PROJECT FAUST: The Scalpel

This is the current work I have done on my project of improving the Faust Costume. the biggest piece which is the scalpel. What I used was an old hockey stick and a piece of wood. I sliced of the blade of the hockey stick and cut out the scalpel blade on the wood. After sanding and carving the blade and stick I glued them together. next can the massive sand down of pain left on the hockey stick hence why I am covered in layers upon layers of paint and saw dust. it is stll in the un painted stage. I need to work on it and the coat. And Grad School papers... GAH will it ever be finished by time for Ohayocon?