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Sword Tip Question - Template

Postby Blitz. » Sat Jul 21, 2012 2:02 am

If i have a Wood Checking Template that is .5 Inches think, and the sword tip passes thru it and is about .4 inches through the hole (sticking out past the .5 thick wood), would it pass or fail? Because if the wood was thinner, like only a half inch think, it would possibly be sticking out 7.5 Inches.

1.3.3. Two and one-half inch rule-No surface on a striking edge (sword tip, arrow head, spear head, javelin head, etc.) whether designed for stabbing or not, may readily pass more than 0.5 inch through a 2.5 inch hole;

Im kinda confused, since my template is .5 does that mean that anything that sticks though it fails?


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Re: Sword Tip Question - Template

Postby Derian » Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:28 am

Yes, if your template is 0.5" thick, then anything that passes through fails.

Keep in mind the rest of the rule, though: swords with a semicircular tip, with a minimum 1.5 inch radius are exempt from this rule. If your sword has a semi-circular tip with a 1.5" or greater radius, then you don't have to worry about it passing through.
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