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This has been the most fun of this whole project; designing and creating a set of realistic working digitigrade legs. I can never seem to call them finished which is a great thing, always coming up with new materials and ideas to use on the design and all.

This is the updated concept of the recent build of my older leg design which can be found in these locations:
Anthro Wolf Legs in Action (Video)- [link]
Anthro Wolf Leg Finished Pic1 (Old Build)- [link]
Anthro Wolf Leg Inners Pic2 (Old Build)- [link]
Anthro Wolf Leg For Fursuit (Old design for the above linked legs)- [link]

Here is a list of links to photos of the completed legs using this new design:
Front View- [link]
Side View- [link]
Front and Side Views- [link]
Back/Bottom View- [link]

Below I will go into detail on some of the aspects of the design using the above Drawing as reverence.

I used aluminum for the leg braces contouring it to the shape of my legs as displayed by Fig.1. This is a new idea used in this concept. Padding was needed in some areas for comfort mainly the part where the bars rub against the ankles.

The main piece of the actual foot extension part of the design is made from a piece of PVC Pipe with an inner wood piece made from a rake handle pointed out by Fig.2, the two materials combined create a much stronger material through experimentation both failed on their own. There is also a metal plate on either side of the pipe adding additional strength at a weak zone because of the separate bolt encasement and provides a great connecting zone and dispersal zone for the Wire. This too was a new concept from the later build and makes the extensions lighter and less bulky.

Fig.3 is pointing to the “Foot Encasement” which I have upgraded the material from the Duck tape of the old build to a Shaped Metal housing with padding within for comfort. I’d really like to someday get my feet casted and create Plastic shoes to replace these but I don’t have the means to do that at the moment unfortunately.

Last of all, I tried a new approach to the toes of the feet here since the use of the PVC Pipe allowed me much more play room. There are two parts of each foot consisting of 2 toes. The toes where cut from a piece of plywood giving the toes both a strong and bony realistic look. I’d really like to make the pieces from aluminum but I don’t have the material. The wood on metal after awhile starts to make an excruciating squeaking sound, but I think Ill be able to fix the problem by adding metal around the inside of the Bolt Holes.

All and all, this new design is lighter, more comfortable and far more realistic looking then the older build and I am quite satisfied with them.

Description
This has been the most fun of this whole project; designing and creating a set of realistic working digitigrade legs. I can never seem to call them finished which is a great thing, always coming up with new materials and ideas to use on the design and all.

This is the updated concept of the recent build of my older leg design which can be found in these locations:
Anthro Wolf Legs in Action (Video)- [link]
Anthro Wolf Leg Finished Pic1 (Old Build)- [link]
Anthro Wolf Leg Inners Pic2 (Old Build)- [link]
Anthro Wolf Leg For Fursuit (Old design for the above linked legs)- [link]

Here is a list of links to photos of the completed legs using this new design:
Front View- [link]
Side View- [link]
Front and Side Views- [link]
Back/Bottom View- [link]

Below I will go into detail on some of the aspects of the design using the above Drawing as reverence.

I used aluminum for the leg braces contouring it to the shape of my legs as displayed by Fig.1. This is a new idea used in this concept. Padding was needed in some areas for comfort mainly the part where the bars rub against the ankles.

The main piece of the actual foot extension part of the design is made from a piece of PVC Pipe with an inner wood piece made from a rake handle pointed out by Fig.2, the two materials combined create a much stronger material through experimentation both failed on their own. There is also a metal plate on either side of the pipe adding additional strength at a weak zone because of the separate bolt encasement and provides a great connecting zone and dispersal zone for the Wire. This too was a new concept from the later build and makes the extensions lighter and less bulky.

Fig.3 is pointing to the “Foot Encasement” which I have upgraded the material from the Duck tape of the old build to a Shaped Metal housing with padding within for comfort. I’d really like to someday get my feet casted and create Plastic shoes to replace these but I don’t have the means to do that at the moment unfortunately.

Last of all, I tried a new approach to the toes of the feet here since the use of the PVC Pipe allowed me much more play room. There are two parts of each foot consisting of 2 toes. The toes where cut from a piece of plywood giving the toes both a strong and bony realistic look. I’d really like to make the pieces from aluminum but I don’t have the material. The wood on metal after awhile starts to make an excruciating squeaking sound, but I think Ill be able to fix the problem by adding metal around the inside of the Bolt Holes.

All and all, this new design is lighter, more comfortable and far more realistic looking then the older build and I am quite satisfied with them.