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kronckew · 28th July 2014, 11:04 AM

heavy club arrived today, profile is curved one side, flat the other, with the centre third slightly dished. edges are quite sharp, tho the 'point' isn't, it's flat about an eigth of an inch wide over three inche. no sign that the end ever had a tooth or spike for spear throwing. carving ends slightly before the edge all the way round the flat tip - which is at a slight angle to the centreline. length/width as noted above, weight is 880 grams, or just under two lbs. 'black stuff' on pommel mentioned by vendor is indeed tree resin. this is much heavier than i would expect for a spear thrower, having used atl-atl throwers. also a bit long. not sure how heavy an average woomera would be.

28th July 2014, 11:04 AM	#6
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,150	heavy club arrived today, profile is curved one side, flat the other, with the centre third slightly dished. edges are quite sharp, tho the 'point' isn't, it's flat about an eigth of an inch wide over three inche. no sign that the end ever had a tooth or spike for spear throwing. carving ends slightly before the edge all the way round the flat tip - which is at a slight angle to the centreline. length/width as noted above, weight is 880 grams, or just under two lbs. 'black stuff' on pommel mentioned by vendor is indeed tree resin. this is much heavier than i would expect for a spear thrower, having used atl-atl throwers. also a bit long. not sure how heavy an average woomera would be. Last edited by kronckew; 28th July 2014 at 11:24 AM.