The Whackerdashery

Buy Better, Build Better.

Welcome! Know what you're looking for already? Use the sidebar to get to the relevant subsection. The Whackerdashery is an educational resource and vendor for foamsmithing. I maintain Whackipedia.org, educate through outreach in various foamfighting communities, design tools and sell materials for foamsmithing, and take foamsmithing commissions. The original goal of this project was to establish a name for my commissions business while also providing a materials sourcing guide, not to become a materials vendor. I started by demystifying materials and getting to the actual specifications behind popular decknamen, brand names, and colloquialisms like "hellcore", "armored carbon fiber", "aethertube", "yoga mat", and "stab foam". When it became clear that increasing accessibility to certain materials and getting costs lower for the community would require someone being a middleman because of minimum ordering quantities, I changed tack and started vetting vendors for carbon fiber tubes and foam sheets. One of the central pillars of this effort is keeping information free, followed by keeping costs low for myself and others. I share my sources and will happily discuss costs with anyone. I keep my margins high enough to cover overhead expenses, and to pay myself for time and effort, but also strive to keep them as low as possible. Currently, I offer a myriad of carbon fiber tube specs up to 2.5 meters long (with options for coupling tubes out to ~3.5 meters in length), foam reblades in multiple types of foam, 3D printed handle profiles, foam shield blanks, and coroplast shield cores. I use flat-rates for shipping, and prices for shipping the large carbon tubes within the contiguous United States can be as low as $35 for a bundle of up to 5. My name is Carson. I am the sole operator of this enterprise. I have been in foamfighting since 2015-2016 with various Belegarth chapters and am located in the IA/IL region. You'll likely see me around at Armageddons, Oktoberfests, and other events in the area. You can contact me for business inquiries and can request quotes for materials orders and commissions via [email protected]. If you have a recommendation, request, or correction to offer for Whackipedia, you can submit that via [email protected].