Weapon:Boarding axe (crafted)

A boarding axe is a melee-range Heavy Edged / Heavy Edged metal weaponsmithing template.

It is a 10- Difficult template, uses 10 volumes of metal, and is covered by the Expert Swappable Weapon Design technique.

It is 9 by 2 by 1 spans.

This metal weapon has the standard construction values for its type.

Description

One side of the axe blade curves smoothly, allowing the user to chop at wood or tangled lines, while the other is a truly vicious looking sharpened spike capable of tapping a barrel or puncturing a helmet with equal ease.

Standard

Mode	Puncture	Slice	Impact	FOI	Balance	Suitability	Construction	Weight
Heavy Edged	07- mod	01- dismal	07- mod	04- inad	04- inad	07- reasonably	17- n.impervious	50
Heavy Edged	01- dismal	09- heavy	06- s.mod	04- inad	03- poor	08- soundly	17- n.impervious	50 ... further results

Variations

Key
T=Tempered, B=Balanced, H=Honed La=laminated, CB=Cable-backed, Li=Lightening Red text means that some of the listed information is either unconfirmed or otherwise unreliable. Black underlined text means that it is the first weight in which that value is reached.

Slashing HE

Low Grade

Hard	Mod	Pierce	Slice	Impact	FOI	Balance	Suit	WT
80		01- dismal	09- heavy	06- s.mod	04- inadequately	03- poorly	08- soundly	50
80		01- dismal	10- v.heavy	07- mod	??	02- dismally	08- soundly	62
80		01- dismal	10- v.heavy	07- mod	05- fairly	01- terribly	09- well	64
85		01- dismal	09- heavy	07- mod	04- inadequately	03- poorly	08- soundly	50

HC Steel

Hard	Mod	Pierce	Slice	Impact	FOI	Balance	Suit	WT
90		01- dismal	08- s.heavy	06- s.mod	04- inadequately	04- inadequately	07- reasonably	36
90		01- dismal	09- heavy	06- s.mod	??	04- inadequately	08- soundly	37-42
90		01- dismal	09- heavy	06- s.mod	??	03- poorly	08- soundly	43-45
90		01- dismal	09- heavy	07- mod	??	03- poorly	08- soundly	46-47
90		01- dismal	09- heavy	07- mod	??	03- poorly	09- well	48
90		01- dismal	10- v.heavy	07- mod	??	03- poorly	09- well	49
90		01- dismal	10- v.heavy	07- mod	05- fairly	03- poorly	09- well	50
90		01- dismal	10- v.heavy	07- mod	05- fairly	03- poorly	09- well	51-53
90		01- dismal	10- v.heavy	07- mod	05- fairly	02- dismally	09- well	54-57
90		01- dismal	10- v.heavy	08- s.heavy	05- fairly	02- dismally	09- well	58
90		01- dismal	10- v.heavy	08- s.heavy	05- fairly	02- dismally	10- v.well	59
90		01- dismal	11- great	08- s.heavy	05- fairly	02- dismally	10- v.well	60-63

Rare Metal

Hard	Mod	Pierce	Slice	Impact	FOI	Balance	Suit	WT
95		01- dismal	08- s.heavy	05- fair	04- inadequately	05- fairly	07- reasonably	30
95		01- dismal	12- v.great	10- v.heavy	06- decently	01- terribly	11- e.well	75

Tyrium

Hard	Mod	Pierce	Slice	Impact	FOI	Balance	Suit	WT
99		02- poor	11- great	08- s.heavy	05- fairly	03- poorly	10- v.well	55

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Piercing HE

Low Grade

Hard	Mod	Pierce	Slice	Impact	FOI	Balance	Suit	WT
80		07- mod	02- poor	07- mod	04- inadequately	04- inadequately	07- reasonably	50
80		08- s.heavy	02- poor	08- s.heavy	??	03- poorly	07- reasonably	62
80		08- s.heavy	02- poor	08- s.heavy	05- fairly	03- poorly	07- reasonably	64
85		07- mod	02- poor	07- mod	04- inadequately	04- inadequately	07- reasonably	50

HC Steel

Hard	Mod	Pierce	Slice	Impact	FOI	Balance	Suit	WT
90		07- mod	02- poor	07- mod	04- inadequately	05- fairly	06- decently	50
90		07- mod	02- poor	07- mod	??	05- fairly	06- decently	37-40
90		07- mod	02- poor	07- mod	??	05- fairly	07- reasonably	41-46
90		07- mod	02- poor	08- s.heavy	??	04- inadequately	07- reasonably	47
90		08- s.heavy	02- poor	08- s.heavy	??	04- inadequately	07- reasonably	48-49
90		08- s.heavy	02- poor	08- s.heavy	05- fairly	04- inadequately	07- reasonably	50
90		08- s.heavy	02- poor	08- s.heavy	05- fairly	04- inadequately	07- reasonably	51
90		08- s.heavy	02- poor	08- s.heavy	05- fairly	04- inadequately	08- soundly	52-56
90		09- heavy	02- poor	08- s.heavy	05- fairly	04- inadequately	08- soundly	57
90		09- heavy	02- poor	09- heavy	05- fairly	03- poorly	08- soundly	58
90		09- heavy	02- poor	09- heavy	05- fairly	03- poorly	08- soundly	59
90		09- heavy	02- poor	09- heavy	05- fairly	03- poorly	08- soundly	60
90		09- heavy	02- poor	09- heavy	05- fairly	04- inadequately	08- soundly	61-62*
90		09- heavy	02- poor	09- heavy	05- fairly	04- inadequately	08- soundly	63

• The strange trend in balance has been confirmed. It is likely a bug, but it has not been confirmed.

Rare Metal

Hard	Mod	Pierce	Slice	Impact	FOI	Balance	Suit	WT
95		06- s.mod	02- poor	06- s.mod	04- inadequately	06- decently	06- decently	30
95		10- v.heavy	02- poor	11- great	06- decently	04- inadequately	08- soundly	75

Tyrium

Hard	Mod	Pierce	Slice	Impact	FOI	Balance	Suit	WT
99		09- heavy	03- low	09- heavy	05- fairly	04- inadequately	09- well	55

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