Constructing a Flail

Materials Needed

• 1/2" PVC, Kitespar, or 3/8" Fiberglass rod for flails <=30" core
• Blue Camp Pad
• 4" long piece of Fun Noodle
• 5/8" Pipe Insulation
• 3/8" Pipe Insulation
• High density Open cell foam
• DAP Contact Cement
• 3M 77 Spray Glue
• Duct tape
• Black Cloth Tape
• Carpet tape (for rope wrapped handle)
• 1/8-3/8" rope
• Trigger

Constructing a Bag-head Flail

Originally taken from Eriador's construction site.

Constructing a Rope-head Flail

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Constructing a Loop-head Flail

Another flail design that is very new is the loop head flail. The loop head flail, although more difficult to make, is by far the strongest flail design.

Construction: (picts coming soon) *Experience helps a lot when building this*

Take a fun noodle, the length that you want your head, and DAP peices of foam over it. Take a sock and stretch it over the top, until tight. Take this head, and gripping by the end of the sock, proceed to bash it on something, like a workbench, until it is COMPLETELY stretched out. Now, mark your grip area as you would during the construction of a standard blue sword, and save the two inches for the pommel. Build up the core with enough foam, and wrap the handle. Take a loop of parachute cord, or some other thin 1/4" thick rope, as long as your total core, and loop the end of the sock through it. Now, hold the sock and pull the cord through your core. In the two inches of core reserved as pommel space, put a large carriage bolt in it and secure it with a cross of duct tape. Create a loop out of the end of the parachute cord coming through the pommel, and tie it over the bolt, securing it to the core. Tie the sock around the loop, with as much "chain" as you want, and cut off the excess. Finally, build a pommel. Congratulations, you have built a loop head flail!

This was designed by me, Daedryk, and for questions or comments, I can be reached at my email- swrdsparrer@yahoo.com

See Also

• Constructing a Blue Sword - the first construction project all new foamsmiths should undertake
• Constructing a Pommel