Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We roped in a big brother and best friend to help and this is how we finished the latex sword...

Not easy to see but here Jake is cutting out white material about two inches
bigger than  the sword blade. He decided white was more Elvish than black.  

The material is on the left and he's dabbing latex on the sword.

All over the blade.

Now all over the material...

When it dries but is tacky, fix the blade on the material.

Mould it on and around, cutting 'feathers' in where the blade curves.

Now cut out a smaller piece of material for the other side of the blade.

Latex again on both. 

Here's the helpful big brother :o)

Close up after a couple of coats of latex, letting it dry in between.

Now Jake's added paint on the contours.

All the way up the blade.

And they've cut out a cool handle.

By making a template and drawing round it...

...to make a second one the same.

Cut the blade end level.

Make a groove in the middle for the stick handle and tape
the hand guard together with double-sided sticky tape. 

Like this...

and this...(nice knobbly knees, son :o)

And here's an Elvish warrior looking serious.
Don't step on his blue suede shoes.

Now for the blob on the end of the handle made from two bits with double sided sticky
tape in the middle but with the backing plastic still on at this point.
Make sure they are equal.

And then before sticking them together, cut out a groove for the stick.

Cut into a interesting shape and cover with latex...

...and material...

Last bit - cutting a long strip of leather from a pair of 1980s
ABBA trousers bought for 5 kr at a flea market - promised to love you for evermore -
that was taped round and round the handle...

And finally flour.

More than enough.

And it's FINISHED!

WELL DONE LADS!!!!!