ummm just trying to bump this up a bit and i also came up with more idea's
once you have the archery skill it allows spears to be thrown, however this will reduce their hitpoints by a certain amount> the higher %of aiming bar the lower the damage done.
once the hitpoints are depleted you will have a broken spear (if you decide to pick it up after) which can be repaired with bone glue but this will lower quality by a decent amount
please forgive my bad maths and probably bad system for working this out but
hitpoints equal average of all components x average of dex and carp
so q10 stone + (2xq10 branch) +q10 boneglue +q10 dry hide/5
=10
dex15 + carp20/2
=17.5
therfore 10x17.5 =175 hitpoints (which now ive worked it out dosnt seen like such a bad formula)
i cant do base damage because i dont understand it properly
hunters spear: "pre req" huunting, stoneworking,lumberjacking,= spearmaking
requires: stone x1, branch x2, boneglue x1, dry hide x1, boartusk x2> i would draw it but i'm not good at it.
NOTE: BONE COULD ALSO REPLACE STONE HERE LIKE WITH ARROWS
soldiers spear: pre req: spearmaking, steelmakeing
requres: branch x2 steel bar x1, boneglue x1, dry hide x1 bronze nugget x2
chieftains spear: pre req: spearmaking > cant think what else. ONLY CHIEFTAIN CAN EQUIP
requires: branch x2, boneglue x1, gold bar x1, steel nugget x2, dry hide x1, bearteeth x2
lawspeaker staff: pre req, spearmaking, lawspeaking.
requires: branch x2, boneglue x1, silver bar x1 (im not actually sure if silver is in hnh

), deer antler x1, bearteeth x2, dry hide x1
GROND'S MACE: pre req spear making,metal working, murder,
requires: bar of wrought iron x10 nugget of cast iron x5, troll bones x 4, troll skull x1
NOTE GROND IS THE NAME OF THE MACE SAURON USES IN LOTR, AND IS ALSO THE NAME OF THE BIG ASS BATTERING RAM IN THE SAME MOVIE, so thats were that idea came from