Water Sprinkler Of Nem Ankh

This project isn't dead! Just lacked time + motivation. But since seasonal sales are over and the New Year is settling in, here we go. Small update to this project.

First and foremost, I thought I could just chisel out the pieces.



But thought wrong!



Haha, I'm a newb with all this, and though I was being gentle with the strokes (giggity), it still was a learning experience. I should've known better tbh. Time to do a combination of chisel + hand saw.



Viola! There we go~!

Test painting:



Looks exactly like cartoon cheese. I'm happy with that color though.

As I've said, I wanted the handle to be strong. I got a hollow pipe and got the Home Depot guy to cut it the right length. I then wrapped a wooden dowel (that was close to the size of the inner hollow) in tape to get a super-tight fit inside the pipe so I could attach the pommel and head reliably with screws.



I bought some suede from a craft store and did a VERY crude and basic "how is this gonna look" setup:



It's coming along; it ain't gonna be the pinnacle of crafting by far [You've gotten better at making shit (4) ], but as a wise philosopher once said: That big black dildo isn't going to suck itself.

I didn't permanently secure the parts yet because I want to put some polyurethane on the pommel.

So guys; Regarding the suede: I could wrap it like it looks in the last pic and that is definitely more in line with a direct translation of how the Water Sprinkler looks in-game, or I could cut it into strips and wrap it like most typical weapons in a barber-pole-esque fashion going up the handle. Truly unsure which aesthetic would be best... maybe I should get the head worked on and see how it all looks put together and do a comparison?

Will update when head is done! This is gonna be the roughest part of the build though I think.

Mid-way update to completion of the Mark II

Pic of how I'm cutting these parts out of the wood:


Saw the straight edges with the big hand saw, then use the hacksaw to cut the more precise edges.




How I'm going to fit these together once they're painted. But first:



I popped in this screw here because the "neck" part needed some serious support I felt to hold a spiked ball & chain.



Not the most perfect fit because I'm not putting them full interlocked until they're done and painted as I won't be able to separate them, but this is a test indication of how these two pieces will fit to form the main head structure (need to clean up the hollow part a bit too!).



With the shaft, I'm using strict lengths of tape to "beef up" the shaft mass... this will provide more friction for the suede to stick to instead of the metal too once I apply the glue (I think!)



This was after the second coat of paint was added on the head parts.


Next: Putting it all together! The ONLY thing I'm scared of is putting the two halves together because I'll need to hammer it and and worried it will split upon adding the stress. Crossing fingers; will post tomorrow... waiting for paint to dry and it's go time for construction!

I think it's gonna look relatively accurate!

I'm an amateur but have done a few pieces of wood-work before so I definitely learned via experience to pre-drill holes for screws/nails If anyone remembers the pics I posted of either the EQ shadowbox, the DW1 3-D map, or the M.U.S.C.L.E. display, those were all built by moi.

Bandsaw, yes, but as long as the Mark II doesn't turn into a disaster of split wood or the weight breaks off the neck/head, I'm gonna call it good enough and await much more funds to do the Mark III (which will require MUCH outside help). The Mark I and Mark II were intended to be a solo project that I could work on myself and so far, it's been that way. As some of you who do your own projects, the end result feels sooo much better when done yourself. The Mark III was going to be an all brass / aluminum build and basically totally professional... that can wait a bit.

As far as LEDs, I mean I just don't think it's feasible and I feel it would look kinda cheesy. I'm very open to ideas though... maybe some of you can conceptualize something that I can't as far as replicating the in-game particle effect... I mean... it was literally water mist coming out of the ball... impossible to replicate in that manner.

I was going to build it today but I'm gonna polyurethane the parts first, so tomorrow is the build day.

Oh, ALSO: I'm also contemplating making the shaman Spear Of Fate to sell on Ebay after this is done... very dependent on how this turns out of course.

Big Update!


I cut some suede into 1 inch strips and affixed it with Loctite superglue. Was worried the glue would bleed through and cause discoloration, but my fears were unfounded.


This is the bottom part of the head, showing the part/method I used to affix it to the shaft.


Pic of the completed shaft. It feels great in hand! Perfectly balanced (as all things should be). But the most tense steps await:


Head parts were slathered with wood glue in the cut joints and firmly but carefully malleted together.


I managed to get this link in a vice to close it around the ankh head part. Was so scared the link would fly out of the vice as I was tightening it and I'd lose an eye haha... it was under a shit load of pressure to get the link closed around the piece. I think I need to apply some putty to form a bridge, let it harden, and paint it silver to improve appearance (I can't fully close the link and welding is an impossibility at my level)

Almost there baby...


Shaft, meet Head! (sounds pr0n-ish)


Weight / Grip test. It's sturdy. Enough~ LoL. I wouldn't use it, ever, to bash shit with... the head I feel would break off. It's not made to be functional of course!


This is where it will rest I think now and when complete. Unless I build a custom stand/mount (which is possible) and put it on the wall, but idk... I guess this is as fine a nerd cubby as any heh.

Mark II is almost complete!