The real life WOLVERINE: Designer creates 12-inch metal claws that are fired and retracted at the push of a button

The 12-inch metal claws were built by 32-year-old plumber Colin Furze Each claw is made from 2mm-thick stainless steel wired to an air tank This tank is fitted to a backpack and controlled by a switch on the hand Despite this system, Furze can wear the backpack under a suit jacket The blades are so sharp they can rip through card and a watermelon

By Victoria Woollaston

Published: 07:50 EST, 16 May 2014 | Updated: 09:08 EST, 16 May 2014

In X-Men, Hugh Jackman plays Wolverine, a mutant with claws that fly from the back of his hands and a skeleton coated in super-strength adamantium.

Inspired by this, a plumber from Lincolnshire has created a pair of Wolverine-inspired claws complete with 12-inch stainless steel blades.

Not only do they automatically extend and retract, like Jackmans claws in the film, they are so sharp they have been used to slice watermelon and rip card from a distance.

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The 12-inch metal claws were built by 32-year-old plumber Colin Furze, pictured, from Lincolnshire. Each claw consists of three blades made from 2mm-thick stainless steel

Colin Furze began by using metal work to build and sharpen the blades.

These blades were attached to metal mounts that are fitted to his arms, and a plate mounted to his hands.

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The real life WOLVERINE: Designer creates 12-inch metal claws that are fired and retracted at the push of a button