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Post by kyri on May 1, 2019 22:49:33 GMT 1
just a bit of logic realy, wanted to make an axe and made a wood axe, which won`t chop wood or make thatch etc being I wanted to chop a log or two to make a stock of tools for our town this was inconvienient but made me laugh.
My suggestion is to have better axes be more efficient at getting/making resources within reason , a battleaxe is not as good at chopping logs as its weight is too exhausting for this use, (...Yes I do have one, no it is not my mother inlaw, yes it will chop wood...and arms and legs! but mostly just reminds me my ancesters were tough SOBs).
This would be true of most tools/weapons
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Niero
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Post by Niero on May 1, 2019 23:21:09 GMT 1
I kind of want your axe...
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Post by kyri on May 2, 2019 0:05:41 GMT 1
Twas a prezzie, hand made,one peice of metal riveted wooden handles and leather bound both for use and decoration, looks nice on my wall, and as a bonus usefull in dealing with unwanted guests!
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Dutch
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Post by Dutch on May 2, 2019 14:08:20 GMT 1
Historical battle axes usually weren't good for cutting wood, due their own construction. They were made for felling people, getting around shields, slashing and jabbing instead of just chopping, etc. Now it varies differently based on the ax. A lot of earlier mostly one-handed axes could be used as both weapons and tools, though there's a case for why using them for both purposes wasn't always optimal. But a small, one-handed ax could make for a decent hatchet and it was light enough that the top-heavy nature of the blade could be compensated for in a fight, and even serve as an advantage if you smacked that heavy top against someone's helmet.
But a lot of dedicated battle axes you really couldn't use for cutting wood, because they were made to have thinner blades. Take the two-handed Dane Ax. You look at that ax and you think "wow this is big", but the blade head itself, while broad, is also thin, almost thinner than a sword. And that's for good reason. A thin blade is easier to maneuver, easier to balance, not as top-heavy and stamina-draining to stop mid-swing and bring back around into a guard position. But then if you were to try to cut wood with that thing, it would just bend the blade.
Why do I bring this up? Hell if I know. Honestly, I agree with you that a wood ax probably should at least cut wood. It's in the name. And I agree that later battle-focused axes should take negatives or be incapable of cutting wood, not just for a 'realism' argument but as an excuse to use tier 1 items even when you're wielding later-tier weaponry.
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Post by kyri on May 3, 2019 11:37:16 GMT 1
Hmm basic weight of my decorative axe pretty much means if it connects, the connectee will fall down!, I`d say more of a bludgeoning weapon than a cutting one, but as a tool its pretty useless, which is why I have different axe for splitting logs, then another for kindling....I have a lot of axes come to think of it...
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