How to Make a Viking Axe out of EVA Foam Perfect for your Assassins Creed Valhalla Cosplay
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- čas přidán 15. 11. 2020
- Hey everyone! In this video I am going to show How to make a Viking Axe out of EVA Foam that would be perfect for your Assassins Creed Valhalla Cosplay or any other viking related costume. This HD Foam axe is completely convention or ren faire safe and a great simple DIY tutorial that can be easily painted for customization. Learn the step by step process I took to put this axe together along with the acrylic painting techniques I used to take if from a raw eva foam prop axe to Cosplay battle ready.
Also check out my viking shield tutorial • How to Make an EVA Foa...
Free Viking axe Template www.sksprops.com/templates
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Really grateful to ya for having good readable captions available! So may tutorial videos online don't include them and it means folks like me are left out. THANK YOU!!
You’re very welcome! I think it very important to make all of my techniques available to everyone 👍
I'm always so impressed by your painting skills!
Thanks! Remember I went to art school for illustration so painting is kind of my specialty 😉
Look amazing, every realistic looking!
Thank you!
your painting work just instantly brings the prop alive, wow!
Thank you! Paint makes the prop!
Very cool! Thanks for posting this!
You’re welcome!
Awesome job man, and thanks for the templates!
Thanks!
AHHHHHHH!!! I LOVE THIS!! I’m excited to get started on mine! Thank you!
You’re welcome! Be sure to tag me so I can see your progress 👍
This looks great Steve! Well done!
Thank you!!
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!! It looks so real dude!! Can’t wait to make it!!
Thanks!
Just gonna say that I love this thing, it looks great
Thank you!
A great pairing.
Thank you sir!
That is so cool
Thanks 🙌
Awesome video and build!! 👍
Thank you very much!
What else can I say other than you out did yourself again. I love the fact you use %100 foam. Thanks for great videos
Thanks! And you’re welcome!
PVC rolling pin. . . Genius!
One of my favorite shop hacks 👍
Hey SKS Props! I love your tutorials! Create an appealing intro & theme for your videos. Give us a unique personality to go with it! :)
Thanks! I used to have an intro but I took it out check out my older videos and see if it’s better with or without
@@SKSProps I saw them. A hell of alot better! Keep the intro. I saw that you have more viewers on those videos. Make your intro last just a little more longer and introduce all your creations through consecutive shots. Anthony Ferraro of Create Sci-Fi on CZcams, always starts his videos off with him laughing throughout his videos after his intro.
I have another CZcams channel with a main web series paying homeage to Elvira Mistress of the Night, Young Frankenstein, The Addams Family, and The Munsters. The name of my web show is called The Darkest Hour with Dr. Mortrid. Check out Storm Oak T.V.
Did you set up Google Adsense and a CZcams Partner Program to help pay you through commercial advertisements?
Great work! That leather wrap is just so amazing. I'm blown away that it's foam and not actual leather. Your painting skills are really fantastic. Keep up the great work sir! :)
Thank you very much! Remember I went to school for painting 😉 I just happened to fall into the whole prop building thing
@@SKSProps yes, I remember you mentioned so on a livestream. Since you also explained that Liquitex Heavy Body acrylic wasbetter quality paint, that’s what I’ve been using. You used it during college, correct? Still, your painting transfers very well to prop making.
Just bought the basics today.
12FT by 3 FT strips of EVA Foam.
A small 8 Oz can of Contact cement Dap.
80GRT, 100GRT, and 120GRT Sand Paper.
Sharp Utility Knife.
Hand Saw.
Mask and Safety Goggles.
Dremel Kit.
5 ft Fiberglass Rod.
10PK of Paint Sticks.
And safety Gloves...
Wish me luck! Will post results on my IG
Good luck and have fun!
Unfortunately I didn't get an "Exacto Knife" or "Hobby Knife" I got a utility knife and it is NOWHERE near sharp enough to pass through the foam cleanly in one go...
This is basically how you make larp safe weapons for the UK so this ended up actually being a really good tutorial for the entire process and not just making a presentation/cosplay piece.
Thanks! That’s also good to know maybe I’ll look into producing some larp weapon specific videos in the future 👍
@@SKSProps That would be cool. There's always plenty of weird tricks I've seen people do to give their weapon some extra fancieness. Like adding sheet lead to weight the handle or making an impromptu core for an axe by wrapping a small piece in kevlar tape so it doesn't rip off if you try to hook shields.
Who knows. If you do some latp specific videos maybe the US will start to move away from buffers and pool noodles.
Great work making it look so real. The fiberglass rod core is a great idea.
I just used your link to order foam sheets and half round dowels! Hope you're making some money through your partnership with Blick!
Thank you so much every little bit helps when you’re a small business!! 👍
Awesome builds, Steve! Did you seal the paint job using some clear coat of something?
Thanks! No I don’t ever seal my props or costumes that kills the matte vs metallic sheen once everything is covered with a semigloss or matte spray. I just let the paints speak for themselves 👍
Thank you for the excellent tutorials and templates. Keep them coming! One question? What blade are you using on your bandsaw?
You're welcome! I've got a really old blade on that bandsaw that's dull but works great on foam. I just picked up a "Foam blade" from McMastercarr I plan on trying on my other bandsaw
@@SKSProps Got it! So check out the Dull Blade section at Home Depot!! I will have to check out McMastercarr for their foam blades.
Nice, not quite like the double beard 2 handed one a barbarian queen at Ren Faire wielded, but good looking none the less
Just saw this video great build. Might be a silly question would this axe be suitable to be used in LARP Battles?
The design would be fine. but while my foam is great for holding and carving details larp groups require a different type of foam for combat.
@@SKSProps Thank you i will try and source the foam
Steve I got a question does the ax head flap around and would it be safe to say hit things with it, not hard of course?
The axe head remains pretty rigid and you could hit something and it should be fine. Again the higher the density of the foam the more likely it is to stand up to wear and tear
@@SKSProps thanks I appreciate your help and advice. Thanks for your videos and templates as well.
Do you still use your RZ mask around the shop ?
Yes, I use my rz for foam dust and the 3m for spray paints and primers
What is the thickness of the fiberglass rod?
Most fiberglass yard markers like that are around 1/4”
Hd foam or eva foam?
Hd foam is eva foam but a higher quality in the density so it sands smoother, cuts cleaner, and holds details better
So I know you probably won’t see this but would a dowel work instead of the fiberglass rod?
I read all of my comments 👍
it could it just isn’t near as strong for the diameter. So don’t use it for larp or smack anything to hard
thanks so much, also during the shaping step would only a knife work, or do I also need rotary tools? I know you said I don’t need a sander but I wasn’t sure if I could only use a knife or not
@@ToasterInaFridge you can use a knife to get the rough shape. But if you’re going to be doing more foam work invest in a rotary tool. They aren’t very expensive check out the review I did on the Wen version a while back
@@SKSProps my main concern is that I currently live overseas and will be moving back to the states in the next few months so dealing with shipping, and voltage problems are the main reasons I’m not currently investing in a rotary tool but I will once I move back to the states
What if no bandsaw?
Then just use a utility knife a bandsaw is just a shortcut but all of my original builds were done with a knife
Anybody knows how long od this Axe?
If you print off the pdf correctly it will scale the template to size
But it’s approx 24” long
@@SKSProps thx man! I just was curious