User blog comment:SamwiseFilmore/Legolas Costume/@comment-25012056-20150618182225/@comment-25330335-20150618232048

Use pipe foam insulation, and foam bits stuck on here and there, around a dowel, coated in duct tape for swords. It doesn't look quite as realistic, but they work really well.

SamwiseFilmore (Admin)  (Fill My Mailbox) 23:20, June 18, 2015 (UTC)