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My friend gave me this short riddle, but it took me quite a while to find the answer. Thought the Puzzling community would like to have a go at it!

Made of wood and metal, I get you home.
Made of blood and flesh, in the darkness I roam.
What am I?

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    $\begingroup$ The title "A Random Riddle" is kind of misleading. Was looking forward to so some random element being incorporated. $\endgroup$
    – Brian Risk
    Commented Mar 31, 2017 at 13:43

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Are you

Bat

Made of wood and metal, I get you home.

Baseball bat for Home Run.

Made of blood and flesh, in the darkness I roam.

The mammal.

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  • $\begingroup$ Yep, got it right! $\endgroup$
    – mbjb
    Commented Mar 30, 2017 at 10:26
  • $\begingroup$ Wasn't this already done, and it like blew up on the HNQ? $\endgroup$
    – n_plum
    Commented Mar 30, 2017 at 11:59
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Are you the word

Bat

Explanation

Made of wood and metal, I get you home.

Bat made with Wood or Metal

Made of blood and flesh, in the darkness I roam.

Bat made with blood and flesh that flies in night

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Are you (alternatively)

A Jaguar

Made of wood and metal, I get you home.

Jaguar cars are made of wood (interior) and metal

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Made of blood and flesh, in the darkness I roam.

Jaguars hunt during the night

https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZNGBZrdZyTE?ecver=2

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    $\begingroup$ Yea or Tiger: As Tiger Woods, as Tiger tank and Tiger animal. $\endgroup$
    – Jan Ivan
    Commented Mar 31, 2017 at 7:17
  • $\begingroup$ But Tiger Woods, nor tiger tanks, are directly meant to take you home ;) $\endgroup$
    – Lil' Bits
    Commented Mar 31, 2017 at 14:14
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Are you a

Wand

Made of wood and metal, I get you home.

Made with wood and metal. Wands can teleport or apparate you home.

Made of blood and flesh, in the darkness I roam.

Wands are made with dragon Heartstring(flesh, blood). Dragons roam in the dark sky

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  • $\begingroup$ Hi! Welcome to Puzzling! Why don't you take the tour while you're here (you'll also get a badge)? By the way, Stack Exchange is trying to make the site https compliant, so in your next edit, would you mind changing your link to Sci-fi SE to https? Thanks! $\endgroup$
    – boboquack
    Commented Mar 31, 2017 at 7:37
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Are you alternatively

Buggy

Made of wood and metal, I get you home.

Another name for a cart pulled by a horse.

Made of blood and flesh, in the darkness I roam.

Bugs have blood and flesh and roam the night

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Are you alternatively

A pirate?

Made of weed and metal, I get you home

Pirates would make you walk the plank or just kill you and you would get you home (they also may ransom you)

Made of blood and flesh, in the darkness I roam.

They roam around a lot as they are pirates

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