How Do You Make Retractable Wolverine Claws?
Wolverine is probably everyone’s favorite X-Men character because of his anti-hero attitude and cool mutant powers. Seeing someone dressed up as this comics character at Halloween costume parties or sci-fi and comics conventions wouldn’t likely be too surprising for fellow fans. But what can really make an impression is if the costume were equipped with real-looking retractable Wolverine claws. 1. Manufacture the claws from aluminum plates. The actual length of the claws would depend on the length of your forearm. An aluminum flat bar with 1″ x 1/8″ dimensions would give the right thickness. Draw the actual shape of the claws on paper to be traced out on the aluminum plate. You can design it using graphics software and print it out to be more accurate. Once the claws have been traced out on the aluminum plate, you can cut it out using a band saw, and smooth the rough edges with a belt sander. To give an ‘adamantium’ finish, you can run each claw on a wire brush wheel. 2. Make a retract
