You don't need boning caps, you can cut the boning with sturdy scissors and file them round to keep from getting sharp edges.
Bonings for corsetry, which one should you choose? - Secret Times
Boning for Dressmaking: Types, Uses and Sewing Technique
Bonings for corsetry, which one should you choose? - Secret Times
Synthetic 4mm Whalebone Ideal for Bodies/corsets and Sleeve Supports 10 Yards
Plastic whalebone 7mm - Roda Traden AB
Exceptions to Corset Rules – Lucy's Corsetry
Bonings for corsetry, which one should you choose? - Secret Times
Boning in corsets: Everything you need to know – Miss Leather Online
Plastic Boning for Sewing, Corset Supplies
Plastic Boning for Sewing, Corset Supplies
18th C. Boning Research & German Plastic Boning Review – Démodé
Synthetic Whalebone - 6 mm X 1.5 mm