Foam Knight's Sword

Broadsword with dagger made out of foam.  Bit rough but it did the trick.  They lasted through a kids party of a dozen young knights bashing the heck out of each other (and me) without any damage.

Made with foam, cardboard and an inner core of a hardwood dowel.

Having used the dowel successfully without any breaks or tear outs must have been beginners luck.

I think that in future I would use a smallish diameter pvc pipe instead.  Sturdy enough not to break and can be safely capped at the end so that if a tear out of the foam occurs then the point would not be sharp.

Not hard to make just a bit fiddly.  You want an instructable for it then let me know.