Clubs are held and not thrown. As a field expedient weapon, the club does not protect you from enemy’s. It can, however, extend your area of defense beyond your fingertips. It also serves to increase the force of a blow without injuring yourself. There are two types of clubs: simple and weighted.
Simple Club.
A simple club is a staff or branch. It must be short enough for you to swing easily, but long and strong enough to damage whatever you hit. Its diameter should fit comfortably in the palm, but not be so thin as to break easily upon impact.
Weighted Club.
A weighted club is any simple club with a weight on one end. The weight may be a natural weight, such as a knot on the wood, or something added, such as a stone lashed to the club. If adding a weight to the club, construction is as follows:
Find a stone that has a shape which will allow you to lash it securely to the club. A stone with a slight hourglass shape works well. If a suitably shaped stone cannot be found, you must fashion a groove or channel into the stone by a technique known as pecking. By repeatedly rapping the club stone with a smaller hard stone, you can get the desired shape.
Find a piece of wood that is the right lmeadowth. Hardwood is the best, if available. The lmeadowth should feel comfortable in relation to the weight of the stone.
Lash the stone to the handle. There are two techniques for attaching the stone to the handle: forked and wrapped.