Wooden brass knuckles

These walnut "wooden knuckles" are "hand-crafted in Nashville by woodworking gangsta Mitch Roberson." For $40, you can leave a lasting impression of your woodworking appreciation on your melee playmates. Link (via Make)

[#1 posted by Antinous , March 24, 2008 12:12 PM]

The good: You can burn them to dispose of evidence.
The bad: They soak up your victim's DNA.

[#2 posted by Tommy , March 24, 2008 12:18 PM]

I'd want to bevel the edges on the holes a bit.

[#3 posted by Takuan , March 24, 2008 12:26 PM]

never understood the point. Aren't your own knuckles correctly applied sufficient?
http://www.pinewoodkarate.com/images/knuckles.jpg

[#4 posted by SomeGuy , March 24, 2008 1:05 PM]

If you actually used these they'd break on the first punch. On the up-side though, they'd leave some nasty slivers in the face of the punchee.

[#5 posted by Jeff , March 24, 2008 1:05 PM]

Brass knuckles are illegal. I'm wondering if something like these wooden ones are also...? Takuan, I know how to punch but still I've broken fingers. Isshinryu, brown.

[#6 posted by Takuan , March 24, 2008 1:09 PM]

it is not so much knowing how to punch as when

[#7 posted by Jeff , March 24, 2008 1:18 PM]

Takuan, I'll assume that when I have my nervous system upgraded I'll never goof up the "when" again.

[#8 posted by Mav , March 24, 2008 2:42 PM]

Have you seen these?
They are made out of Kamagong (or iron wood).
$20 a pair
They are beautifully made and very, very strong.
illegal...but pretty

http://www.pmasupplies.com/filpage-woodknuckles-1.htm

[#9 posted by Shawn Wolfe , March 24, 2008 5:02 PM]

I prefer Lexan™ knuckles.

http://www.knockoutknucks.com/Plasticindividual/yellow.html

[#10 posted by Takuan , March 24, 2008 5:12 PM]

ancient Hawaii
http://starbulletin.com/2007/03/22/features/artdk.jpg

[#11 posted by Antinous , March 24, 2008 6:21 PM]

This is turning into the Thug Shopping Network. Cool.

[#12 posted by Takuan , March 24, 2008 6:36 PM]

Please. This is an academic discussion vis a vis the merits of Indian hora and Okinawan tekko. High culture indeed.

[#13 posted by ecavalli , March 25, 2008 3:26 AM]

I'd like to think the idea behind this was a clever juxtaposition of natural elements over traditionally manufactured metal objects on top of a background composed entirely of man's inhumanity to man.

But, then again, it's probably just a really rad looking device that makes punching even better than it normally is.

[#14 posted by Tenn , March 25, 2008 10:43 PM]

I'll stick with weighting my fist with a roll of coins. Or trying not to punch people. That might work too.