Leather and Foam Crafting Tutorial - Runeblade

This is the digital pattern of an cosplay runesword. This is more of a mixed form between foam and leather build with a medium degree of difficulty. It is easy to exchange leather part with foam. So far I can only recommend it as a cosplay weapon, as I have not tested it as a larp weapon. Quite a lot of glue is used and several waiting times are involved. The core is made by a smalle piece of wood wrapped in foam and leather. This makes it stable, good to handle and save. The overall weight is about 750g, it still has a strong swing, so it still is unpleasant to be hit by it with it, so be carefull when handling. Difficulty: medium Tools needed: basic to advanced Recommended materials - 2,5 mm (6 oz) veg. tanned leather - soft leather usually used for cloth (2 straps 6 cm [2 2/5 inch] wide, 1 m [3 foot] long and wrapping for the handle) - soft drying glue (wooden glue) - Ultra high density EVA foam - Low high density EVA foam (2 straps 2 cm [4/5 inch] wide 1 m [3 foot] l