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Apr 13 2012, 5:44 PM EDT by
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The Macuahuitl and the Tepoztopilli were the main weapons used by the aztecs
The Macuahuitl was a wooden club that had glass embedded around the edges this mdade to club capable of decapitating a man.
The Tepoztopilli was essentially the same thing but in spear form.
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RE: Aztec weaponry?
By: ,
Apr 13 2012, 5:44 PM EDT
Gotcha. The concept makes sense. In my parents neighborhood, there is a bike grown into a tree, so I've definitely seen it.
The only thing that makes me think this wouldn't work is mass production. Figure every warrior needs at least one weapon, and trees don't exactly grow around items super fast.
I'm sure there are faster ways to go about making a weapon. I always liked the scene in The Hunted where the soldiers are sitting around making rock knives.
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waxood staff
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Jan 5 2012, 6:35 AM EST by
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i know that shaolin monks have made excellent staffs out of this type of wood. it is light and very flexible but durable enough to break open clay baked pot ( which is much harder than a z-skull) so you could sharpen one end to a pointfor penetration and the shaft itself is hard enough to colapse skulls
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Jan 5 2012, 6:35 AM EST
"... or even just a regular old woodcutting ax." =^_^= Totally King, a staff should make a much better escaping weapon/tool than a killing weapon/tool. Practice with a buddy to figure out it's limitations and usefulness. Some pointers, they really aren't good at sweeping people to the ground... maybe if you're really good at it, but don't bank on that one without tons of experience, in which case you should be telling me a thing or two =^_^= Instead, you may even have better luck jabbing at the patella in hopes of breaking it. Lots of accuracy and a little luck would be required and remember, all low attacks reduce your range. =*_*= Straight jabs are good at holding people back, in a sense. A blow against a living target who feels pain should hit solidly and at about the center of gravity (Normally I advise against this, but using a staff gives you enough distance (Barely!) to keep the zombie from falling right toward you.) Zombies might not respond much to a blow to the side of the head for disorientation, and may keep coming... It might not have enough energy to stagger an attacker who doesn't feel pain. Jabs would likely glance off the skull, but could potentially knock them over. And toy around with this, learning how to break an opponent's grasp on you using the staff as a pry bar. Kicks may be involved. Keep in mind the zombie's posture of having it's arms outreaching, you may find it easy to push the zombie's body by applying force to the upper arm, shoulder, arm pit regions (practice so the staff doesn't glance off, and yes this requires a strong stance. =*_*= After such an off balancing maneuver you may find that you can easily hook the staff around the back of the neck to drop the staggering zombie to the ground. =^_^= Don't try this part on the person seriously though! =O_O=
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Baseball Bats
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May 17 2011, 3:31 AM EDT by
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Im sure if you found a baseball bat made of birch or maple or any good hard wood would work just fine. and if your lookin for a little more weight and damage capability, take some chain and coil it tightly around the bat and screw the chain onto the bat. Putting some nails or screws into the head of the bat also would do some damage.
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May 17 2011, 3:31 AM EDT
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1.) I think we all talk too much about ideas or concepts we've only imagined, not that we've actually tested.
2.) That said, I know for a fact that I can hold an ice cube in my hand and strike it with the convex side of a light dinner spoon and shatter it very neatly.
3.) That makes me think that since (I'm pretty sure) efficiency in inflicting blunt force trauma is about focusing the force of the blow on the smallest spot, then it would seem that round objects, like pipes or baseball bats, would make the most effective bludgeons.
I vote with the idea that a baseball bat, steel pipe, or even a section of 1 3/8" diameter closet rod would be very efficient in crushing zombie skulls. Light, yes, but enables a fast swing and - if you hit the target squarely - the convex surface focuses the energy and makes a better impact.
I have pondered more than once how to attach something round (about the size of a fast-pitch softball) and hard (like hollow steel, but where the hell do you get such a thing?) to the end of a post-hole digger handle. I bet that would smash a skull.
And BTW, Cold Steel makes two things I'd love to test - one is an allegedly unbreakable plastic baseball bat (two lengths) and the other is a 2' long plastic war club with a round ball for a head. I don't know how it's weighted, or whether the plastic is molded around some metal ball, but I bet it's really efficient.
Oh, and in regard to "testing" clubs and swords and such, would anyone agree that a coconut might offer the best test target? Since my supply of fresh skulls is running low" i think a coconut would work good for a testing object but maybe something a little harder...or add something to the outside of the coconut to simulate flesh....i think i might start testing weapons on them :) good idea #4buck
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the Maori war club
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Feb 13 2011, 7:01 PM EST by
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Thread started: Feb 12 2011, 10:51 PM EST
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capable of taking the skull apart with a single blow this tribal weapon is small and easy to carry, worth looking into. You could probably make one in a day in a wood shop
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Feb 13 2011, 7:01 PM EST
"Yeah, I'm going to have to be careful about that shin chopping thing cuz that would suck.
Oh, the pompous grass doesn't seem to do any damage? It doesn't really even effect the finish much or damage the edge? Awwww, its okay, I'll treat it better though! I never thought about it's feelings in the subject matter. =*_*=
Specially molding a rebar and concrete club does sound kinda neat.. =^_^= that sucks that you lost it though. Perhaps you could make another? " ...Dude I used a razor sharp Bush Machete (Cold Steel) and the edge got worn smooth twice on a single bush. That stuff is brutal. I could but I'm working on other projects. :P
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oak
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Dec 6 2010, 12:07 PM EST by
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oak wood is hardest wood but you may find it difficult to cut
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Dec 6 2010, 12:07 PM EST
osage is one of the best woods out there for making bows, just ask Dave....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGz6Pxx31FE
its a 6 part series about 90 min long showing Dave Canterbury making a bow from scratch using only an axe and a planeing knife.
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Wooden weapons
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Nov 21 2010, 12:28 PM EST by
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I think wood as a weapon would be very plausible. Only because it was used for centuries. Except for the criteria of one handed use. I saw a movie where someone took a hammer and chisel to a peice of wood like a 2X4 and just made a small handle in the peice of wood, putting tape around the handle and cracking heads with of course two hands, even a stick, if properly sharpened can be stuck threw the eye socket no? But it requires dangour levels of CQC (Close quarters combat) with something that wants to eat you.
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Nov 21 2010, 12:28 PM EST
The first recorded weapons in history were clubs made of bone and wood, so they have been proven to be able to do damage, at least. The quality of the wood will make a huge difference though.
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good wood, and easy to find
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Aug 21 2010, 4:31 PM EDT by
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Bulsa. It is a hardwood that is the strongest in terms of Stiffness, Bendability and Compressibility. It is far stronger then oak or pine.It is also mothproof! You can find it almost anywhere, just go to any D.I.Y stores, you can most probably find it there, it may be heavy but its a hard wood so it will just crack zombie heads open like eggs! Hope this help...
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By: jim_467,
Aug 21 2010, 4:31 PM EDT
their is also a self adhering tape thet you can get that could form to a handle, and has a lot of other uses as well. try googling "rescue tape", i'm also new to this site, and read this post kinda late, sorry
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your weapon
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May 24 2010, 5:37 PM EDT by
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this was a post i made to reply to some one who wanted unconventional wooden weapons, since he had a lot of wood around and didnt want it to go to waste, and i meant to say unopened soda bottle, which is actually very hard to swing through with an unsharpened piece of wood so yeah
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May 24 2010, 5:37 PM EDT
"don't use wood, it would break. Use daggers and wrist blades, and your own fists if you're like me and have armor that is strong enough to sit in a crowd of zombies and die from lack of food and water. then you can just rip their heads off" If you are close enough to use your dagger, "wristblade" you are way too close. Being close enough for a blade on your wrist you increase your chance of infection exponentially. I doubt your armor is tough enough to withstand the tearing beating and biting of a large horde or zombies. In conclusion a dagger or "wrist blade" is a very bad idea, even if it gives you a +10 strength buff. :o
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Good Ol Hickory
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Nov 24 2009, 5:04 PM EST by
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Thread started: Nov 23 2009, 1:59 AM EST
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Hickory has been used as handles for axes and other tools used for a long time. There might be something to that.
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perfect type of wood to use!!
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Oct 10 2009, 4:21 PM EDT by
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the perfect type of wood to use is "Gijo ironwood", its a very rare wood that you can only find here in the philippines. its stands up to its name as "ironwood" because it literally is like iron, its a bit heavier than normal wood, but it has that metalish feel when you hold it, it is also as solid as steel, it can bring and withstand thousands of devastating blows. but other than that it has every detail that you want in the above.
the downside though is that you can only get it in the philippines, unless you get to find one in the web and be able to ship it.
if you cant find this type of wood you can also use molave and kamagong, they are similar to the gijo, and are considered as ironwood but is not as strong as it.
by the way, i found this info in http://traditionalfilipinoweapons.com/GiroIronwoodSticks.html
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Oct 10 2009, 4:21 PM EDT
It reaaally depends on what you're useing it for.
Post Z-day you really won't be able to use power tools. And when working with hand tools, the strength of the wood is both an advantage and a disadvantage. The harder the wood, the more effort it takes to cut and shape it.
If you're making something simple like lengths of wood to barricade a door, you can just use a bow saw, and get it done fast enough. But if you're working on something bigger, or something that might require more skill/ detailed work ( like a weapon) it might pay to make it out of something softer, with better tensile strength, and just put the ironwood on the parts where compressive strength and rigidness is really needed.
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