weighed my daggers today and they came in at 5kg or 11lb each, which must be much heavier than newer foam cored daggers

i think solid alloy would weigh about the same, however an aerospace alloy honeycomb core, like the old usa ski maker hexcel used, wrapped and sealed in riveted duralinium skins would be pretty cool

pity i'm no longer working as an aircraft mechanic with access to all that cool stuff



well shaped ply would look pretty good too as the different colored laminates would show up like contour lines in the leading and trailing edge tapers

maybe if they are well soaked in resin they wouldn't even need a cloth sheath. doing without the cloth would make them easier to build and lighter

might cut out some bits and start flex comparisons, i know the glass ones can support my weight after my last 2 capsizes and that old nacra daggers can break when being used all the way down in heavy air. perhaps they aren't flexible enough