There's tons of posts on here saying not to use PVC for a sword core because it might crack or warp under the stresses of combat. Which made me wonder
Is PVC still considered good for a handle on a coreless shield though? It's old tech and a lot of people these days are moving on to fiberglass for a shield handle core. I have a ton of half inch PVC lying around and I'd like to use it.
I'm aware that PVC as a shield handle will pass as long as it was built right, my question is can I expect it to last at least two or three years?
My coreless punch shield is 6 layers of blue camp foam everywhere except the boss. The boss is two layers of blue camp + 3 layers of 4 pound EVA foam (I also made the boss bigger than the hole for my hand so no worries). the dimensions are 2 feet wide and 3 feet long. The pipe is 30 inches, giving 3 inches of padding above and below the ends.
If this is doomed to break eventually -- well I guess I can build a new one with fiberglass rod as a handle instead.