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Published: 2013-01-09 07:52:03 +0000 UTC; Views: 55417; Favourites: 899; Downloads: 1603
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[[If you'd like to reblog this on Tumblr, you can do so here: lyte-tech.tumblr.com/post/4010… ]] 
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EDIT 2/19/14: Wow guys, even at this point I still can't believe how popular this tutorial is. I never even imagined haha. Anywho if you like this tutorial and have used it, you can show your support by liking me on Facebook! I'm fairly new there, so I'd appreicate any support I can get. Thanks!
You'll find updates on all my other prop work as well. I do not think I will ever make a full tutorial like this again, but I will be keeping detailed photo sets of my process. Currents projects include 3D maneuver gear and Amon's royal sword from Magi.
Also, I will be remaking this staff for Anime Boston 2014 I think, though I'm going to go with a pvc/ heat gun method this time around so I can make it portable. If you'd like to try this method, just form the staff as need be with the heat gun used for the curves, and follow the rest of the steps! Simple as that. Plaster sticks and dries nicely on anything which makes it awesome. <3
EDIT AGAIN 4/17/13: OMG. How is this still this popular? I'm astounded. xD Anyways, making it portable didnt work. Plus, I realized within the last month that I made the hook waaay to big. Really wish i cut the pieces shorter...Anyways. If I remake it in a method I like better, I'll seriously be considering selling this one. So keep your eyes peeled.
EDIT1/28/13: When I go home. I think I'm going to try to find a way to make this portable. I love it as is, but. It's just not good for travel. :/ I have an idea. Just hope it works.
Okay, so this is my first tutorial I've ever made so I apologize if its not very good. 
Just a warning with my version of the staff/shepard's hook though, it does have some weight to it since it is solid wood. (Honestly though, it feels really solid. It's not breaking anytime soon.)It seems that a lot of people have gone with pvc piping for theirs; but I felt like I wasn't going to be able to do what I needed to do with that. :/
Working with wood, plaster strips, and gorilla tape to make the actual structure was just my initial idea, so I went with that; and I am very happy I did. Came out just as I imagined it would, which is just such an awesome feeling.
Only problem is that its about 6ft tall due to my 5'10" height, FFFFF. Travel WILL be difficult. @__@
-PLEASE credit me. That should be pretty straightforward. :/
-Fave the tutorial.
-And last but not least, please share your finished creations with me! I'd love to see!
Well, that's it. I hope this helps people. 
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what is the size of the wood you used? i mean not in the lenght but the width? i am trying to find the right size of the wooden stick i need. like how much is the width in cm or mm??
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I didn't really have a choice for diameter since the main one was a closet pole. Pretty sure it was 1 and 3/8 in. About 3.5 cm. 
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ah thanks. that will be easier now to find the size while shopping. i never worked with all these things before but i am going to try my best on it. and just a normal handsaw will work right?
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No prob. And yeah, with some elbow greece and a good clamp it will. ^^ If you can get your hands on something better like a circular saw then it makes things go a lot quicker. Good luck.
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how exactly did you get those notches??
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What do you mean? The bumps on the crook and staff? Those are just duct tape lumps wrapped around the wood before adding the plaster.
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ah yeah i meant those. ah yeah i understand now. just one last question. where must i do the screws??
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Have you ever worked with wood before? Well the screws are going in on an angle into the wood so the parts can connect. Make sure to use a bit of wood glue for a stronger hold and use wood screws. You're probably going to want an extra pair of hands to help as well. I had my father drill the screws in while I held the pieces together. Much less of a hassle.
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ah maybe i can ask my stephfather if he wants to do that. or my mom.
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um... how long was the wood you used to make the hook? I'm about 5'3" and I would like to know so i don't buy too much or too little wood.. and the approximate mesurements of each segmant of wood so i can do that as well. (sorry if i'm asking too much.. thank you so much if you reply!)
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It's alright. I'll help the best I can. ^^ The main part of the staff should measure up to around your neck height. You'd definitely not want to use the exact measurements of mine, haha. (Mine would be towering on you. 
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Thank you! I'm glad you helped the best you could! I'll try my best and try to post the pictures of the final result (if its not too horrible) eventually. I don't plan on doing it for awhile though. ^^' Thanks again!!
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Haha, not a problem. Good luck! I'm sure it'll come out fine.
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Thank you so much for this tutorial, I think my friend and I will be using it for our fem!Jack and fem!human!Jack cosplays
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Ooh, that will be cute. >u< Good luck! You're quite welcome~
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I can't choose who to be Jeff the killer or jack frost
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pfffft, Jeff the killer? 
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SO using this! There's a tutorial for every part of the cosplay, but this is what I needed most! I can't wait! Thanks soooo much!
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Your welcome! I hope you find it helpful for you.
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I definitely know I will find it helpful! Let's just hope I look good with white hair >_< lol XD
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Haha, well you won't know till you try. I was skeptical at first too, lol
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Yea, I'll try no matter what bcuz I luv Jack Frost lol U look good as him
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Haha, that was my thought too. And aw, thanks. Glad you think so.
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This is amazing!
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Thank you very much! I'm sorry. I actually do not have exact measurements for those. ^^' In the end, I ended up putting together pieces I hadnt even planned to put together, so I forgot to take measurements. When I go home in a few days though, I'll be sure to add them to the description here, since a lot of people have been asking.
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You're welcome! Also its ok, thank you so much for making this though.
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Ah, yeah. I had the problem too. The long one is in fact meant to be in a closet for hanging clothes, haha. I got mine from Lowes for about 4 or 6 bucks. (So happy my dad spotted it for me. I just knew there had to be one there!) It was where all the tall pieces of wood were down the aisle from the shorter dowels.
Personally though, I wish I had used shorter ones and connected them using double-ended screws and coupling nuts which is what im going to try when i go home. 
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I looked at Lowes, but thank you for confirming it. I just looked at the short ones.
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Still tall enough to be troublesome though; you'd be surprised, haha. Well, I wish you the best of luck then.
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I'll take your advice.
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Hi! This tutorial is very interesting. I am actually doing a staff too, but it's the staff of Oogway from Kung Fu panda, and I was asking myself what I should do for the more realistic effect for the peach tree staff, and those plaster strips are brilliant. But with what kind of paint were you able to get to the brown colour effect? How did you get to this result before adding the frost? Was is normal paint, spray?
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Thank you so much for the compliment!
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WOW! Thanks, it worked so well, I love the final product! Thanks a lot for the tip
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No prob! Mind sharing a pic by any chance? I'd love to see how it turned out. 
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Of course, I will take a picture of it and do a montage to post here 8)
Well it is a Jack Frost Staff tutorial, so you can keep it like this, but I had a looot of trouble finding a good tutorial how to do a wooden texture...until the idea of searching for Jack' Staff hit me hard in the face XD
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Excellent! Can't wait to see. 8D
Hm, maybe I'll just add that to the tag then. That'll work. ^o^ And that's pretty surprising actually. I mean, as soon as I got my hands on those plaster strips in class I immediately had the idea to make the texture using them. Maybe its just cause they are a little harder to come by. ^^'
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I'm so sorry, I know it's been years since you asked me to post some pictures of my staff. Th problem is, I have taken the picture, but my photoshop decided to not work anymore. So I have nothing to do a montage. I was thinking on putting them on Tumblr instead (since I can put a lot more picture in only one post).
But seriously, the staff is almost like wood...except for the fragile part where it's hard but could break if it's hit.
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Haha, don't worry about it. xD That sucks though. :/ Hope you can solve the problem! And yeah, I love Tumblr for that. ^^
That's great. Glad it worked out so well for you.
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I know it's been a month that I posted that comment, but now you can finally see the final product as I was able to learn how to understand tumblr, and I took better pictures of my work.
so here you go 8)
=> [link]
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Oh wow! That looks fantastic!! 8D It really couldn't look any better. Thank you for sharing! Man, I am STILL amazed everytime I look at how well the plaster works out for something like this. haha
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No prob! I was really happy to discover the wonders of plaster 8D
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Endless possibilities, haha~
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How many layers of strips do you recomend? >w<
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I just did one layer. The result was perfect.
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Hi!
My friend & myself would like to thank you ! =3
She wanted to do Jack Frost but we didn't know how to make the staff and I searched on the net for a tutorial ... I found yours. I'm so glad I find it, because it was really helpful.
We somehow made it ... It's not as nice as yours but we are proud of ours.
Here
(Sorry for the low quality ... If she agrees, i'll send you her cosplay photo !)
From France : THANK YOU VERY MUCH !
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I'm so happy to hear that! Getting comments like this just makes my day.
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Thank you so much for this great tutorial. It's so helpful.
My first attempt it's not so good as your staff but here's my result if you wanna see [link]
Thank you again
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Oh wow! You are very welcome. I think it looks great! I'm so glad it could be of some help to you. Thank you for sharing and crediting.
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