How To Build Wood Stilts - DIY Walking Stilts 

As a proffessional stiltwalker there are a few important things I would add to the design for comfort and safety. Screw on some bicycle tire to the bottom of the stilt leg for grip. Widen the stilt strap for comfort and ALWAYS wear kneepads

I made these stilts about a year ago, I added rubber flat square stoppers on the bottom to help walk on the cement, they work really well and they make me, a 5. Foot 13 year old, 8 feet tall

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How much did these cost to make? I want to make a stilt spirit costume for Halloween :)

Excellent design and excellent video. Thank you for posting.

I'm going to use this for my sirenhead halloween costume. Many thanks for the good video!

this is great thanks! I want to be a stilt walker for this Halloween and this helps a lot!

As a short person, I want to personally thank you.

Used for soul worker!! THANK YOU!! :D

You can also lift the lining on the inside of the shoe and place the screws underneath.

Great video you did a awesome job...

A few items of note from someone who makes stilts in this classic design for people who walk parades and other gigs professionally: 1. Use high quality 2x2's. Pine is ok IF you are only going to about 2' or making kids stilts, but DO NOT get the #2 pine you see in the video. #2 pine tends to warp more and can split at the knots or other imperfections which can lead to bad injuries. It's not super common, but I've known of it happening and it's not worth the risk to save a few bucks. The better quality stuff goes by a couple names. #1 pine, clear pine, premium wood, etc. Any lumber yard should know what you're looking for and most will carry it. 2. Taller stilts or stilts for heavier people should really be out of stronger woods. Oak works, but it's heavy. A lot of folks I know swear by mahogany. It's pricey and you usually have to buy a slab of mahogany from a woodcraft shop and cut them down to 2x2. But if you plan to stilt a lot it's pretty light and very strong. I've made 2 pairs out of it and I'd agree with that assessment. 3. Don't skimp on velcro. Use hardware grade velcro from a hardware store. It's often used for hanging pictures, etc. I never use anything other than 2" thick stuff with a good weight limit with two screws to secure it. And even my stuff comes undone. The thin stuff in the video might be okay for a lap or two around the yard, but if you or your kid(s) like it and want to stilt more that stuff will give out quickly. 4. Use wood glue between all of the wood parts right before you tighten the hardware. It prevents slippage and reduces maintenance between walks. Gorilla Glue makes a good, strong glue. I know some pros that use really high end glues and skip the hardware altogether. DON'T do that if you don't know what you're doing. I'm just noting that a good adhesive adds a lot of strength (and safety) to the stilts. 5. Pull up the insole from the shoes and put the screws into the shoe bed directly and use washers with the screws then put the insoles back in.. It's a little tricky to get the angle right with the washers, but if you don't use them the screws will eventually work their way through the bottom of the shoes which is not safe. I actually prefer flat head phillips head bolts instead of wood screws as they're a little more substantial. Home Depot has them. You put them through the foot plates and secure them with wing nuts for easier tightening without tools if you're marching parades, etc. 6. You can extend the life of your stilts by cutting 6" lengths of bike tire and stapling them to the bottoms of the legs using 1/2" staples. 7. Less important, safety-wise, but aluminum stilt cuffs work better than the plastic piping. You can usually get them from drywall supply companies.

I want to make these for halloween because I want to be slenderman!

Gracias felicitaciones y siempre adelante

Tyvm I appreciate you

I made some of these thanks! They are awesome. Just a word of advice to anyone, use running shoes or shoes that have ankle support. I used vans and the only thing thing that feels not so sturdy is in the heel of it feels like my feet will come out even when tied tightly.

I really like this and it might really help for if my dad can build one

size of plywood? and dimensions of the triangles please.

I found that if you put a big washer in the middle screw in the shoe, the shoe will not get ripped out through the soul.

AWESOME!!!!!!!! I'm wanna try to cosplay as either Sundrop or Moondrop

Muito massa 👍

Very cool!! Planning on building my own for a video on my channel!

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My dad wouldn't let me make these because he said that "if you fall, your knees are done for"

those were so cool I am making mine for Hallloween

Do you know the weight limit of these particular stilts? Thanks for the video my stilts are almost done! This video helped very much!

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I make my own Halloween Costumes this is just what I need for my 2020 Costume!

gonna try and use these for a mecha suit dva cosplay. ty for the tips

How much did it cost all together

brilliant

Instead of bolts and washer can I use wood glue and fasteners

Nice

Exelente trabajo lo más sencillo que ví y lo más práctico tendrías que tener un canal en español gracias por el vídeo

Just finished making a pair and they are fantastic! Thanks for sharing.

Boi I've been searching all day for something like this, all the over videos were insanely complex or using items I can't get easily . This is incredibly simple and I cannot wait to try it for my Halloween costume, when wearing them, do you have any extra tips?

I want to make these because I want to be jack sk Ellington this halloween

Buenas tardes , puede compartir las medidas?

Idk if you still going to answer this but. I want to make a wendigo costume and I'm planing to use this for the legs, would it be okay if I put EVA/paperboard around this to make it looks like a leg? Also, would it work if I use this model to make long arms?

Nice video! I was wondering though, is the parts list for two or only one stilt?

I'm planning on being a land strider this halloween, but i probably won't have enough money for materials in time, so I'll probably do it for a convention my town has in February.

Can you stand still with them? If not, can you add an attachment to the bottom to allow it?

Will cloth garters be a good alternative for velcro strips?

cool

Woah!!!!!

I want to be the Puppet from FNAF this year so these will work. Just am gonna need kneepads.

What would the weight limit on these be?

I see there is materials in the description is that enough for both stilts?

I am 5'4'', and plan on using these along with crutches to give the illusion of having 4 legs. How should I modify in this case? If I need to at all?

I want to make these just to be tall (I'm 5'3" and I hate it)

Is there any chance to make an adjustable stilts .

Now what if i add shoes to the bottom were over sized pants and hide in tje closet and when someone opens it i scare them ...?

I’m using some stilts to become jack the Halloween king for Halloween

"I love walking."

I just made these and they work soooo well, thank you so much for making this tutorial

Plese make a more vide

I’m making a Cosplay and this lady is 9 feet tall so this is a help

not me being 5'1 and watching this for a slenderman cosplay 😭

Незаменимы для сада,обрывать вишню и груши с верхних веток( почему не вспомнила раньше,ведь мы в детстве ходили на ходулях)

I would be like 8 feet tall... crap

Might use these for my Jack Skellington Halloween costume

Ima make these and cosplay SCP 096 at Anime Expo 2017

Cool! What's the estimated cost?

Pretty good, but your materials list at the bottom of the description should include the wood screws, plywood, and shoes.

I want to make this for savitar cosplay

Me too ruby red

How much is the maximum weight capacity?

what size drill bit

What's the overall cost?

I wanna cosplay lady dimitrescu, im gonna need to make a 4 foot high one XD

Thanks i need this to be the angel of death

I once used stilts when i was young but then i got scared of almost breaking my ankle 😖😖😖😖

I had stilts when I was younger, but they were the full length kind you hold onto. I was quite good at it, could even stand still, or walk uphill. I miss it. I'd love to try again, but I have a foot injury that I'm afraid would be stressed if I tried it now. :-(

Pov: ur makeing a fnaf security breach moon costume and ur just 13years old and dont have enough money to buy one. This helped me a lot

Thank u!! I’ll definitely use this to base off of when I hopefully maybe make some. (I really wanna make a huggy wuggy costume)

*Laughs in Ranboo Cosplayer*

I cant find the 1/4"x4" bolts

How much did this cost?

i can finally be an enderman

I want to be the new it

Thank you, I can now be a storm trooper without my friends knowing who I am for I am notoriously short

your son should work at a haunted house :D

I want to be a tall death with a syithe

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Would you suggest using these for cosplay? (I want to go as Opal from Steven Universe, and she's about 7 feet tall, I would be about 7'6 in these) The problem is that I will have to design some leg casings for the stilts to make the structure look like part of my legs, and blend nicely into my knees.

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