# Edged tools that could be used as improvised weapons **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 5, 2005, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edged-tools-that-could-be-used-as-improvised-weapons/324900 "2005-10-05T15:28:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edged-tools-that-could-be-used-as-improvised-weapons/324900/41 "2005-10-06T07:01:21Z")
I’ve got a [url=http://www.mot.be/cgi-bin/collections.cgi?c=ID-DOC&i=698&l=fr]three-pronged weeding hoe\* hanging on my wall right now, that I’m in the process of giving a fake leather handle, a layer of wood stain, and some inscribed runes. You might also try looking up a book called, simply, _Weapons_, by the Diagram Group. (A good library or bookstore should have it) All sorts of weapons, of all types, including many you may never have heard of, are illustrated in that one. A good read. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edged-tools-that-could-be-used-as-improvised-weapons/324900/42 "2005-10-06T08:11:56Z")
[Billhooks!](http://www.antique-garden.co.uk/tools/billhook.html) ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edged-tools-that-could-be-used-as-improvised-weapons/324900/43 "2005-10-06T08:29:15Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > [Billhooks!](http://www.antique-garden.co.uk/tools/billhook.html) Fork handles! ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edged-tools-that-could-be-used-as-improvised-weapons/324900/44 "2005-10-06T10:42:05Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > [Billhooks!](http://www.antique-garden.co.uk/tools/billhook.html) Never Mind The Billhooks ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edged-tools-that-could-be-used-as-improvised-weapons/324900/45 "2005-10-06T11:55:30Z")
A godendag! [http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~blanch/CharlesDW/images/goedendag.gif](http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~blanch/CharlesDW/images/goedendag.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Coil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Coil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coil)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edged-tools-that-could-be-used-as-improvised-weapons/324900/46 "2005-10-06T12:03:45Z")
How about a normal shovel/spade? ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edged-tools-that-could-be-used-as-improvised-weapons/324900/47 "2005-10-06T12:07:26Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > … our old friend the [Woodsman’s Pal.](http://www.knifecenter.com/knifecenter/woodman/) For your hero’s benefit, here is how to [fight with one.](http://www.geocities.com/athens/acropolis/4933/woodsmanspal.html) So, especially useful against sword-wielding WW2-era Japanese zombies? I loved this! Many collapsible military-style shovels have a sharpened edge, not just the Russian army. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edged-tools-that-could-be-used-as-improvised-weapons/324900.md?page=2)