Fake Barbed Wire

[Matthew Gresham]

Where can I get good convention safe barbed wire for Lucille? All the options I found online look too thick and I don't wanna make it

 

[Mike J.]

Well, we are less than 90 days from Halloween; you may be able to find something at a dedicated Halloween store / party store / costume store or in a Halloween section.

 

[McFlyte]

I'm not sure what counts as con safe, perhaps make some from twine and paint it with plastidip and silver paint?

That's kinda what model makers do, but they use sewing cotton.

 

[Moviefreak]

None of these will work?

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[Sundowner]

I used thicker string. I cut the length and cut/tied little strips to make the barbs. Then I spray painted it and it gave it some rigidity when I wrapped the bat

 

[lmgill]

For film, we make very realistic fake barbed wire this way:
Use a 16 gauge standard insulated solid core copper electrical wire(The type used in household wiring, from HD or Lowes)
Cut 1 piece about 215% longer than you desired finished length (Make it longer than you need, you can always cut it shorter)
Drive a nail in a block of wood or clamp a nail in a vise
Fold you wire in half and take the loose ends and tighten them in a cordless drill chuck
Loop the other end around the nail, pull tight and wind the wire using the drill motor.
Look at a photo of a rear piece of barbed wire so you can get the amount of twist correct.
Using bulk rubber O-Ring cord stock rubber (available from McMaster-Carr) about 1/16" in diameter. (Don't try to use actual O-rings, the circular shape will be a problem)
Cut 11/2"- 2" lengths and cut the ends on a diagonal. Do a test to see what is the correct length to look like the "Barb"
Wrap the cut pieces of o-ring rubber around your twisted electrical wire about 2 times and glue with super glue. Again, look a a real piece of barbed wire to see the correct wrap number and the spacing of the barbs.
Now paint- either silver or you can add ruddy brown primer to give it a rusted look.

 

[Moviefreak]

He was pretty clear that he doesn’t want to make it, and is looking to buy some. So I think we need to keep pointing him towards options for purchase.

 

[robstyle]

What Imgill posted is the way to go. The cost of buying and time shipping will be more investment than actually making it for the amount needed. Sadly ive made thousands of feet of fake barbed and razor wire, you will pay a premium to buy it pre made. I say sadly because once youve made it in bulk, you never want to see it again.

 

[Matthew Gresham]

About how much barbed wire should I use on the bat?

 

[Riceball]

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About how much barbed wire should I use on the bat?

I'd get some string or cheap wire and wrap it around your bat then measure how much you've used. But keep in mind that if you're making it, you're going to twice as much wire for the base because you'll either be folding it in half of twisting 2 pieces together.