Would it be practical to make clay spear heads? Imagine a head that has flaps at the sides, so when you break them off, you are left with sharp edges (like broken glass, but intentional)
Spear Heads
Would it be practical to make clay spear heads? Imagine a head that has flaps at the sides, so when you break them off, you are left with sharp edges (like broken glass, but intentional)
They sound good in theory, but the time it takes to bake them in a kiln (or even in some coals) properly it would be impractical. It would be far easier to carve a point in the wood and then harden it with some heat.
But that is just my idea on the matter.
If you have the materials available in your area, a stone or shell spearhead can be made in just a few minutes and will hold up (IMO) better than clay. Additionally, as Whitechapel said the resources needed to fire them may require additional effort and be time consuming.. Carved points are an option as well.
To add to Crash's post. Bone and teeth were often used as well. Sometimes bone was shaped into teeth shaped arrowheads.
http://lithiccastinglab.com/gallery-...ointslarge.htm
In South Florida Pre-Columbian people used shell, bone, teeth and fire hardened hardwood.
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