FINAL FANTASY XII: Penelo's Staff Penelo is one of the playable characters in the video game Final Fantasy XII. I was commissioned to create her magical staff.



I cut out the blade shape out of 1/4" MDF.



The edging was cut out of 1/8" MDF and glued on.



The end caps were also cut from 1/4" MDF. Once they were glued on, the entire blade was sealed with shellac and seams filled with putty.



The part of the staff that connects to the blade was lathed from 1-1/4" oak dowel.



The end cap was cut off the dowel to allow it to fit around the blade.



I cut a slot in the dowel on the table saw.



The head dowel with blade inserted. 1/8" MDF was later inserted into the gap between dowel and blade inset.



To attach the head and base to the staff, I used threaded inserts. The final piece will now break down into three pieces for easy transportation.



The blade was first sprayed with a base coat of silver and then masked off to paint the gold.



The base of the staff was also lathed from a 1-1/4" oak dowel



I ordered a bell from a medical supply company and disassembled it.



The striker was replaced by a wooden bead on a threaded rod. I painted the bell and strung beads on a length of cotton twine.



The bell assembly was attached to two elastic hair ties.



The elastic ties are doubled up and slide over the tip of the blade.



To attach the beads to the blade I made grommets from 1/8" rivets.



I drilled holes into the blade and glued the grommets into them.



The last touch was to wrap the bottom of the staff with a faux suede.



The final staff is well over 6' tall!

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