Making my red legal.

[A Cardinal Sin]

I've already talked to Kyle about all the duct tape on my blade and it's clear that it needs more padding to make it more safe. What I was wondering is if I take half inch to an inch thick open-cell foam and lightly tape it to the striking edge, if that would be sufficient padding. I'll post pics of the weapon itself when I have the time.

[despic]

For weapons I would say to not use duct tape at all which if you need some kind of tape to hold it together use grip tape it wont compress the foam as much as duct tape

[Batu]

I would advise losing the duct tape and adding more layers of camping foam on the blade.

Make sure it meets the requirements and then soften the foam by beat a tree.

It might be very beneficial to bring it to practice so we can take a look at it.

[A Cardinal Sin]

I planned on bringing it Wednesday, post-tenderization

Trust me, I have plenty of camping foam on it. An entire roll, pretty much. If it isn't good after I soften it up a bit, I may attach an inch-thick layer of the green open-cell foam around the striking edge to further pad it.

I'm hoping I don't have to resort to that though, because it'll look extremely fugly with the added bulk :/