gollivander
Member
Hi Everyone,
I am having a replica of the pirate hook that Jason Isaacs used as Captain Hook in the 2003 live action film of Peter Pan. There used to be a pirate hook maker that made one of these replicas but he is no longer in business and a couple of other people were making them from pure steel and wood but were charging thousands of dollars for it.
I am lucky enough to have been introduced to the designer and prop maker of this hook via email (he lives out in Australia) and he has graciously agreed to make a replica of the hook for me for a very good price.
I would like to post the progress pictures that the maker has sent me.
First, he needed to dig out the mold he uses to make the sleeve/gauntlet. The entire prop is made from urethane and a friend of mine who owns one of them says he has had it for over 10 years and is in perfect condition:
![unnamed-6.jpg unnamed-6.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/187/187509-9f013e1b0602e69f16bb54b70d080cec.jpg)
And from this mold, he made the following cast:
![unnamed-7.jpg unnamed-7.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/187/187510-abf7bbdfcfd1307bc5bc717d3c38c93d.jpg)
He is providing me with two detachable hooks (just like in the film). One of them has a rubber tip which I will use when performing at kid's functions:
![unnamed-8.jpg unnamed-8.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/187/187511-9ee5ff2dfd7a5c56a2019899b4555403.jpg)
He will also be inserting metal rods about 1/4 of an inch thick into the hooks to reinforce them and provide stability and weight:
![unnamed-10.jpg unnamed-10.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/187/187512-5570f69665ec094c429bd96c2823d0de.jpg)
Here is the first coat of paint on the arm of the sleeve/gauntlet (as well as the discs/hook base that the hook will screw in to):
![unnamed-9.jpg unnamed-9.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/187/187513-4843fdcbb9d37fb0e707e54e61260323.jpg)
And finally, the finished sleeve/gauntlet painting as well as the gold engraved section of the gauntlet (the white mark is the reflection from his work light):
![unnamed-11.jpg unnamed-11.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/187/187514-7d14a5e304b5fd2d665f79d3afb2f506.jpg)
He is going to line the interior of the gauntlet with leather and also insert a small grip for me to hold onto while wearing it. As soon as he sends me pictures of the entire thing completed, I will post them.
I would love hearing your thoughts so please post them! If you are interested in getting in touch with the maker to have one made for yourself, please send me a private message.
Thanks!
I am having a replica of the pirate hook that Jason Isaacs used as Captain Hook in the 2003 live action film of Peter Pan. There used to be a pirate hook maker that made one of these replicas but he is no longer in business and a couple of other people were making them from pure steel and wood but were charging thousands of dollars for it.
I am lucky enough to have been introduced to the designer and prop maker of this hook via email (he lives out in Australia) and he has graciously agreed to make a replica of the hook for me for a very good price.
I would like to post the progress pictures that the maker has sent me.
First, he needed to dig out the mold he uses to make the sleeve/gauntlet. The entire prop is made from urethane and a friend of mine who owns one of them says he has had it for over 10 years and is in perfect condition:
![unnamed-6.jpg unnamed-6.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/187/187509-9f013e1b0602e69f16bb54b70d080cec.jpg)
And from this mold, he made the following cast:
![unnamed-7.jpg unnamed-7.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/187/187510-abf7bbdfcfd1307bc5bc717d3c38c93d.jpg)
He is providing me with two detachable hooks (just like in the film). One of them has a rubber tip which I will use when performing at kid's functions:
![unnamed-8.jpg unnamed-8.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/187/187511-9ee5ff2dfd7a5c56a2019899b4555403.jpg)
He will also be inserting metal rods about 1/4 of an inch thick into the hooks to reinforce them and provide stability and weight:
![unnamed-10.jpg unnamed-10.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/187/187512-5570f69665ec094c429bd96c2823d0de.jpg)
Here is the first coat of paint on the arm of the sleeve/gauntlet (as well as the discs/hook base that the hook will screw in to):
![unnamed-9.jpg unnamed-9.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/187/187513-4843fdcbb9d37fb0e707e54e61260323.jpg)
And finally, the finished sleeve/gauntlet painting as well as the gold engraved section of the gauntlet (the white mark is the reflection from his work light):
![unnamed-11.jpg unnamed-11.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/187/187514-7d14a5e304b5fd2d665f79d3afb2f506.jpg)
He is going to line the interior of the gauntlet with leather and also insert a small grip for me to hold onto while wearing it. As soon as he sends me pictures of the entire thing completed, I will post them.
I would love hearing your thoughts so please post them! If you are interested in getting in touch with the maker to have one made for yourself, please send me a private message.
Thanks!