July 2009 Yes, this is made of cardboard, but not corrugated cardboard. Thin cardboard laminated for the blade, and the cardboard from a binder for the guard and the hilt. All laminated, cut, sanded to shape, then painted. I am annoyed at the angle of the blade at the hilt. It isn't as smooth as I would have liked, makes the blade look crooked. It is suppose to be a replica of Kurando Inugami's basic katana from Shadow Hearts II. I put this in papercraft because cardboard is a type of really thick paper...