Pre-contact Maori whalebone club

fearn · 15th September 2010, 04:25 AM

I have been wondering about the efficacy of whalebone in a club. It appears that someone with a whalebone club would use a different set of targets than, say, someone using a jade mere. Meres got used on really hard targets, like the skull and hinge of the jaw.

I guess the advantage is that it's easier to make them, and if you get a whale, you get a lot of material in one spot.

Best,

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15th September 2010, 04:25 AM	#38
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	I have been wondering about the efficacy of whalebone in a club. It appears that someone with a whalebone club would use a different set of targets than, say, someone using a jade mere. Meres got used on really hard targets, like the skull and hinge of the jaw. I guess the advantage is that it's easier to make them, and if you get a whale, you get a lot of material in one spot. Best, F