In this part of the tutorial we put the polearm together.

Part 1 of this tutorial is here

Glue one of the foamboard pieces to the cardboard piece like this. Notice that the cardboard piece is a little larger. This is exactly what we want. Glue it so there is an even amount of cardboard extra around the edge.

Now flip it over and glue another piece of foamboard onto the cardboard. You end up with a sandwich. The cardboard is the meat in the middle and the foamboard is the slices of bread!

You have now made one of the blades for the polearm. Repeat this process and make a second blade.

Now trim the end of each of those blade assemblies to be about the same width as your pole.

Paint your pole black.

Now we are going to put an edge on the blades of the polearm. This is totally optional but a neat little technique if you want to give it a try.

Do this process in sections about 8-10 inches at a time so the glue stays hot and you can work it. First put hot glue in the gap between the cardboard and foamboard.

Then use a square of cereal box cardboard to swipe along it, cleaning and shaping it as if it is the beveled angled edge of the blade.

Continue doing this in 8-10 inch sections until the whole blade edge is done all the way around.

This closeup shows you what you are doing with the hot glue. Making a nice angled bevel as if it were the sharp edge of a blade.

Once the edges are done you can go ahead and paint those blades black.

Now glue a blade to each end of the pole.

Continue with the tutorial

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