type of wood used: from ash tree.
The "ash" of "ash tree" comes from an Old English word, "æsc," meaning "spear."
spear
Arrow, spear, spike, stake, stalk, or stick are five letter words for shaft.
A spear is made of a long shaft of wood attached to a sharpened head. The head of a spear was either stone, or in later days, some type of metal with iron being the strongest.
They used a spear with stainless steel head and graphite shaft.
A wooden shaft and a spear head of sharply pointed iron.
A boar spear is a spear used for hunting and killing boar, consisting of two lugs or wings on the spearsocket behind the blade, which act as a barrier to prevent an injured and furious boar from working its way up the shaft of the spear to attack a hunter.
First she worked down some sea elephant teeth into the head of the spear using a barbed point. She then made a ring and faastened it to the end of the shaft, and into this ring fitted the head, witch was tied to a long string made of braided sinew. When the spear was thrown and struck the devilfish, the head came loose from the shaft. The shaft floated on the water, but the pointed barb was held by the string witch was tied was tied to her wrist. This spear was especially good because it could be thrown from a distance.
The dimensions of a Viking or medieval spear varied, but generally, they ranged from 6 to 10 feet in length. The spearhead itself was typically around 5 to 12 inches long. The shaft was made of wood, often ash, and was usually about 1 to 1.5 inches in diameter.
Shaft: oak, ash and yew. Feathers for the fletching, iron for the broadhead.
A spear typically has three main edges: one at the tip (the point), and two along the shaft where the blade or point is attached. However, the exact number of edges can vary depending on the design of the spear, as some may have additional cutting edges or features. In general, the spear's design is primarily focused on its point for piercing rather than having multiple edges.
It is used for hunting by the Aborigines. It has also been used as a weapon.