Want to Build Your Own Sonic Screwdriver Prop? Get Started Here

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“Who looks at a screwdriver and thinks, ‘Ooh, this could be a little more sonic’?”

~ Captain Jack Harkness, The Doctor Dances.

Is there an upcoming Doctor Who convention you’re going to? Yes, you say? Oh, well then you’ll probably be going in cosplay if you truly are a super-nerd like me. Who or what should I go as, you might ask? The Doctor, of course! Unless you’re going as an incarnation that used alternative devices or methods for fixing things and doing Time Lord stuff, you’ll need a sonic screwdriver. If you’re preparing for a convention, having a Who-themed party, or you just want a sonic screwdriver (because why not?), below is a video on making your own sonic. Why make one when you can just buy one? Because it’s much cooler, that’s why!

Okay… I’ll admit… I bought mine. As did our very own Brian Terranova, who, in his review of the Rubbertoe Replica of the Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors’ sonic, said:

“Let’s be fair, once you open this box, you’re not likely to put the sonic back into it are you? No! You’re going to display it. Or play with it. Or both. Probably both. But you can’t just leave it on a shelf, it needs a throne of its own. It needs to claim its space on that shelf!”

This tutorial shows how to make the Tenth Doctor’s sonic screwdriver, but other tutorials online show ways to throw together a sonic from a different incarnation. Check this out:

Pretty cool, huh?

If you’re a Classic Who fan, check out this tutorial on how to make a Fourth Doctor sonic screwdriver. Part 1 handles the main body of the sonic screwdriver, while Part 2 handles the electronics.

Maybe you aren’t interested in making your own sonic but you are curious about modifying one you already have in some way. Is there something that you think the creators of the toy prop just didn’t get exactly right? Or maybe you have an Eleventh Doctor sonic screwdriver and the big red button that you have to press when it’s in the extended position is bothering you.

Seek no more, my friend. Check this out to get an idea of how to modify and improve your Eleventh Doctor sonic screwdriver.

Content with the way your sonic screwdriver works but feel like it looks too much like a toy? Here’s a surprisingly simple yet interesting tutorial that might meet your needs. Personally, I think this procedure could be used for any sonic, but you can be the judge.

With all this talk about making your own sonic screwdriver prop or modifying one you already have, you might be thinking: will we ever see a real-life sonic screwdriver invented? If you’re a science geek like I am, or if you’re just going crazy on the Internet watching everything from cat videos to tutorials on how to turn your car into a jet ski, check this out:

Right. Anyone else up for reversing the polarity of the neutron flow?

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