Thread: wood swords

Sorry Spirit, I mean yours is too short, needs to be longer, this does mean that the sword wont balance in the hand properly but in general I make them to be hung on the wall.

Originally Posted by Iggy

Sorry Spirit, I mean yours is too short, needs to be longer, this does mean that the sword wont balance in the hand properly but in general I make them to be hung on the wall.

thanks iggy that's where it get tricky l make mine to use and the balance must take preference over looks




bit like me

LICENSE FOR WOODEN SWORDS????.....
....-I'm trying to imagine the situation: the SWAT team( or what you call it in Australia), full body armour, helmets, automatic weapons, and at least a dozen of police cars ,surrounds SPIRIT's house....then comes some of the "put your hands where I can sea them" stuff , then they enter to confiscate the dedly weapon- the wooden sword......and it's just now that they discover the bad guy's really armed to the teeth -with a whole collection of deadly, rasor sharp....chisels

Originally Posted by Artesano

LICENSE FOR WOODEN SWORDS????.....
....-I'm trying to imagine the situation: the SWAT team( or what you call it in Australia), full body armour, helmets, automatic weapons, and at least a dozen of police cars ,surrounds SPIRIT's house....then comes some of the "put your hands where I can sea them" stuff , then they enter to confiscate the dedly weapon- the wooden sword......and it's just now that they discover the bad guy's really armed to the teeth -with a whole collection of deadly, rasor sharp....chisels

Laugh all you want, but that's almost exactly what happened to me, along with several news vans and evacuation of the street.

I didn't get jail time but I was fined several thou.

I agree that it's stupid, but who ever claimed that the law was either sensible or just?

Anything that can be used as a weapon, even the kitchen knife or a cricket bat, is considered to be a weapon if you can not give a good reason why you are carrying it around, for example in the middle of town a 2 am. But I am an old man, I think I might need a walking stick. It will just happen to be one metre long, made of oak and shaped like a bokken...

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

Laugh all you want, but that's almost exactly what happened to me, along with several news vans and evacuation of the street.

I didn't get jail time but I was fined several thou.

I agree that it's stupid, but who ever claimed that the law was either sensible or just?

You must be really grateful you are not a Muslim, then

Originally Posted by Frank&Earnest

You must be really grateful you are not a Muslim, then

Allahu akbar!

skew what sort of hard wear are we talking about here,,, jail time

Frank do they have to get a permit

Originally Posted by SPIRIT

skew what sort of hard wear are we talking about here,,, jail time

Frank do they have to get a permit

I was looking at jail time, but that was because they also found "unlicensed replica firearms:" an old .22 rifle without trigger, f/pin or stock, my daughter's water pistol and a pewter pistol wall decoration.

I was (and still am) a licensed knife maker but some wooden swords I'd made for the kids and a set of Japanese swords (Katana, Wakizashi & Tanto) were confiscated because they weren't locked away in a "firearms safe."

Obviously, they really wanted to get me on something - especially as they'd called in the news vans, etc. after getting their warrant to document their "heroism in action" for the public. That they didn't check their so-called facts first (an anonymous phonecall ) and that I was innocent of what they thought I was guilty of had no effect whatsoever on the case.

The fact remains that I was charged over the wooden swords and it stood up in a court of law.

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

I was looking at jail time, but that was because they also found "unlicensed replica firearms:" an old .22 rifle without trigger, f/pin or stock, my daughter's water pistol and a pewter pistol wall decoration.

I was (and still am) a licensed knife maker but some wooden swords I'd made for the kids and a set of Japanese swords (Katana, Wakizashi & Tanto) were confiscated because they weren't locked away in a "firearms safe."

Obviously, they really wanted to get me on something - especially as they'd called in the news vans, etc. after getting their warrant to document their "heroism in action" for the public. That they didn't check their so-called facts first (an anonymous phonecall ) and that I was innocent of what they thought I was guilty of had no effect whatsoever on the case.

The fact remains that I was charged over the wooden swords and it stood up in a court of law.

who did you p#$^ off

so the swords l make could get me in hot water

Arty, given what Skew says, it seems a good idea. Or, simply destroy them, you do not really need them, do you?

Skew, I think it would be a good idea for us to shave, what do you think?

Originally Posted by Frank&Earnest

Arty, given what Skew says, it seems a good idea. Or, simply destroy them, you do not really need them, do you?

Skew, I think it would be a good idea for us to shave, what do you think?

not that bad
l do like them helps keep fit

Originally Posted by SPIRIT

who did you p#$^ off

It wasn't anything I did, but who I knew.

so the swords l make could get me in hot water

Yes. "Could" is the operative word. I'd imagine your average local boy-in-blue will quite happily ignore 'em, so long as no-one complains.

Just don't do anything stupid!

Originally Posted by Frank&Earnest

Skew, I think it would be a good idea for us to shave, what do you think?

Nar... then I'd have to invest in a dust-mask for the shed.

Originally Posted by Frank&Earnest

.. But I am an old man, I think I might need a walking stick. It will just happen to be one metre long, made of oak and shaped like a bokken...

....you can't fool me with that "old man" crap -some years ago an old man (a really old man!) came to the workshop to see if we could fix his walking stick, the handle was a little bit loose...What was my surprise when I started to pull the handle-with the idea to glue it in its place, and after the handle what came out of the stick was a 60-70 sm steel bade with a nasty, business -like look - I guess your police couldn't handle this- they probably call the Army in cases like this, do they?