I’m probably not going to get a rapier out of this Instructable.  Still very cool.

"Why buy your kids a cheap, soon to break toy when you can make
them a great hardwood sword that will be durable, fun to play with, and
even look good?

This should not be considered the only way to make a nice wooden
sword, but it definitely makes a nicer one than you can usually find.
Most of the work can be done with hand or power tools. The blade itself
requires the use of a tablesaw."

Don’t these kids look great?  Some of the commenters could probably use some parenting skills classes, as they think their kids would send each other to the hospital.  Er, how is this different from a stick?  Or a bat?  The author says these kids have had theirs for about three years.