

[@Galhamon]

I panicked for his Mecha Godzilla head for sure!

[@SkylarConover]

Actually, the original stick from the Tuscan raider was a lot longer than it seemed. It’s a forced perspective due to the angle of the raider’s arms so it very well could be just as long, though I haven’t researched this so I could be very wrong! Also, I absolutely love your videos!!! This turned out so cool!!!

[@gabrielabarbosa9020]

Odin amo seus vídeos. Eu te assisto do Brasil. Já fiz várias peça como as suas. Amo seu canal. Parabéns obrigada sou muito sua fã. Parabéns.

[@nowomennokids6734]

Very cool tutorial. One thing I'd correct is when referencing bubble wrap in the original trilogy use Zuckuss's eyes as an example....I mean, that's just too cool.

[@ravenspropshop]

Very good job Odin! You should do bobas helmet next!

[@hannahbarnes9669]

I wonder if you could make a cane based on a gaffi stick. It would be a cool mobility aid for a Star Wars fan!

[@jasoncutrone]

The onion looks like a hand help shower!

[@Dylan_Stockdale]

Odin for the new year I would love to see you make the Dragon Slayer from Berserk

[@alexmtz1871]

12:50 Nice Shower Head !

[@kamikazebanzai0347]

Hah, if you didn’t cover the seams, it would be called… a gappi stick XD

[@geronimovazquez3192]

I know this is might be a simple build but can you make Roronoa Zoro’s Wado Ichimonji?

[@addiecooper3467]

Would you share where you got the weights that held the pieces in place while the glue dried on the blades? Also the circle cutter?

[@alecharding8523]

To add shadow to the spike, you first start with your black undercoat and drybrush your lighter browns, starting with the darkest then going to the lightest.

[@fishingmick9690]

Now you need the tuscen raider mask

[@patrickmurphy685]

You should make Cobb Vanth's blaster or Cad Bane's blaster from The Mandalorian/The Book of Boba fett

[@rjberns00]

wait till you see ep 2!

[@masterofstuff7540]

the book of boba came out on my birthday

[@danielbickford3458]

Nifty

[@walkerinnovations2223]

Hey Odin could you please make the spider tracker from the 1994 animated spider man show? It would be awesome to see in the next video.also your work is awesome

[@valentinovazquez7803]

You should make green goblin’s helmet.

[@christianjorge585]

I would love to see you build kingpins cane from Hawkeye!

[@samsghost9080]

You should make hell of a bosses Blitz-OS gun

[@Clapptimus]

Big fan commenting from Australia 🇦🇺 I had to laugh when you said it's December so you can use a heat gun, in Australia right now it's summer and where I live in the tropics it's bloody humid 😅 watched episode 1 last night and it was incredible then just started having a Star Wars original trilogy marathon

[@OdinMakes]

I do think about my friends in Australia when ever i talk about temperatures in the shop. Christmas has always been cold for me, it's interesting to think about your 'four burner' Christmases!

[@Clapptimus]

@@OdinMakes want to swap cities this year then??? You can melt for a while I catch a cold... Could I suggest a build though, an Odin custom built lightsaber or something from Pokemon 😁

[@christmarz4012]

Please make a video on building the full boba Fett armor from book of boba Fett 🙏🙏

[@jasonhendricks4802]

Plumber trick. Cut a short piece of pipe, heat it up and stretch it over the smaller pipe. Insert into larger pipe. The difference in size is equal to the thickness of the pipe. Ie 3/4 pipe is 1/8” smaller than 1”.

[@OdinMakes]

Interesting!

[@stuchly1]

The overly explained intro 🤣 Needless to say, absolutely loved watching this come together and the result is really beautiful. Looking forward to more Boba Fett props, if there are any more planned! 💙

[@stevenscottoddballz]

If it is "Needless to Say", then why say it?

[@OdinMakes]

Was it that bad? Sorry Petr!

[@carnage9184]

Finally I was just watching a video on boba fett lol

[@joehayward4545]

Very nice. Since you like doing Star Wars props. How about Boba Feat's back pack?

[@jackmarshall3255]

It looks like a bantha yes.

[@bennyboy2302]

I'd love to see you make a Tusken Raiders mask

[@warpathgaming7001]

The reason the spike on the onion thing isn't sharp is because the gaffi stick was actually a tool that was used as a weapon (just like for peasants in medieval times) the stick was actually used to clean the banthas teeth and to get bits of food out from the teeth.

[@freddyvalero6532]

Pro tip: When electricians bend pvc conduit they use a spring to keep the pipes form. As much as you use pvc I'd get a few bending springs

[@OdinMakes]

Thanks for the info!

[@DBpk180]

Why didnt you cut a triangle half way through where you wanted it to bend then secured it using some paintable silicone?