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thehippie7 — Kunai resin casting tutorial

Published: 2007-08-05 15:42:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 23734; Favourites: 110; Downloads: 1058
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Description Done back in Fall 2004 for my props when I cosplayed as Itachi for Halloween and MegaCon 2005. This was the first time I ever worked with resin and after much in the way of research and about $130 later, these are the results. I figured I'd share my experience, because it really was a fun and entertaining attempt.

Sadly, you can now find plastic/resin kunai at conventions for about $10. But this thing, it's SOLID. Not sharp, but SOLID...I'm sure with enough force you could stab someone, heh. But this is a good tutorial for any kind of item you want to make a resin copy of. I'd do it again.
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Comments: 7

XChloroform-KissesX [2013-08-12 23:37:20 +0000 UTC]

Very well done! *cheers*

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Musou-Enrai [2010-09-19 15:27:23 +0000 UTC]

Wow! AMAZING!

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Baka-Youkai-Neko [2010-04-30 09:58:42 +0000 UTC]

where did you get your resin from?

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thehippie7 In reply to Baka-Youkai-Neko [2010-08-17 23:33:50 +0000 UTC]

Hi, sorry for the late reply. I got mine from a local hobby store (Colonial Photo & Hobby in Orlando, FL). You can check craft and hobby stores to see if they carry it or can order it for you. The brand I used was Alumilite, and their website has ordering/retail info, www.alumilite.com/ Hope this helps!

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lonexToNitez [2008-07-16 23:49:54 +0000 UTC]

interesting, good tutorial

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Windnstorm [2008-04-15 00:28:22 +0000 UTC]

How long does it generally take for the resin to set?

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thehippie7 In reply to Windnstorm [2008-04-16 03:05:26 +0000 UTC]

Depends on the resin you're using. Mine was a quick-set resin, it started to harden in less than a minute and was completely hard in 7. I let it sit for half an hour, though, just to be safe. The compound bottles will generally give you an approximate cure time.

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