Snaps can get in the way of designs you may want to stamp into you leather so only install snaps once you are ready. Installing snaps is a pretty straight forward process. When you purchase a pack of snaps you get a snap set tool and an anvil tool for the bottom of the button snap to set in, With the anvil tool setting on a flat solid surface order the parts of the snap as shown in the picture, note that the black circular piece is the anvil and the silver tool with the flaired end is the snap set tool.
Once you have everything lined up correctly use a hammer and the snap set tool to hammer the snap parts together. Now it's time to get artistic.
In this step we will be tooling the leather bracer to add detail and make it more interesting. We will also be dying the leather and finishing the edges so they look more polished. Tooling leather is a fairly involved process so don't be afraid to consult more detailed tutorials for more detailed instructions.
Tooling - The method I use for tooling the bracer is a combination of stamped patterns, background , and leather carving, Assassin's Creed Logo. Stamping is pretty self explanatory, just set the tool down on the leather and smack it with a hammer to leave an imprint.
Once you have cut around your pattern you use a tool called a beveler to push down one side of your cut line so that the other side appears to be raised, this creates a shallow relief that lets your designs stick out. To use a beveler tool, place the toe of the tool in your cut line and smack the tool with your hammer.
Each time you hit the tool move it along your line, overlapping your previous hit and then hit it again. Continue the process of move, hit, move, hit, move, hit, until you have traced along all of the lines you cut with your xacto knife. Note : Bevelers come in many shapes and sizes. Finishing Edges - Finishing the edges transforms the rough cut edges of the leather into smooth polished edges like the ones you would find on a nice leather belt.
Dying Leather - Dying seals the surface of the leather so that your bracer will look nice for years to come. Leather dye comes in a variety of colors so choose the color that is right for you and your project. For my bracer I used Fibing's Leather Dye medium brown. As noted in the materials page you can purchase leather dye from companies like Tandy Leather. Although you can get infinitely more technical with they processes, the steps listed above, if done well, will result in a quality piece of work.
Notice that I ended up removing my snaps half way through this step and had to reinstall them later. Remember that the snaps can get in the way of your design so only install them when you're ready. So far so good!! You should now have both the Hidden Blade and the bracer finshed and all that is left to do is put them together. Start by partially disassembling the hidden blade.
Disconnect the coil spring and remove the blade to give you access to the holes you drilled for connecting the Hidden Blade to the bracer earlier. Now line the outside slide up with the underside of your bracer and use a marker to transer the location of the attachment holes.
Once the bracer is marked, create the holes. Now use your rapid rivets to rivet the blade to the bracer as shown in the GIF image. Alright, only one more small step until you have a finished Hidden Blade, continue on to the next step to learn how to attach the ring that activates the blade release. Now that your Hidden Blade Mechanism is attached to your Bracer, the only thing left to do is affix the ring that activates the blade retracting mechanism, i.
Start by drilling a small hole in the flat spring close to the end you ground to a point. Next tie a knot in your string and lace it through the hole so that the knot acts as a stopper keeping the string from pulling completely through. Now tie the free end of the string to your ring, you may have to play around to find the proper length for the string so that when you pull your hand back the string pulls up on the spring and releases the blade. Congratulations, you should now have a working Hidden Blade prop!!
To deploy the blade, simply give a flick of your forearm and the blade will slide out and lock in place.
Now that everything is finished you're ready to impress your friends and fellow Assassins Creed enthusiasts with your awesome Hidden Blade! Thanks for taking the time to check out my Instructable, I know there were quite a few steps but I hope they were detailed enough so that you can successfully follow them and make your own Hidden Blade prop. I hope you enjoyed this project and found it to be informative, If you have any questions or comments please feel free to leave them in the comments section and I will do my best to get back to you as soon as possible.
Question 18 days ago. I am intrigued. Wondering if a few conversions could be made to make this a top mount application for a Predator gauntlet?
Has anyone tried? Im finding remarkably little material on double action predator blades. Question 2 months ago. Do you have any better idea to replace hacksaw blade to something else , something with better quality that does not break at all?
Reply 1 year ago. When I watched the video I saw that you can only pop the blade out by pushing it out or do you have to fling it out. Reply 4 years ago. That is awesome! I'd be so afraid of accidentally catching my hand with it but I still want one. I am almost done making this amazing HB you designed, but I have run into a couple of problems, and I was hoping you could help me out with some of them. The blade is triggered by a string. You can't see that in the game but in the concept art it's how it is.
The string that activates the blade is attached to a ring and when an assassin extend his finger with the ring on it, the blade comes out. It's certainly possible and has a ton of proof on YouTube. Originally posted by BloodyMares :. Originally posted by TheFinkinator :. Per page: 15 30 Date Posted: 30 Nov, am. Posts: 4. In order to be more efficient in your search, in what forum do you want to search?
Log in. Assassin's Creed forums are now archived and accessible in read-only mode, please go to the new platform to discuss the game.
Thread: How does the Hidden Blade's mechanism work? How does the Hidden Blade's mechanism work? In one of the novels it says that the Hidden Blade is unleashed via a button being pushed by flexing a certain muscle on the forearm, but the novels aren't exactly the same as the games. The spring-loaded knife attaches under the forearm with a leather brace and pops out to wreak quiet havoc on demand.
Master armorer Tony Swatton, the focus of the Man at Arms YouTube series, has created a real-world design based on a licensed toy version of the hidden blade. He started by reverse-engineering the toy to determine the size and how the retracting mechanism works. The actual blade is made from steel cable, a fascinating process that turns the rope-like metal into a sharp, dangerous-looking blade.
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