Last Halloween I wanted to be Freddy Krueger but I didn't want to use the cheap, plastic Dollar Store glove. After searching online I found that purchasing a replica glove would just eat away at our Halloween budget. I called my cousin who runs a sheet metal shop and he had lots of scraps in stock, so I went up and helped myself to some! (a lot.. as I know I'd need extra!!)
I'm far from a sheet metal worker/welder so it was a learning curve for me! here's the end result!
The first thing I did was make a pattern out of paper (if you Google Freddy Krueger Glove Pattern you'll be sure to find what you need)
I traced the pattern onto my flat sheet metal and cut it out with a heavy duty set of tin snips! I purchased a set of gloves from a hardware store and used one (not sure what I'll do with my odd glove!)
I shaped the knuckles around a broom stick to get a "rounded" shape.
You'll notice I drilled holes in the "plate" and the ends of the "knuckles" so I could attached them together at a later date.
After I completed this, I needed my blades. I didn't want anything sharp or dangerous as alcohol and blades seem like a bad combination. I went to the dollar store and purchased some cheap butter knives and had them welded onto the finger tips.
After I had all the parts and pieces I needed I attached them together with a rivet gun. I didn't clamp the rivet all the way down as there would be limited mobility with the glove. You can also attach the parts with wire or anything else you may have around. (Get creative!)
Once all the parts were attached it was time to adhere the metal to the leather glove! This was also done with a rivet gun.
Fancy.
