/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>8442573
Awesome!
Pic related is the weapon I'm trying to construct. (pardon me calling it a dane ax, I should just shut up about words I don't know.)
The shaft? in my head I'm seeing the shape as either a rectangle or a hexagon with 2 longer sides... like a hockey stick handle if that makes sense? (I'm totally fine with hopping on paint and drawing this out)
I'm trying to find a material I can make the shaft out of and I'm not restricted by regulations like "It can't be sharp, it can't be pointy, it can't bludgeon someone to death." Those are things I'd like to avoid, sure but when it all boils down I suppose it could be those things.

I've been getting hung up on the idea of using PVC for the shaft, but I believe it only comes in round dowel shapes to my knowledge. I thought "maybe I can take a band saw and shave the sides into this shape" but from memory PVC is pretty thin and if I'm not extremely careful I'm probably going to be burning through a lot of PVC.
I thought maybe I could use wood and then gesso down the road to make it not look like wood. I'm not sure how heavy that would be or durable, I also know wood tends to warp and respond to moisture and it's been raining for the past 2 months where I live so that could be a real threat?

The head is a whole other issue that's waiting on this foot to fall. I figure depending on what course of action I take with the shaft will determine my plan for the head materials and how to affix it. So I'm not looking for someone to hold my hand and have to spend time helping me, I just figure you larp guys spend a lot of time around similar props and know what works and what doesn't work.