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Message: HTML is not enabled. UBB Code™ is enabled.	[QUOTE]Originally posted by Guard Up Family Swordsmanship: [QB] The problem is the level of flexibility vs the level of stiffness. You want the sword to be flexible enough not to hurt the person you use it on (especially with a thrust)... but stiff enough to be able to parry a swing from another person. As such, we need a sword that is graded in stiffness: More stiff at the handle, some give at the middle, and quite flexible at the tip. This is where the tooling comes in. The tip would be graded from medium flex to high flex. The handle would be stiffer by reinforcing the main rod with an add-on... so it wouldn't need tooling, just assembly. Also, the foam we would use is a much higher quality foam than pool noodles. It has to be to withstand (literally) hundreds of high impact hits on a daily basis. The standard life of a sword should be at least a couple of years. And they get a lot of use. So the quality of the foam and core and the fabric need to be high enough. [/QB][/QUOTE]