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Warhammer of Zillyhoo Prop Tutorial
By SolarSavant
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This has already circulated the internet for awhile, but posting it here is the first time I've uploaded it somewhere reliable. Last year I crafted this Warhammer of Zillyhoo, and assembled all the WIP photos into a decent tutorial. I've since encountered others who've used this as a guide to making a impressively large, fairly lightweight, and sturdy Warhammer. If you have any further questions, or want additional help or construction photos, feel free to ask in the comments.
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I got so disappointed I couldn't find the proper joint, then I saw in the picture you did what I did! (2 inch to 1-1/2, 1-1/2 to 1 inch), so I'm safe, haha!
Also, LOVING this guide so far. Everything has been relatively easy to find (Plaster was a bit of a beast but now that I know where to get it, should be easier to restock in the future), but I kinda had a chuckle the other night assembling the hilt of the hammer.
"You might want to try epoxy to make sure it doesn't wobble!"
"*Me, trying futilely to pull the pieces apart* I...don't know if I'll need that"
But, as they say, anything that CAN go wrong...it might be better to epoxy it so that it doesn't come loose at the worst possible time.
Also, LOVING this guide so far. Everything has been relatively easy to find (Plaster was a bit of a beast but now that I know where to get it, should be easier to restock in the future), but I kinda had a chuckle the other night assembling the hilt of the hammer.
"You might want to try epoxy to make sure it doesn't wobble!"
"*Me, trying futilely to pull the pieces apart* I...don't know if I'll need that"
But, as they say, anything that CAN go wrong...it might be better to epoxy it so that it doesn't come loose at the worst possible time.

Sorry for the delayed reply! I don't check DA much anymore. Styrofoam is essentially the exact same thing, some craft stores just call it floral foam when it's sold in large blocks like that. I didn't actually measure the tape stripes, but they were the length of the copy paper box top plus a couple inches, so about 3 feet. You can always put two back to back if it's too short.

For the handle, I carved a 2" or so slot using a knife, and then used lots of liquid epoxy and hot glue. Once the handle was inserted, I poured liquid epoxy all around the sides to seal it in nicely, and used a bit of hot glue around the top to make sure it would stay in place while it dried. The tail was attached much the same way, epoxy and hot glue and holding them together.

It's not a typo, it's 3'x'1'x4", as in 3 feet x 1 foot x 4 inches. Check near the floral supplies. Michaels sells slightly smaller blocks online (up to 1.5' x 1' x 1") that could work just as well for very cheap, though you'd have to layer more of them to get the proper thickness. Here's a link! www.michaels.com/M10102529.htm…
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