Apocalypto Dagger FINISHED

Kelsohighlander

Active Member

• Mar 3, 2017

• #1

After rewatching Apocalypto, I decided to finally bite the bullet and make this iconic knife.


I'm going to tackle the handle in mdf, and the blade will be painted flint.



Heres the initial shaping. Already I see some length errors that I will need to fix.

 

Last edited: Mar 8, 2017

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nomuse

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• Mar 3, 2017

• #2

Re: Apocalypto Dagger

So...are you knapping the blade?

 

Mr Webber

Master Member

• Mar 3, 2017

• #3

Re: Apocalypto Dagger

Great idea, love the movie.

 

Kelsohighlander

Active Member

• Mar 3, 2017

• #4

Re: Apocalypto Dagger

nomuse said:

So...are you knapping the blade?

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No, I bought a flint, but it came really crooked, so I'm going to get another. I planned on painting it black, then doing a coat of shellac to give it that obsidian look.

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Kelsohighlander

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• Mar 3, 2017

• #5

Re: Apocalypto Dagger

Here's the basic handle shape.

 

Broilermaker

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• Mar 3, 2017

• #6

Re: Apocalypto Dagger

Could make the blade from smoked plexiglass good job so far

 

Kelsohighlander

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• Mar 3, 2017

• #7

Re: Apocalypto Dagger


4 straight hours with the dremel. It's starting to take shape!

 

Kelsohighlander

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• Mar 5, 2017

• #8

Re: Apocalypto Dagger

Some more progress...
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oh the looks you get when you buy princess hair and you're a grown man!


my wife wasn't too keen on the carved faces, (especially if it was to be displayed eventually in our bedroom) so I opted on just doing smooth domes for the pommel piece. Not movie accurate now, but that's ok I guess. Happy wife, happy life...
So this is where it stands now. Waiting for my flint to come in the mail.

 

dropshipbob

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• Mar 6, 2017

• #9

Re: Apocalypto Dagger

I tried mapping out the details of this a long time back...never finished it.

I always wondered, was this supposed to look like it had been carved out of wood.....or bone?

 

Kelsohighlander

Active Member

• Mar 6, 2017

• #10

Re: Apocalypto Dagger

dropshipbob said:

I tried mapping out the details of this a long time back...never finished it.

I always wondered, was this supposed to look like it had been carved out of wood.....or bone?

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ive wondered that too since I began construction...

 

Kelsohighlander

Active Member

• Mar 8, 2017

• #11

Re: Apocalypto Dagger

Well, the new flint came, so I painted it, and sprayed it with shellac to give it more of an obsidian look, and I'm really happy with how it came out! Handle color is still not quite right, so I might tweak that in the near future.


And some more shots...