As Halloween rolled around, it was time to decide what I would dress as for this year. After looking at some of my past costumes (and maybe with a little influence from watching “Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey”), I decided that a Grim Reaper would be a great choice. So with that idea in mind, it was time to plan out what would be needed for this build. For the scythe, I started with a sketch to plan out my design. With as big as I was planning to make this, I wanted to make the scythe come apart for easy storage and transport. I figured making the main blade removable and the staff come apart in the middle would work just fine. To get the proper size and shape, I just enlarged my sketch and printed it to size. pieces of 1” PVC pipe. Using a full size outline of the shape I needed, I cut the two pipes to the appropriate lengths. Then I marked which directions I needed to bend the pipes and used my heat gun to slowly bend/twist them into shape. I attached a coupler and 2 end capes to the correct ends, then did a test fitting with the main blade. Hey, it's the Grim Reaper here. I just wanted to take a second to set the record straight on what it is I do and basically to let people know that I don't deserve the reputation I've gotten as being the harbinger of death. I collect souls AFTER the people die, I do not kill them. Sure I have been known to linger nearby right before someone dies, but they are going to die with or without me there. I am just trying to stay on top of things and not leave them to wander aimlessly after their bodies have expired.

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