Scythe- day two

Oh my gosh. What a crazy day. It's 1:40 A.M and I just finished up doing the work on the scythe. Typical cosplayer. I'm tired so I apologize if I make a mistake or am talking crazy. We got some more supplies, tape (Four rolls from the Dollar tree. It's good but doesn't stick at the ends.) and sand paper for later, some gold paint and black paint plus jute string.

While my fiance cut out the  second piece of cardboard I focused on getting the jute glued onto the rod to create the spiral texture. I used three rows then added another onto some to give it an uneven look.

Like our mess? Lol. It was a crazy day. I'm glad we didn't wait until the last minute to do this scythe. It's rather challenging and time consuming. And HUGE. Oh my gosh.....It's huge. People will see when we come walking down the street to the con. That's for sure. It's big as can be and that's how it should be. The second piece shown above the finished piece will be covered in tape (To keep it from bending in certain spots.) Since this tape is sort of bad with sticking I'm going to coat in Mod Podge so it stays together. The reason I'm using tape it to keep it strong.

The finished piece coated in tape and M.P. I felt like I was mummifying it. And it was fun but annoying because of the size. It's huge. But I'm liking how it's coming together so far. I know for a fact this thing is going to take up a lot of space so I guess it's time to clean out my closet. Did I mention this is my biggest prop? It's huge.

This is what the wooden rod looks like. I coated the jute in Model Magic clay to keep the fuzziness from the jute from showing. Before I did that I smoothed it down with Mod Podge.  It will create a smooth but an uneven surface. I've found out that paint sticks really well to Model Magic clay so this will make it easier to repaint the rod. The color will be a darker red with a dry brushed black "aged" look to it.

More tomorrow!