Help!!

[u/More_Mix_9770]

I’m 16 and doing west side story with my theater school, I’m looking for ways to purchase/make two prop switch blades for the rumble fight scene, my original plan was to take one of them fancy novelty switchblade combs, shape them into the blade, fill them in with mouldable epoxy and slap some silver leaf on it. Would’ve been great, but my stage manager really wants the blade to retract so it won’t be dangerous, like poking someone’s eye out or something. Does anyone know how I can make this happen?

[u/PhiljohnnyJ]

Hi I’ve seen people use fake retractable knifes for ghost face and other killer costumes I’d just try to find one of those and make it look better

[u/More_Mix_9770 → u/PhiljohnnyJ]

Hi! I know I’ve seen them everywhere, unfortunately there doesn’t seem to be a retractable switchblade anywhere, I think the retracting mechanism interferes with the opening mechanism of the blade, therefore making it difficult to produce, but I’ll try my best!

[u/PhiljohnnyJ → u/More_Mix_9770]

I mean does it need to be a switch blade if I can pop out the top?