Wolverine's Prop Claws - Cosplay Tutorial Part 1 of 2 - Hand Grips

To prepare for his Old Man Logan costume, Bill is putting together a fresh set of prop Wolverine claws using more robust materials like aluminum and brass.
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Thread & Screw Information
8-32 Machine Screws
8-32 Tap
#29 Drill Bit
Tools & Materials
Aluminum Bar (Amazon)
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1/8" Brass Rod (Amazon)
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Metal Cutting Bandsaw (Amazon)
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Deburring Tool (Amazon)
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Drill Press (Amazon)
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Drill Press Clamp (Amazon)
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Tap Set (Amazon)
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Center Punch (Amazon)
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Needle Files (Amazon)
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Counter Sink Bit (Amazon)
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[@punishedprops]

Thanks for all the tips, gang! FYI I totally SHOULD have had safety glasses when I was using heavy machinery.

[@fathom493]

Punished Props I love watching g your stuff. I usually make your props but I make them out of metal. btw I love your videos and they have inspired me to make my own channel.

[@MrTarfu]

em, were you usings files backwards?

[@counterpoint621]

Thanks for posting this comment, I stopped the video because I notice you didn't where the glasses. It's a good pet peeve of mine. Its the only neuroses that my dad gave me that I'm grateful for.

[@sabrina2368]

you could maybe make latex parts matching your skin tone get the claws on there and idk maybe glue the latex on your hands you would not need a handle or something in your hands I think its possible maybe

[@levairkrivalnoir6842]

I was thinking about something like that as well.

[@IICubeII]

You could mix up some Proto Putty and wrap it around the handle. Give it a squeeze and it'll become a custom fit rubber grip.

[@punishedprops]

Oh snap! That's a pretty great idea! Not sure if I'll have time to do that, but thanks for the tip.

[@TaoistSwordsman]

2:30 "You can see his claws are a little lower than the older versions of them" that's what happens when Logan gets old I guess lol

[@punishedprops]

The old droopy claws...

[@derickinbama9685]

I have to say I love your videos! Maybe even more so than Adam's Tested. Mainly because the Tested channel doesn't do their one day builds that often, which is my favorite part. Keep up the good work!

[@matthewortega2096]

The chuck key on a bungee cord is an awesome idea 💡 I mean don’t get me wrong I love the claws as well

[@FrigginBoomToys]

Love your channel. I think I've left about a billion comments saying something similar, but every time I watch there is always some little tip or trick that I end up taking away and incorporating into my own style. I feel like a day spent making stuff with you guys would teach someone 1000 times more than years of study

[@punishedprops]

Thank you so much, kind sir! =D You make some pretty rad stuff yourself. Keep up the excellent work.

[@c.a.k.comedy692]

I've been waiting for this tutorial for a long time

[@iainchapman2717]

So

[@pytle]

Thanks Bill! Im doing the same cosplay too but with foam, your templates help a lot!

[@punishedprops]

Excellent!

[@levairkrivalnoir6842]

lol "Stab stab" *Pokes it a few more times* Good stuff. 10/10 realism and the acting was gorgeous.

[@10zelim01]

Great video, very entertaining and well maid. And the claws look kick-ass!

[@punishedprops]

+Z3L1M B4RH Thanks so much!

[@MakerMaddox]

those new claws look really good!!

[@punishedprops]

Thanks!

[@MorganScott82]

I'd drill the whole for the rod slightly undersized, maybe 3/32, so you're sure to get a good clamp from the screws that hold the blocks together which should prevent the rods from slipping or rotating better.

[@punishedprops]

+MorganScott82 Good idea. I'm also going to sand down the inner surfaces of those bars to give myself a slight gap.

[@n3cator]

A small shim between the pices while drilling it out (like a piece of paper or cardstock) should give the same effect. But you do seem to love sanding... :)

[@punishedprops]

I thought about that too... once I had already drilled them all. Great idea! =)

[@wheelsndealz]

Yeah, or coat the inside with something like plastidip so it has more grip and a little bit of give to really lock it in.

[@sapotec2k]

Thank you for this series!! My Halloween costume for this year is going to be a Hugh Jackman mash-up: Jean Val-Jean-Verine!!!

[@punishedprops]

Awesome!

[@terryprideaux]

This is great! You Rock!

[@Pur8tyALT]

AWESOME!!!

[@Xzo]

Sweet!

[@Cuss-be1jp]

Man, I remember the first tutorial for this And yes, your beard IS getting quite glorious...

[@zeetos7853]

Nice beard growth! Looks good.

[@Srchi]

You should look into getting a cooling pump and jet for your blade. All metals except iron need cooling for any cutting. You blade will last longer and make cleaner cuts.

[@punishedprops]

I will definitely look into that. I plan on using this to cut steel to make new work benches. Thanks!

[@pauliborn]

Havent read all comments, but as a little tip from me: Bend the rod that will go into the claw to a circle (or at least let it point downwards) to prevent serious damage if someone runs into you or does some goofy idiotic beer driven stunt... at the moment its kind of a not intended serious weapon with some plastic foam planed to stuck on it. Oh and really cool project, as allways!

[@cortchops]

If you want things to stay lined up when drilling like that you can use some superglue to keep them from shifting then using some heat from a torch to remove them from each other

[@punishedprops]

Oh that is SUCH a great idea! Thanks. =D

[@dragade101]

A tip if you are making clamps like these again. The clamping surface shouldnt be the same size but actually slightly smaller than what you are clamping. Meaning if you are clamping a 5mm dia rod, you want either an oval that will engage before it is fully closed so sanding the inner halves of what would have been a right circular prism to be a right elliptical prism with a new width of ~4.8mm is all that is needed. Or if you are lucky to have a drill bit that are just sized enough off from the diameter of your clamping material. Otherwise adding a medium in the clamp's vice might also help. Assuming you only need a light holding force, a thick enough tinning layer on aluminum should work fine. I'd think electroplating is valid but the tolerances are much closer.

[@TheRunesmythe]

So I was initially going to comment that you'd have an easier time bending the rods if you anchored the bottom section (the one that goes into your handle) with some sort of clamp to provide a more secure hold and therefore more resistance but you addressed that. One other thing I figured I'd mention (and this comes from building models and dioramas) is that, if you're going to use pliers (which give you a better grip anyway) then you heat the rod along the length where you want it to bend; by annealing it, you make it a lot more pliable, facilitating an easier bending process and helping reduce the likelihood that the rod will try to spring back to its original shape. This has the added bonus that it should also make any tweaking you might need to do afterwards much easier as well.

[@punishedprops]

Cool, thanks for the tips!

[@ericwiemers3603]

Here's a trick: put some thick cardstock or a couple between your plates when you drill the holes. Then there's a small gap so you don't bottom out when you clamp on your rods.

[@ericwiemers3603]

Ok, that trick was taken. Here's another: Chuck your tap in the drill press (but don't turn it on!) to make sure your tap is nice and straight all the way through.

[@punishedprops]

Awesome ideas all around! Thanks. =D

[@wheelsndealz]

where can you buy the blocks and sheets of plastic you use? I'm in a smallish town but can drive to a bigger city if I need to. But never see any stores that would sell them. maybe i'm looking in the wrong places. home depot and other hardware stores don't carry them in my area.

[@CCWiz67]

Cool

[@Dontherug26]

You need some parallels. Love your videos.

[@ibrahimlimani7980]

Thx

[@yink2andahalf]

really very cool. Would love to get into working with aluminium

[@lasarith2]

Lorcan Mcivor B&Q was selling the 2mm gold one cheep £2 something for a meter a few weeks back

[@bummer6]

I would round the corners a bit. You can kinda see the corners peeking out of your hand from certain angles.

[@punishedprops]

That's the plan! I'll include that in next week's video.

[@aznknightEvillord]

Love the beard! You should grow it again 😄

[@mathisnadeau425]

Am I the only one that was obsess by the oil recipient moving when Bill was drilling? 😂🤣

[@punishedprops]

HA! I saw the bottle dancing around while I was drilling. It's got some good moves.

[@jonenglish6617]

Great video. I have some tips you might be able to use regarding aluminum. Al has a cutting speed of 700. you can drill and cut it really fast. for that little 1/8 bit 1000 rpm would be a minimum. What I mean to say is that you can cut aluminum way faster than you are. This can save you a ton of time. I love your channel really cool builds. Cutting metal is my job, so if you have any questions hit me up on facebook. Cheers

[@punishedprops]

Thanks for the tips!

[@tylercampbell3134]

thats the same chopsaw we have at the shop... except ours has an added on hydraulic piston to contol its rate of cutting aswell as an automatic oiler

[@punishedprops]

Oooooh fancy! =D

[@tylercampbell3134]

Punished Props not really, it was set up to make driveshafts and now just mostly dose exhaust pipe for school busses... its kinda rickady and actualy terrifying to use your is much cleaner lol

[@jawalme]

I noticed when you clamped the vise to the drill base that it lifted from the other side which would cause the drilled hole not to be at right angle to the surface, a clamp on the other side would solve that. Probably would not matter for this build, just an observation

[@punishedprops]

Good eye. I should probably clamp both sides.

[@WolfSpiritDemon]

Anyone ever said you sound EXACTLY like Peter Brown!!!

[@Glaswalker1001]

Why not putting a thin, hard rubber between the halves? Would help securing the claws without over tighten the screws.

[@punishedprops]

That just might work!

[@ryderstraus3704]

WOW! I cant belive i found someone that takes cosplay as serious as me

[@e1miniatures584]

You should totally do a hellboy build!!

[@FrigginBoomToys]

I second that

[@e1miniatures584]

Friggin Boom Toys aye!

[@jackstrange186]

Could you make his Bone claws?

[@jdmznet]

This item: www.amazon.com/SE-8593WB-Wire-Bender-Piece/dp/B005M5TSFG/ might help in future for bending those stubborn wires.

[@punishedprops]

Oh my goodness I had no idea such a wonderful thing existed! Thanks for sharing! =D

[@andrewb9590]

Punished Props Mine came from Lee Valley www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=32012&cat=1,43456,43407 but very useful tool to have.

[@bluedeath996]

Please give that saw some oil. It's audibly squeaky so obviously completely dry.

[@dangumalo6857]

What Luck I'm also doing a Wolverine costume

[@punishedprops]

+Dan Cristian Gumalo Hurray!

[@dangumalo6857]

+Punished Props Problem is I'm a 15 year old teen with no beard lol

[@JustinSchuhmann]

coolant!

[@liwiathan]

Don't the blades come out from the middle of the back of his hand though Nothing is unattached nub is attached

[@petercadotilapia]

put a link of the logan claws references

[@CCWiz67]

Diy you have any relatives in central California? Because I know a guy that I know as Dr Duran

[@punishedprops]

+CCWIZ 67 Not that I know of.

[@richardmelissadennis131]

could you make the claws out of eva foam

[@punishedprops]

Absolutely! You'd just want to make sure you have a sturdy core to keep them from bending.

[@richardmelissadennis131]

@@punishedprops Thank you!!!!!

[@davidrahn9903]

I almost cried at 5:10 You know files only cut on the push stroke Bill.

[@TheRunesmythe]

Actually, it depends on the orientation of the teeth; there are files that only cut on the push and ones that only cut on the pull. You see a lot of the latter used when shaping and sharpening the cutting edge on blades.

[@MndScream]

Safety squints were not engaged during band saw use. You are fined one credit Bill Duran for violation. )=

[@punishedprops]

Don't worry, I was rather far away from the machine during operation.

[@aelores]

Assassins Creed hidden blade. PLEASE.

[@robertc.9016]

dude you're @chinbeard not @LumberJackBead

[@lasarith2]

You know I tried to get wolverine claws, I even tried to get them 3D printed (maklabs) couldn't print 10'' for the claws, I tried Eva claws painted silver -I've ended up just using Spandex with toy stuffing - for my Totoro Costume claws (I was going for the silicone ones in the Double Totoro video ) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmetgpipjZWnfKM (Adam savage incognito:Double Totoro!) Wow cool Old man Logan 🤔😀👍 Can't wait to see you as him 🙂

[@foxsinban4269]

Is that a Macbook Air?

[@lasarith2]

Eternal yup

[@foxsinban4269]

Any good? Starting uni soon and not sure if an Air will do me or if I need a pro...

[@punishedprops]

+Eternal Sure is! It's been a champ since 2011!

[@foxsinban4269]

Wow haha most of my pc's don't last that long! What model/specs has it got please? :)

[@VladTheImmortal]

Ouch, looks like it would hurt

[@peronyx5956]

why did you make it with aluminum? it should have been made out of adamantium. I know that adamantium is fake it was a joke

[@lasarith2]

PokecraftFlims Adamantium costs a fortune, Bills too nice to ask us to crowd fund for it 😉😉😉 (joking)

[@scourgeface]

re *BILL* ding

[@ntholt0715]

#beardedprops

[@ryandrake6915]

GREETINGS FELLOW MAKER

[@gaulol]

good job "LITTLE" buddy

[@jadenbanfield8084]

His beard is also getting greyer

[@sandwichproductions7867]

15th

[@player1966]

Dog whistle at 4:50-5:00

[@creichart18]

It makes me cringe so hard when you file cuz files only work on the push stoke

[@punishedprops]

Yeah, but I like the extra workout. =)

[@theodorebelmont2181]

I am drillverine

[@FalborOwnz]

thanks a lot for this tutorial and the templates. i built them and went to #viecc last weekend => it was so awsome, big thanks to you =)

[@punishedprops]

That's fantastic! =D

[@FalborOwnz]

here some of the pics :) imgur.com/a/b19pn

[@mysteryman630]

Smh you should have used the Pencil claws in the intro, they're better than both Version 1 and the Version 2 you're making right now. -Rub1x (This is a joke if you couldn't tell)

[@JT-np2fn]

Under 1k views

[@georgemoore4068]

Say it with me: Aluminium. Not aluminum - aluminium.

[@yeese115]

Greg Moore uhh face palm

[@thee_number_six6227]

Aluminum nope spell check says it passes muster, he isnt a damn brit, aussie, or a kiwi so thats your problem bub

[@FuzzMD]

You need to wear some safety glasses. You're setting a terrible example for newcomers to crafting using some heavy duty equipment with no eye protection on. Frankly, it's irresponsible.

[@punishedprops]

Ahh yeah I usually have prescription safety glasses on all day in the shop. I wore my contacts during this build and forgot! My bad, for sure.