Props: How to Make a Stocking Cosplay Sword (Part Two: Completing)

Sorry for the wait, but now for the second part (Click Here for Part One) of Stocking's sword (katana...? thing...?). I finished it just like the last two steps (but I'll still walk you through them).

Materials that I forgot to mention (sorry):
Cheep bamboo skewers

STEP FIVE:
Create the guard from two pieces of cardboard. Then, cut a rectangle in one side for the blade to fit in.










STEP SIX:
Cover the guard with posterboard and tape. Make sure you cut out a rectangle corresponding with the one in the cardboard. Then paint that side and let dry.













STEP SEVEN:
Make the handle with two pieces in a similar fashion. Cut another rectangle in the guard for the handle and then paint the handle and let it dry. This is when you should also paint the other side of the guard.

STEP EIGHT:
Violently jab the skewers through the guard and into the blade. Hot glue them in place. Then proceed to do a similar thing whilst adding on the handle.

STEP NINE:
Slice open a few air enemies (and almost brake a lamp). And there you have. That's how to make a Stocking cosplay sword. Other final pictures up above way at the beginning of the post.












Well I hope this post helps in your adventure to making props. This method can work with a whole variety of props if you use it creatively. For example, if you want to make something more 3D, you could use two pieces of cardboard with a cardboard pillar in the center so that it doesn't collapse, and then cover up the sides with more cardboard and tape. Also, even if you don't need the posterboard, if you use it anyway in your prop-making process, it helps make your prop smoother. Spray-paint also makes for a very smooth finish but you should only use it if you have a solid or mostly solid colored prop. (If Stocking's sword was completely black, I would've just spray painted it but because it's blue and white, I couldn't really do that now could I.) Good luck! MadDog out!