Sry 4 disliking your other vids but I want to make an entire werewolf costume I didn't press dislike my brother did so I actually really liked ur vids
I LOVE your videos. My biggest question is how to make them taller? I am workong on a large project which requires me to be about a foot taller than i am now. Any advice?
What angle are the stilts at in the video? You said at 70 degrees he couldnt wear them for very long. Because i would like then to be taller because im making faun/deer legs so i dont want them as clunky as say a werewolf needs and i also have big legs so im trying to keep them as thin as possible but if there is no other way i can trim down the length behind the heel.
Hey um how do you make the top part shorter? I wanna make them shorter-any ideas for digit grade stilts that raise you 6" without having ANYTHING past your ankles (but the shoes)
@DarkReshiram1 You can do it, but you have to be super aggressive with the bungees.
Without bungee cords to pull you upright the stilts are VERY difficult to wear. So if you can have only a little at the end of your ankle you'll need lots of hard core bungee action. Plan to make a test pair that you'll not keep, you'll need at least one test pair to get the design right.
is it possible to shorten the back of the piece that the shoe is attached to (to create a slimmer leg when finished), or are the proportions necessary for balance?
@stayonthesidewalk If you make them at a steeper angle you can really decrease the extension size. However, the more of an angle the harder they are to wear for extended periods. At 70 degrees Ben could only wear them for 15 minutes at a time before his legs felt on fire from the effort. Check the how to make book and how to size stilts video
that is so awesome!!! me and my dad built a pair for me. there for my home made wolf costume that looks pretty sweet. im going to enter my schools costume contest on the 28th. i think i might win. im going to post a video of the stlits soon so check out my channnel often.
so i have build a pair and they work brilliantly but the issue is the shoe is bolted to the wood but the bolt keeps pulling through the shoe as well as digging into my foot quite painfully... any ideas???
@koolcat232 did you use washers (metal doughnut things)? I used two underneath each screw, a large one to make absolute sure it wouldn't fall through, and a smaller one to make sure that one worked.
Thank You For Providing This Video Im Going To Be Using These For My Pokemon Cosplay For A-Kon 23. All The Credit For The Stilts And The Design Will go to you.
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@TheOrk1234 Yeah there's like 3 videos on Youtube of elites based on this and they are mad awesome. Make sure to see the how to size stilts video and the how to book on my channel!
These are pretty impressive, and I love the simplicity. Since I basically have unlimited access to all the woodshop and metalshop facilities at my school, I'm probably gonna make these sometime soon. Do you think they would work with longer stilts,
@Rosalila It depends on how steep the stilts are and your personal fitness. In the book on how to make stilts there's four accounts from people who have worn them to let you get a feel for what it's like.
@gryphern You know, I wrote a comment calling you out on using "lame" as a suitable insult (which it's not, it's just as bad as "gay"), but upon reading spandexxking's original douchey comment, uhhhh I've gotta side with you anyways.
Do you think these would work for a quad suit? I'm planning on making a doublehead from silent hill for halloween, and their legs are pretty skinny, and I really only need a bit of a stilt to move the toes and make it more realistic, this is my first costume, so do you have any advice i could use?
@SaberWingDragon I think that if you use these stilts, maybe steepen them a bit, and then have some sort of crutches for the arms, so that your torso and the ground make about a 20 degree angle.
Excellent design, I've been wanting a set for awhile, but I'd like to try cloven hooves, perhaps I'll make a set of these and try to fashion some more once I understand the mechanics a bit better, thanks for posting.
@wolfcookieo9 The balance depends on where you put the part of the stilt that touches the ground. Look at the video on how to siz ethe stilts and you'll see that there is a "good" way to build them so they balance well.
@wolfcookieo9 Ben weighs 200 pounds, and that works. I've had some beefier dudes write to me. If you're large and in charge, use thicker boards (like 2 inches.) One person did them in hardwood and was quite happy as well.
I made some like that but the i used a substitute for the kitchen drawer rails and also i didn't really need bungee cords i used my own balancing capabilities lol and i used a towel it kinda looks crapy but hey what ya gonna do i hardly had any equipment lol and my dad didnt really care lol but yeah thanks for the blue prints on googel :D
Would y'all be able to make these using more durable materials? Like metal, or plastic? And how much would it cost (materials included) if you were to sell them?
i made this stilts and then while i was moving, grey hound made me throw them out because they dident let me take them when i was already half way around the country, im still pissed at them, took forever to build these and i loved wearing them too..
awesome instructions. I made my own pair this year for Halloween and they turned out great! I beefed up some of the hardware and made some design changes, but the majority of the layout is right from your video.
Thanks so much.
Check out mine if you'd like to see what i did differently.
Is it hard to walk in stilts like those? And can you walk on those for only a short time or is it possible to walk on those for a day? I'm asking this because I'm considering making my own stilts for a costume, but I'm afraid it'll hurt to walk in stilts.
How durable would these stilts be? For instance, would one be able to safely wear these for a full night? or, long-term, would one be able to save these for generations? Reason being is I would like to make something similar to what you are making, though if I am going to spend a small fortune doing so.. I'd like to know it can last.. hehe.
@Akiroth1 Both, but it's hard to do costumes, cuz people are like "i'll pay you 100 dollars to spend 40 hours on this thing for me." (100/40 = 2.5 dollars and hour, no money for materials.) So I get lots and lots of people asking for commissions, but maybe only one out of 25 will be willing to pay me to do work for them.
@gryphern yeah, I make my own costumes too and I get the same. Even after they know it takes a long time and its very laborious work not to include all the cleaning up and definitely the material expenses. Last halloween my costume took about 60 hrs to make and it merely a mask and burlap garment (I was this bloody goblin) and people everywhere were like I'll buy the materials if you make my costume next year or give you 100 bucks...LAME!!!
@gryphern yeah, I make my own costumes too and I get the same. Even after they know it takes a long time and its very laborious work not to include all the cleaning up and definitely the material expenses. Last halloween my costume took about 60 hrs to make and it merely a mask and burlap garment (I was this bloody goblin) and people everywhere were like I'll buy the materials if you make my costume next year or give you 100 bucks...LAME!!!
can you give a step by step tutorial for this model and sppandeexxxx fag sht up. this is actually one of the coolest ways i have ever seen for costumes.
I wasn't thinking werewolf the second time I watched this. You see, I'm making Age of Mythology "blueprints". For a cyclops costume, these would be excellent for the legs (the legs of the cyclops in the game are goat-like, but have the same structures as legs of birds and dogs.)
@NeonColorsDrummer These don't take the same kind of punishment that metal and plastic movie stilts do. When we made a pair of UBER stilts for a demo, Ben actually sheared the wood so much that a week after the demo the toe hinge ripped off. To be fair, the stilts were super light and dainty for the 13 inches of height they offered, but the stuff in underworld is harder to mimic for less than 50 bucks and simple tools.
@spandexxking Oh my gosh, you're so cute! Did you know that "gay" mean having sex with an individual of the same sex?? The word you're looking for it "lame," try using "lame" in a sentence like, "the money you guys make from all your videos and custom commissions is so lame."
@spandexxking Yup, just liek Bob Villa, who also does crap with wood and hinges. But, honeysuckle, not fur fag: Prop designer. I don't wear costumes, I just get paid to make costumes But again, the fag designation is a 1/10 thing, so you really want to be more accurate in your usage, but I'm glad you're using your words more properly. Now remember, we're lame, but that doesn't mean gay. there are plenty of unlame gay people.
@gryphern Actually gay means happy. It became a euphemism for homosexual and became so prevalent that we've all come to accept that gay means homosexual. Now some have decided that gay means lame. Personally, I don't see how either happy or homosexual are synonymous with lame, but considering the sort of people who generally use the word gay to mean lame, I don't suppose it really has to make much sense.
Now I have to go try to make some of these for my kid.
OMG I did it and my channel background briefly turned into a very detailed photo of ambiguous genitalia!! I had NO idea how large and swollen looking that part of the female body could be! Wow! Then I did it AGAIN, and the fifth time I hit the F10 key, my mom developed ambiguous genitalia! Holy crud, this F10 thing is VERY POWERFUL.
where do i buy the leg supports or how do i make them? also, does it matter if i put the pivot point toward the back of the side of the board instead of under the heel?
hey, i got some oak that's only 1/3 of an inch thick, if i reinforce the bottoms of the backs foot boards then will that be sufficent? also, how did you get a straight angle on the ends of your boards?
@Lairnaedon Can't wait to see!!!! Really interested how you decide to use stilts with your costume, skinning them is something we're still learning about.
Check out the book and the sizing video, the 3D models in the book are great layouts and the sizing videos shows you how to get the lengths for your custom stilts.
Dear madam, these are amazing stilts. I am very impressed!
Now I have another thing to bring up:
A friend of mine pointed me to your video, apparently he thought it was me talking. And after hearing your voice...yes I do believe that we sound eerily similar.
I'm a voice actor by trade, and cosplayer by habit. Nice to hear you.
Check out the "sizing werewolf stilts" video for how to determine piece sizes, and the "Making digitigrade stilts" book. The book offers lots of detail for designing, and the sizing video shows a simple way of figuring out dimensions.
Very cool. Are they comfortable to walk or run in? Could you wear them for a llong time; say, a full convention (about three or four hours)? Do you have any kind of plans or blueprints or something?
crow feather is correct! running is riskinga fall, but we've pulled off sprints for sacring people--but waxed or super smooth floors prevent safe running. We padded Ben with foam and had him run on linolium until he fell. He ran about 5 times and on the fifth time slid into a wall, butt first, which was hilarious if only because he was padded.
what if you put some kind of rubber grip on the bottoms? shoes, crutches, wheel chairs etc all have some sort of grip to prevent sliding. i dont know how hard it would be to do it though.
Another thing to try is some way to lengthen the arms so you could both walk upright or on all fours.. lol i never liked the way the movies made werewolves get around all hunched over and arthritic looking.. and yet they are super strong. if you run like they do you'll hit your head on something or get tired!
In the book and in the comments there's good discussion on treads. The traction-bottom flip flops are my preference, but ping pong paddle rubber, bicycle tries, and others have been suggested.
Even good treads can't grip a freshly waxed or wetted linoleum surface.
Those stilts would be so awesome for a Sangheili (the Elites from the Halo universe) constume. So much cooler than a werewolf. Of course, the neck would be a little difficult... So would the hands, since the Sangheili have four fingered hands with two thumbs and two index fingers, but I'm sure it would all be doable if you put enough thought into it. Damn, I wanna see a costume like that. Might even make one myself some day.
Did you think she was going to do it for free or something? That's an awful lot of work , it's kinda stupid to think she would just make you a pair for free.
Though--never underestimate your ability to manipulate a local art student into making you something at their own cost so they can get a good grade... (Coff Coff)
Hah XD But then it's a situation of "Sure you can have them when I'm done BUT! You have to hold still for me while I make them/I get to push you over to make sure they don't sprain ankles!" 8D
My dad's considering making me a pair of these, but I have to ask...given that I'm a clumsy person, say that we make these exactly the way you made your's. What are the chances that I'd lose balance and fall?
If you fall down it'll be backward, not sideways (FYI) the taller the stilts the easier it is to lose balance. in the gargoyle stilt video I demonstrate falling backward in them (this was a video I sent to a client) and you see it's no big thang. In the werewolf stilts, which are really tall you fall backwards you're more likely to end up on your butt than the back of the stilts.
I saw the gargoyle video, that was pretty cool and seemed safe. We might have to shorten the stilts when we make them, more like the gargoyle ones, because mom's already complaining and saying she isn't taking me to the hospital if I fall in them XD
Because of the metal braces that have a little bit of twisting freedom give due to the multiple metal washers was you're very unlikely to twist or break your ankle and we haven't suffered any knee strain, even running up a hill and falling on your butt. What we found was by putting a good layer of "werewolf padding" made of foam in the lower back of the costume Ben could voluntarily fall and not bruise himself (yeah we tested what it would take to hurt ourselves.)
Okay I'll use the triangles instead of a block I'm thinking of just cussing the triangles out of a piece of plywood.... And of I put the foot farther away from the triangles won't it make it hard to balance?
Balance is a little more difficult when you make them taller, but balance is mainly a factor placing the human foot over the stilt's floor plate. Many designs where the human foot is mounted far behind the costume foot lead to the stilt walking on its back edge unless you pay attention and balance each of your footsteps.
Just finished my stilts (rough) today and have to thank you for your videos! Your Profile Quote made me stop and really think about trying this project out.
To all, yes there are measurements, adjustments and re-measurements, but that shouldn't stop you from trying.
Okay just downloaded the book and have two more questions does the angle of the foot affect how tall they make you and instead of using two triangles for the bottom of the foot would it be better if I just used a piece of 4x4 cut at an angle?
How tall you make them is based on how long you make the foot plate and what angle you use. The angle can help add height more quickly, so a long foot plate at a large angle would give a very steep and tall stilt, while a small angle and a short footplate would give a very shallow and short stilt. The solid 4 X 4 piece would work, but would add extra weight. A heavy stilt hurts the knees, but if you're big and strong you might not notice the solid block.
sort of? It's definitely like stilts, you get the sense of balancing up high, but the bungees pull you back up, so it's both tiring and supportive at the same time. There's a collection of stilt experiences in the book in the more info section.
Sry 4 disliking your other vids but I want to make an entire werewolf costume I didn't press dislike my brother did so I actually really liked ur vids
officialLILYwolf01 1 week ago
@officialLILYwolf01 Ha! thanks!! Brothers can be good things or awful things depending on the circumstances.
gryphern 1 week ago
I LOVE your videos. My biggest question is how to make them taller? I am workong on a large project which requires me to be about a foot taller than i am now. Any advice?
TheLilZel 1 week ago
Nice
ycdocs120 1 month ago
What angle are the stilts at in the video? You said at 70 degrees he couldnt wear them for very long. Because i would like then to be taller because im making faun/deer legs so i dont want them as clunky as say a werewolf needs and i also have big legs so im trying to keep them as thin as possible but if there is no other way i can trim down the length behind the heel.
IrishZombie77 1 month ago
WANT
jbwhite1990 1 month ago
Ah, I guess I'll have to try a different degisn. Thanks anyways
DarkReshiram1 1 month ago
Hey um how do you make the top part shorter? I wanna make them shorter-any ideas for digit grade stilts that raise you 6" without having ANYTHING past your ankles (but the shoes)
DarkReshiram1 1 month ago
@DarkReshiram1 You can do it, but you have to be super aggressive with the bungees.
Without bungee cords to pull you upright the stilts are VERY difficult to wear. So if you can have only a little at the end of your ankle you'll need lots of hard core bungee action. Plan to make a test pair that you'll not keep, you'll need at least one test pair to get the design right.
gryphern 1 month ago
are you ellen page?
jedbeddo1 2 months ago
is it possible to shorten the back of the piece that the shoe is attached to (to create a slimmer leg when finished), or are the proportions necessary for balance?
stayonthesidewalk 2 months ago
@stayonthesidewalk If you make them at a steeper angle you can really decrease the extension size. However, the more of an angle the harder they are to wear for extended periods. At 70 degrees Ben could only wear them for 15 minutes at a time before his legs felt on fire from the effort. Check the how to make book and how to size stilts video
gryphern 2 months ago
does anyone else notice he looks like mac from always sunny in Phili? o.O
TheBeast6664 3 months ago
that is so awesome!!! me and my dad built a pair for me. there for my home made wolf costume that looks pretty sweet. im going to enter my schools costume contest on the 28th. i think i might win. im going to post a video of the stlits soon so check out my channnel often.
steakwolf9 3 months ago
Is it possible to run on them?
dorkboy394 4 months ago
@dorkboy394 Yes, but CAREFULLY. See what it looks like in the finished stilt video.
gryphern 4 months ago
brilliant stuff. would like to see what you could do with a bigger budget and a bit more time.
AlanSessler 4 months ago
Reminds me of a worgen in wow! :O
MokonaHat 4 months ago
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Hey! love your video! inspired me to make my own.., just finished my stilts check them out tell me what u think?
PhilWatson91 4 months ago
Here's my idea (and I need serious help!)
I'm trying to make anthro hooves for a SUCCUBUS outfit.
Any idea/suggestions/tips anything! Would be really appreciated!!!
I've never made anything before pertaining to a costume, so, if anyone knows where I can buy this, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. :)
StrayGhostWolf 4 months ago
Do You Think I Could Build These For Hight With A Few Modifications For My Cosplay In 2012 - Akon 23 ?
ElectricDragon644 5 months ago
how much did it cost to make the legs? including fur, of course! :D
bobbledorf 5 months ago
so i have build a pair and they work brilliantly but the issue is the shoe is bolted to the wood but the bolt keeps pulling through the shoe as well as digging into my foot quite painfully... any ideas???
koolcat232 6 months ago
@koolcat232 Check the video on padding the stilts--I use EVA foam and silicone putty to make a very cozy shoe.
gryphern 6 months ago
@koolcat232 did you use washers (metal doughnut things)? I used two underneath each screw, a large one to make absolute sure it wouldn't fall through, and a smaller one to make sure that one worked.
maniacalpanda 5 months ago
Yeah, it's the same idea for my saber tooh cat suit. Thanks, for this good video.
Saebler2010 6 months ago
Thank You For Providing This Video Im Going To Be Using These For My Pokemon Cosplay For A-Kon 23. All The Credit For The Stilts And The Design Will go to you.
SuperAUTOBOTS 6 months ago
I may try to make a pair of these. It would be quite an impressive project for shop class.
MoonShadowWolfe 6 months ago
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Hello. If you started reading this, dont stop or else. I hate people who post these kind of comments but.... Post this to 16 videos in 30 minutes and promise your self to never listen to one of these comments or make one up. But this one is real. If you dont post this, a boy with no head or legs will show up in your room at midnight and kill you. Everyone will forget you. Start posting. The timer will start as soon as you finish reading this Sorry i had to do this
YouLoveLots 7 months ago
this gives me a idea for a elite construm from halo thank u so much
TheOrk1234 7 months ago
@TheOrk1234 Yeah there's like 3 videos on Youtube of elites based on this and they are mad awesome. Make sure to see the how to size stilts video and the how to book on my channel!
gryphern 7 months ago
These are pretty impressive, and I love the simplicity. Since I basically have unlimited access to all the woodshop and metalshop facilities at my school, I'm probably gonna make these sometime soon. Do you think they would work with longer stilts,
femoman 7 months ago
Are they tiresome to walk on?
Rosalila 7 months ago
@Rosalila It depends on how steep the stilts are and your personal fitness. In the book on how to make stilts there's four accounts from people who have worn them to let you get a feel for what it's like.
gryphern 7 months ago
@gryphern ...BTW the how to book can be found on my channel page!
gryphern 7 months ago
@gryphern You know, I wrote a comment calling you out on using "lame" as a suitable insult (which it's not, it's just as bad as "gay"), but upon reading spandexxking's original douchey comment, uhhhh I've gotta side with you anyways.
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hiphopfarendo 8 months ago
Thank you SO much for posting this stuff and explaining everything! I plan on creating my own pair for a satyr type of costume.
ArielGemini 8 months ago
Do you think these would work for a quad suit? I'm planning on making a doublehead from silent hill for halloween, and their legs are pretty skinny, and I really only need a bit of a stilt to move the toes and make it more realistic, this is my first costume, so do you have any advice i could use?
Please and thanks
SaberWingDragon 8 months ago
@SaberWingDragon I think that if you use these stilts, maybe steepen them a bit, and then have some sort of crutches for the arms, so that your torso and the ground make about a 20 degree angle.
femoman 7 months ago
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flurryous2 9 months ago
is that uncomterable or comfy? it looks like fun to be inside a wolf costume. I very much want to order a wolf quad suit from Beastcub.
tracerplus2 9 months ago
o.o.....awesome!!! me wants!! lol ^_^ hey cool when i have money do you make and ship those for people? thats way cool!
Quickbite2 9 months ago
sweet.. i love the idea of having the toes on the costume be about to move around!!
JohnnyDeppsGirl4lif3 9 months ago
The last line made the video fifteen times better than it already was, which was a freaking lot of awesome, not gonna lie.
mrharryballzonya 9 months ago
Amazing. Just. Amazing.
RobloxStudios4 9 months ago
Oh goodness...I'd be so scared of tripping over the feet! With those hinges and all, does that happen often?
nakedmolerat05 9 months ago
Excellent design, I've been wanting a set for awhile, but I'd like to try cloven hooves, perhaps I'll make a set of these and try to fashion some more once I understand the mechanics a bit better, thanks for posting.
dieranged 10 months ago
whether the market can easily fall down?
SasoDei19 11 months ago
thankyou im just worried they look kind of hard to stand on and balance
wolfcookieo9 11 months ago
@wolfcookieo9 The balance depends on where you put the part of the stilt that touches the ground. Look at the video on how to siz ethe stilts and you'll see that there is a "good" way to build them so they balance well.
gryphern 11 months ago
hay how much weight do those hold?
wolfcookieo9 11 months ago
@wolfcookieo9 Ben weighs 200 pounds, and that works. I've had some beefier dudes write to me. If you're large and in charge, use thicker boards (like 2 inches.) One person did them in hardwood and was quite happy as well.
gryphern 11 months ago
I made some like that but the i used a substitute for the kitchen drawer rails and also i didn't really need bungee cords i used my own balancing capabilities lol and i used a towel it kinda looks crapy but hey what ya gonna do i hardly had any equipment lol and my dad didnt really care lol but yeah thanks for the blue prints on googel :D
1234aria 1 year ago
packacge includes:
Stilt shoe component
Hinged toe
Bungee chord tendons
Metal leg brace
Neighbours wondering what the hell your'e doing
TezzaMcJ 1 year ago 2
Would y'all be able to make these using more durable materials? Like metal, or plastic? And how much would it cost (materials included) if you were to sell them?
spartanbetacompany 1 year ago
Do you sell these?
3rdday07 1 year ago
Your idea just gave me an idea for my larp costume ! Thanks Hehe x)
Belk1208 1 year ago
i made this stilts and then while i was moving, grey hound made me throw them out because they dident let me take them when i was already half way around the country, im still pissed at them, took forever to build these and i loved wearing them too..
MrSamToxx 1 year ago
awsome job!
wolfheart133333 1 year ago
wow ty for this I want legs to move like in a costume i get one day.
lunerlilly 1 year ago
that looks awesome! maybe ill ask my dad to help me make werewolf leg stilts : )
IAMFLAKY1 1 year ago
pretty cool, must be tiring though if you have to walk around like that for several hours :p
BeanTheForce 1 year ago
awesome instructions. I made my own pair this year for Halloween and they turned out great! I beefed up some of the hardware and made some design changes, but the majority of the layout is right from your video.
Thanks so much.
Check out mine if you'd like to see what i did differently.
JSDavis82 1 year ago
very nice, good creativity
DevinP2223 1 year ago
I am so glad you said that at the end, my neighbors always wonder what the hell I'm doing.
6Nicad6emus6 1 year ago
can u run in them
baconator321 1 year ago
Is it hard to walk in stilts like those? And can you walk on those for only a short time or is it possible to walk on those for a day? I'm asking this because I'm considering making my own stilts for a costume, but I'm afraid it'll hurt to walk in stilts.
VengeanceWhisper 1 year ago
gay
notreallyfamous 1 year ago
hey you sound like zoey from left 4 dead!
majaglitter 1 year ago
How durable would these stilts be? For instance, would one be able to safely wear these for a full night? or, long-term, would one be able to save these for generations? Reason being is I would like to make something similar to what you are making, though if I am going to spend a small fortune doing so.. I'd like to know it can last.. hehe.
Aoisoka 1 year ago
is the female talking MagickLorelai?
albelsfear 1 year ago
please tell me where you got the fake fur! please!!??
TheShadowFan123 1 year ago
i need to make a set of goat like horns for halloween!! ehow do i do it
waffleiron24 1 year ago
if u live near Richland Hills TX me and my dad would rlly need som help this halloween lol
nadamthegreat456 1 year ago
I would pay to get those, but im way to poor right now oh well
punk12234 1 year ago
do u guys just do stilts or do can u make full costumes?
Akiroth1 1 year ago
@Akiroth1 Both, but it's hard to do costumes, cuz people are like "i'll pay you 100 dollars to spend 40 hours on this thing for me." (100/40 = 2.5 dollars and hour, no money for materials.) So I get lots and lots of people asking for commissions, but maybe only one out of 25 will be willing to pay me to do work for them.
gryphern 1 year ago 5
@gryphern yeah, I make my own costumes too and I get the same. Even after they know it takes a long time and its very laborious work not to include all the cleaning up and definitely the material expenses. Last halloween my costume took about 60 hrs to make and it merely a mask and burlap garment (I was this bloody goblin) and people everywhere were like I'll buy the materials if you make my costume next year or give you 100 bucks...LAME!!!
gforemang 1 year ago
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@gryphern yeah, I make my own costumes too and I get the same. Even after they know it takes a long time and its very laborious work not to include all the cleaning up and definitely the material expenses. Last halloween my costume took about 60 hrs to make and it merely a mask and burlap garment (I was this bloody goblin) and people everywhere were like I'll buy the materials if you make my costume next year or give you 100 bucks...LAME!!!
gforemang 1 year ago
@gryphern Tell paypal.. Make me one.. 3500 dollars?
K4inan 1 year ago
i would imagine extended use of these would produce extreme pressure and pain in the toe area very nice design though.
cosmicblast 1 year ago
Check my channel and the more info box. There are several howto videos, a book, and a sizing demonstration.
gryphern 1 year ago 3
can you give a step by step tutorial for this model and sppandeexxxx fag sht up. this is actually one of the coolest ways i have ever seen for costumes.
eskimopie10 1 year ago
can you run
imawsome209 1 year ago
i have to mos def make a more refined female version of those less clunky..cool thanks for the ideas
J8neSez 1 year ago
I wasn't thinking werewolf the second time I watched this. You see, I'm making Age of Mythology "blueprints". For a cyclops costume, these would be excellent for the legs (the legs of the cyclops in the game are goat-like, but have the same structures as legs of birds and dogs.)
UndeadDragonEmpress 1 year ago
@NeonColorsDrummer These don't take the same kind of punishment that metal and plastic movie stilts do. When we made a pair of UBER stilts for a demo, Ben actually sheared the wood so much that a week after the demo the toe hinge ripped off. To be fair, the stilts were super light and dainty for the 13 inches of height they offered, but the stuff in underworld is harder to mimic for less than 50 bucks and simple tools.
gryphern 1 year ago
man that cool
ravenp2781 1 year ago
Can you run with them on?
fodnis3 1 year ago
where did you get thes these are awesome
i just wonder how you cover them up to make them look like werewolf feet
werewolffanatic123 1 year ago
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why dont you guys stop being faggots.
one day you'l look back on this faggotry and think "my god, was i seriously that gay"
hell it might contribute to your own suicide which would be for the best.
spandexxking 1 year ago
@spandexxking Oh my gosh, you're so cute! Did you know that "gay" mean having sex with an individual of the same sex?? The word you're looking for it "lame," try using "lame" in a sentence like, "the money you guys make from all your videos and custom commissions is so lame."
gryphern 1 year ago 30
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@gryphern
you make money selling blocks of wood with hinges on them! holy shit i knew furfags had some sort of disease but i didnt realize it was "the stupid"
spandexxking 1 year ago
@spandexxking Yup, just liek Bob Villa, who also does crap with wood and hinges. But, honeysuckle, not fur fag: Prop designer. I don't wear costumes, I just get paid to make costumes But again, the fag designation is a 1/10 thing, so you really want to be more accurate in your usage, but I'm glad you're using your words more properly. Now remember, we're lame, but that doesn't mean gay. there are plenty of unlame gay people.
gryphern 1 year ago 12
@gryphern - I would suspect he knows all about being gay, what with his username being "spandex king"...
Muppephile 1 year ago
@gryphern Actually gay means happy. It became a euphemism for homosexual and became so prevalent that we've all come to accept that gay means homosexual. Now some have decided that gay means lame. Personally, I don't see how either happy or homosexual are synonymous with lame, but considering the sort of people who generally use the word gay to mean lame, I don't suppose it really has to make much sense.
Now I have to go try to make some of these for my kid.
maddwitch 1 year ago 2
@spandexxking
I'm gay, and I don't have any stilts like these.
YOUR THEORY IS FLAWED.
MichaelHeroin 1 year ago
are those comfortilbul
thegslice 1 year ago
That's so cool
I want some lol
WolveyFlinch 1 year ago
dont feel bad. my nabers wander what the heel we're doing alot ^,...,^ my friends and i randomly go plases dressed in costume.
LESTATxLOUISE 1 year ago
man i have been trying to think of ways to make stilts like this and you guys have made them so simplified! You my friends, are awesome!!
MotherPuppet 1 year ago
i love how your voice kinda "curls" when you say digitgrade <3
TiagoTiagoT 1 year ago
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OMG I did it and my channel background briefly turned into a very detailed photo of ambiguous genitalia!! I had NO idea how large and swollen looking that part of the female body could be! Wow! Then I did it AGAIN, and the fifth time I hit the F10 key, my mom developed ambiguous genitalia! Holy crud, this F10 thing is VERY POWERFUL.
gryphern 1 year ago 2
where do i buy the leg supports or how do i make them? also, does it matter if i put the pivot point toward the back of the side of the board instead of under the heel?
ishouldplayzelda 1 year ago
hey, i got some oak that's only 1/3 of an inch thick, if i reinforce the bottoms of the backs foot boards then will that be sufficent? also, how did you get a straight angle on the ends of your boards?
ishouldplayzelda 1 year ago
Hey this is the guy from one of the response videos... My suit is nearly finished. Will post a vid soon enough :P
The stilts still work fine btw.
Lairnaedon 1 year ago
@Lairnaedon Can't wait to see!!!! Really interested how you decide to use stilts with your costume, skinning them is something we're still learning about.
gryphern 1 year ago
hahahah nice. very creative.
joeprice010 1 year ago
put a block of wood on the front of the toe to help hold you up and also add some rubber on the bottom to help prevent slipping around
fizzwidgy 1 year ago
could you send me a rough blue print to these? plz
thomasmclake 1 year ago
Check out the book and the sizing video, the 3D models in the book are great layouts and the sizing videos shows you how to get the lengths for your custom stilts.
gryphern 1 year ago
Dear madam, these are amazing stilts. I am very impressed!
Now I have another thing to bring up:
A friend of mine pointed me to your video, apparently he thought it was me talking. And after hearing your voice...yes I do believe that we sound eerily similar.
I'm a voice actor by trade, and cosplayer by habit. Nice to hear you.
Liviera 1 year ago
I have made some, and they are realy good. ^^
I have to change some little things, but that's not a problem.
Nice video. ^^
KikiMcCloud 2 years ago
"...and those are our neighbors, wondering what the HELL are we doing?"
XD
~
DANG those are AMAZING!
i want to make some now! OwO
babyangelbunny 2 years ago 57
what are the dimesions of the triangular
pieces?
theamericanwolfman 2 years ago
Check out the "sizing werewolf stilts" video for how to determine piece sizes, and the "Making digitigrade stilts" book. The book offers lots of detail for designing, and the sizing video shows a simple way of figuring out dimensions.
gryphern 2 years ago
how are your knees?
Yalashaska 2 years ago
"And those are our neighbors wondering what the hell we're doing." LMFAO! :P
luckyzephyr 2 years ago 2
did you win?
iclickable 2 years ago
Yeah, 200 bucks!
gryphern 2 years ago
Do these hurt your legs? I am going to use them in my dragon costume (quad).
46Pokemonfan 2 years ago
Very cool. Are they comfortable to walk or run in? Could you wear them for a llong time; say, a full convention (about three or four hours)? Do you have any kind of plans or blueprints or something?
VisonsofFalseTruths 2 years ago
ya can't really run in them...but ya can wear them for a good couple hours.
iloveCrowfeather 2 years ago
crow feather is correct! running is riskinga fall, but we've pulled off sprints for sacring people--but waxed or super smooth floors prevent safe running. We padded Ben with foam and had him run on linolium until he fell. He ran about 5 times and on the fifth time slid into a wall, butt first, which was hilarious if only because he was padded.
gryphern 2 years ago
what if you put some kind of rubber grip on the bottoms? shoes, crutches, wheel chairs etc all have some sort of grip to prevent sliding. i dont know how hard it would be to do it though.
Another thing to try is some way to lengthen the arms so you could both walk upright or on all fours.. lol i never liked the way the movies made werewolves get around all hunched over and arthritic looking.. and yet they are super strong. if you run like they do you'll hit your head on something or get tired!
Dogote82 2 years ago
In the book and in the comments there's good discussion on treads. The traction-bottom flip flops are my preference, but ping pong paddle rubber, bicycle tries, and others have been suggested.
Even good treads can't grip a freshly waxed or wetted linoleum surface.
gryphern 2 years ago
i'll give it a look then. i've only just discovered this recently via deviantart lol
i think most things have a problem with waxed or smooth floors ;) my dog has big feet and even he runs in place on our kitchen floor lol
Dogote82 2 years ago
i spy with my little eye a DC
Lexy015 2 years ago
Very nice...
matrixm777 2 years ago
good job :-D
sebze835 2 years ago
Those stilts would be so awesome for a Sangheili (the Elites from the Halo universe) constume. So much cooler than a werewolf. Of course, the neck would be a little difficult... So would the hands, since the Sangheili have four fingered hands with two thumbs and two index fingers, but I'm sure it would all be doable if you put enough thought into it. Damn, I wanna see a costume like that. Might even make one myself some day.
durge666 2 years ago
i finished mine, now all i have to do is fur them :D thank you so much for the help n.n
MrSamToxx 2 years ago
WIN!!!
xPIVOTxMANx 2 years ago
LOVE EM! Thanks!
xtreme0001 2 years ago
Great job! :D
RoyFan33 2 years ago
thank so much for showwing me i made my own ones i didnt need the supports though
Firestarter600 2 years ago
nice!
bladedwolf1 2 years ago
does it hurt when you walking on them for an extended period of time?
zippo360 2 years ago
read the book in more info section for detailed experiences by four stilt makers
gryphern 2 years ago
nice.
L8nightproductions 2 years ago
great job even makes that klank noise
heffyz 2 years ago
Ive got a vid now for my pair could you watch it and give me some comments?
runawayagent 2 years ago
YES.
gryphern 2 years ago
O-e okay nvm-totally broke atm- but thanx anyway xD
TheFUNKandWAGNALLS 2 years ago
Did you think she was going to do it for free or something? That's an awful lot of work , it's kinda stupid to think she would just make you a pair for free.
Pyroblazer 2 years ago
Though--never underestimate your ability to manipulate a local art student into making you something at their own cost so they can get a good grade... (Coff Coff)
gryphern 2 years ago
Hah XD But then it's a situation of "Sure you can have them when I'm done BUT! You have to hold still for me while I make them/I get to push you over to make sure they don't sprain ankles!" 8D
Basically you are a guinea pig
Pyroblazer 2 years ago
could u just make a pair and sell them to me lol im so lazy x,x
TheFUNKandWAGNALLS 2 years ago
skeletons are $200 per pair plus shipping.
gryphern 2 years ago
so how do you make and construct these stilts?
joeb1963 2 years ago
1. google search for the how-to book
2. click "more information" for a link to the how-to book
3. visit my homepage/channel for a link to the how-to book that is all.
gryphern 2 years ago
Beautiful work of engineering. :D
MCulpa 2 years ago
are the shoes themselves in some way glued/bolted to the ... stilt?
VALKIR4636 2 years ago
Read the book and watch the "padding the werewolf shoes" video for all your needs!
gryphern 2 years ago
My dad's considering making me a pair of these, but I have to ask...given that I'm a clumsy person, say that we make these exactly the way you made your's. What are the chances that I'd lose balance and fall?
KiteKatsumi 2 years ago
If you fall down it'll be backward, not sideways (FYI) the taller the stilts the easier it is to lose balance. in the gargoyle stilt video I demonstrate falling backward in them (this was a video I sent to a client) and you see it's no big thang. In the werewolf stilts, which are really tall you fall backwards you're more likely to end up on your butt than the back of the stilts.
gryphern 2 years ago
I saw the gargoyle video, that was pretty cool and seemed safe. We might have to shorten the stilts when we make them, more like the gargoyle ones, because mom's already complaining and saying she isn't taking me to the hospital if I fall in them XD
KiteKatsumi 2 years ago
Because of the metal braces that have a little bit of twisting freedom give due to the multiple metal washers was you're very unlikely to twist or break your ankle and we haven't suffered any knee strain, even running up a hill and falling on your butt. What we found was by putting a good layer of "werewolf padding" made of foam in the lower back of the costume Ben could voluntarily fall and not bruise himself (yeah we tested what it would take to hurt ourselves.)
gryphern 2 years ago
Awesome, so even if I did fall it doesn't sound like I'd get hurt too badly...that's a plus. Thanks :D
KiteKatsumi 2 years ago
Haha, and those are our neighbors wondering what the hell we're doing. XD
KiteKatsumi 2 years ago
lol u put the thing on the heal but the hinged part is rly clanky
thexwhitexwolf 2 years ago
Okay I'll use the triangles instead of a block I'm thinking of just cussing the triangles out of a piece of plywood.... And of I put the foot farther away from the triangles won't it make it hard to balance?
gunsnroses419 2 years ago
Balance is a little more difficult when you make them taller, but balance is mainly a factor placing the human foot over the stilt's floor plate. Many designs where the human foot is mounted far behind the costume foot lead to the stilt walking on its back edge unless you pay attention and balance each of your footsteps.
gryphern 2 years ago
Just finished my stilts (rough) today and have to thank you for your videos! Your Profile Quote made me stop and really think about trying this project out.
To all, yes there are measurements, adjustments and re-measurements, but that shouldn't stop you from trying.
deadrobot 2 years ago
Okay just downloaded the book and have two more questions does the angle of the foot affect how tall they make you and instead of using two triangles for the bottom of the foot would it be better if I just used a piece of 4x4 cut at an angle?
gunsnroses419 2 years ago
How tall you make them is based on how long you make the foot plate and what angle you use. The angle can help add height more quickly, so a long foot plate at a large angle would give a very steep and tall stilt, while a small angle and a short footplate would give a very shallow and short stilt. The solid 4 X 4 piece would work, but would add extra weight. A heavy stilt hurts the knees, but if you're big and strong you might not notice the solid block.
gryphern 2 years ago
Okay just downloaded the book just wondering does the angle of the foot affect how tall they make you and
gunsnroses419 2 years ago
what angle did you put the triangles at?
gunsnroses419 2 years ago
ON WHAT AXIS? (J/k, read the book, there's detailed 3D illustrations in it)
gryphern 2 years ago
is this kinda like wearing large heels?
Megalodon64 2 years ago
sort of? It's definitely like stilts, you get the sense of balancing up high, but the bungees pull you back up, so it's both tiring and supportive at the same time. There's a collection of stilt experiences in the book in the more info section.
gryphern 2 years ago
does this require a lot of balancing?
Megalodon64 2 years ago
I'd love to be your neighbor, those digiti grade legs are epic..
(I'd usually say something funny but they are just too awesome..)
CrazehGamer 2 years ago 2
the reason he can walk upright so good is because he has alot of practice in high heels
viciousKev 2 years ago
WEREWOLF STILETTOS
gryphern 2 years ago
lmao at 1:02
couggarfan31 2 years ago
Genius!
BUDlord 2 years ago