Tusik

A tusik is a traditional Argonian weapon. Described as being shaped like a paddle or boat oar, it is made without the use of any metal.
The Argonian smith starts with a length of wood—anywhere from the length of their arm or tail—then spends a week or so shaving down the wood until it achieves a paddle shape. Bones and fine-cut obsidian chisels are then used to carve ornate patterns into the face of the paddle. Most of these patterns form abstract animal shapes, such as crocodiles. Once the wood is cured, stained, and polished, the smith chips down raw stones (such as obsidian) into sharpened, knife-blade shapes, from crude squares to evenly shaved fangs. Once these "teeth" are hewn, they set them into the paddle using wood or bone pegs and boiled depassa gum, which adheres like a paste to wood and stone. Once the teeth are set in place, the smith wraps the handle in strips of leather or bark, creating a grip that won't slip no matter how slick it gets with rain or blood. All in all, the process takes about three weeks to craft.From Wrothgar to Lilmoth: A Smith's Tale, Vol 2
==Trivia==
*It is perhaps reminiscent of real-world war clubs common to Polynesia, such as the Culacula, as well as the Mesoamerican Macuahuitl.
== Appearances ==
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==References==
Category:Lore: Weapons
Category:Culture of Black Marsh