Death’s Folding Sickles from Puss in Boots

This is my recreation of death's sickles. This design not only folds and locks into position like in the movie,  but they are also to scale and as close as possible to what we see.

Printing:

I recommend PETG or another tough material to help keep the folding mechanism from wearing down over time.

Lower infills are OK, but make sure to have a few extra perimeters

supports are needed for the pin on the handles, and the carved section of the blade. (but make sure you don't have any supports on the inside of the handles!)

Assembly:

the model is printed in three parts (per sickle) – two halves of the blade and the handle. After printing the parts, test fit the handle into the blades and if the mechanism works well, glue the blade halves together with the handle between them (the handle can't be inserted between the blades if they have been glued together already)

The only difference between a left and right handed sickle is the handle being rotated one way or the other, so if you make two, just make sure they face different ways!

If you would like to paint your sickles, I recommend first painting the handles and the bits of the blade carved out to accompany the handles, and then assembling and doing a final paint pass. For the grips, I got some cheap pleather, cut it into strips, and wrapped it around the handles.

Using the Folding Mechanic:

the sickles can fold up the same as in the film, and this is achieved with a compliant mechanism. The blade rotates on a pin extending from the handle, the first portion of which has a hexagonal key that locks the blades in place. Simply press down on the handle's lever and it will allow the blade to rotate freely.