Striking surfaces

[Xanthus Adalwulf]

So, this is the rule in question:

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; swords with a semicircular tip, with a minimum 1.5 inch radius are exempt from this rule

So, does this mean the only sides that need to be padded are ones intended for striking?

(Doodle for clarity.)




Before "GO READ BOW"

1.3.2. All non-striking surfaces must be padded adequately to prevent personal injury from incidental contact.

What's "adequately"?
What's the minimum amount of padding required on a non striking surface?

EDIT:

I'm trying to find a way to thin the width of the blade while still adhering to the BoW.
The more I think about how I could, the more implausible that seems.

[Tobia Blackthorn]

I've always seen incidental padding being checked based on whether you can feel core.

If you can feel core, then that area is not sufficiently padded.
If you cannot, then you're good to go.

[Phoxly]

Smithy just made a loaner sword with a single striking surface, I think to make it pass the 2.5" rule he wrapped an extra layer of blue from the front side to one third of the way down the backside. You have a slightly oblong non striking surface, but it works?

As for "adequately" padding non striking surfaces, I think as long as you can't feel core through the foam you are ok, sort of like hafting for spears and glaives, if it ever breaks down to a point you can feel the core significantly then it'll probably fail.

[Caleidah]

Basically what Phoxly said. The tip has to pass the template rule (Cannot pass more than .5" through a 2.5" hole, but you can pad only one striking surface if you want to. On a blue, a box and two blade layers should be sufficient.

[Arrakis]

I'm trying to find a way to thin the width of the blade while still adhering to the BoW because I assume that all of you brain-dead retarded morons up in here have just been **** hump de dumping along for the past 30 years and that the most recent designs on the Wiki are just way excessively wide and that as long as I can back it up with some sort of creative rules-lawyering, I can build the BEST SWARD EVAR, way better and cooler and thinner than the stupid stuff you nerds have been making. Newbie with big ideas who doesn't want to do things the established way for the win!

FTFY.

[Bevin]

You are in a realm full of amazing foam smiths and generally good people. This is a question that could probably be better answered in person by one of the people in Wolfpack.

[Cyric]

Generally, a thinner blade hits harder, and has a tougher time passing weapon check.

Also, Arrakis and Bevin are right.