Help with Cosplay

[ryuyasha]

Well, this shall be both my first fanime, and my first time cosplaying. The problem ive encountered is, while I have my Kisuke Urhara costume pretty much done, I dont have his zanpaktou, and cant find a place to buy it. Anyone either got one to sell, or know how to make it? (The Shikai Version)

[KindaRandomKris]

I'm not great with prop swordmaking, but one of my friends suggested carving it out of MDF (medium density fiber) board. My Hitsugaya sword was actually made out of 2 yardsticks (free ones I got when I went to Southern Lumber) glued together and sanded down. If you go buy wood, I'd strongly suggest staying away from the balsa wood you'd find in Michael's and other craft stores: it can be too thin to stand up to any abuse.