With these ordinary Tools, that a European would expect to break the first stroke, I have seen them work surprisingly fast.

To plain or polish their work they rub upon it, with a small stone, Coral Beat small and Mixed with Water; this is done sometimes by scraping it with Shells, with which alone they perform most of their Small wood work.
Their Proes or Canoes, large and Small, are row'd and Steer'd with Paddles, and, notwithstanding the large ones appear to be very unweildy, they manage them very dexterously, and I believe perform long and distant Voyages in them, otherwise they could not have the knowledge of the Islands in these Seas they seem to have.

They wear for Shew or Ornament at the Mast Head of most of their Sailing Canoes Pendants made of Feathers.
Having described their fighting Canoes I shall next describe their Arms with which they attack their Enemys, both by Sea and Land.

These are Clubs, Spears or Lances, Slings and Stones which they throw by hand.

The Clubs are made of a hard wood, and are about 8 or 9 feet long; the one half is made flatish with 2 Edges, and the other half is round and not thicker than to be easily grasped by the hand.