This is discussion archived from a time before the current discussion method was installed.
From YKTTW Working Title: Wooden Katanas Are Even Better
Egak: This is a specific case of Nerf Arm. Might be a common enough version to be splittable, though.
Dragon Quest Z: It's not. Did you read about how Musashi defeated Kojiro?
Egak: What do you call all the references to wooden swords in the Nerf Arm examples (including Musashi defeating Kojiro, I might add), then?
Dragon Quest Z: I would call a lot of them Did Not Do The Research. If the wood is sharpened enough to be fatal, it's not a Nerf Arm. If it looks dull, it could still be used for bludgeoning or stabbing. It would have to be using it exactly like a steel katana to count.
