# I Want a Guillotine.

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 31, 2002, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-guillotine/121650 "2002-07-31T05:36:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-guillotine/121650/21 "2002-09-29T07:10:34Z")

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[Here](http://www.metaphor.dk/guillotine/Pages/Guillot.html) you go, this page should satisy at least some of your Guillotining needs. There’s a blueprint available for a 1/5 scale 1792 model guillotine, but it costs $35. AND you’d have to build it yourself, but it’s a start. (Plus, you can always scale up or down the blueprints to build your guillotine to an appropriate size)

There are also model guillotines on eBay fairly often.

Well, I hope I’ve been of some help,  
Ranchoth

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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-guillotine/121650/22 "2002-09-29T15:06:05Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Creaky \*  
> \*\ ***Uke** The bibliography rocks, too. \*\*

It was worth opening this thread just to see this phrase actually written out.  
[You might email this paraplegic guy and see how his plans are progressing to go footloose and fancy free.](http://www.cutoffmyfeet.com/build.html)

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> Paul is hoping that at least 20,000 people sign up to watch him cut off his feet. Prior to cutting off his feet, Paul will begin building the guillotine live on the internet.
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> A location has been secured to build the guillotine. The building of the guillotine has started and the process will take a few days to several weeks... and if you are a member of Freck's World you can watch him build the guillotine, step by step, via streaming video! 
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> There will be several testing sessions as well, with Paul using sides of beef to test the blade weight and sharpness.
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