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Offline medicinewheel

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Eastern Woodland ball headed warclub...
« on: December 30, 2010, 06:33:19 pm »
This is what I did past two very busy days; not an exact replica of one but with all attributes found on pictures of such collected on the www.

One piece stock of hard maple, handle wrapped with deer rawhide, incised carvings of thunderbird and geometric pattern, drop has feather of peregrine falcon (a gift from a falconer who owns the bird legally), quill wrapped with trade cloth, goose feather with quill hand painted and rawhide wrapped, hermine tail bordered in copper cone, trade beads and buckskin thongs.
The club has been aged with cut marks and scratches; stain has been rubbed back using coarse steel wool to give the wood an aged appearance.  
Finish is linseed oil.

Was a lot of fun to make, hope you like it!

Wünsche Euch allen einen Guten Rutsch ins Neue Jahr (Wish you all a happy slight into the New Year that means)!
« Last Edit: December 30, 2010, 06:52:49 pm by medicinewheel »
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Offline Cromm

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Re: Eastern Woodland ball headed warclub...
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2010, 07:53:57 pm »
WoW. I love it. I bet it would leave a bump.
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Re: Eastern Woodland ball headed warclub...
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2010, 08:51:08 pm »
Awesome club!
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Offline beetlebailey1977

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Re: Eastern Woodland ball headed warclub...
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2010, 09:53:11 pm »
I have been wanting to make one of those....I like the looks of them, plus they could be usefull.  Never know.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Eastern Woodland ball headed warclub...
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2010, 11:52:19 pm »
Cool club, Frank. You must have a heck of a collection.  ;)
  I'm a member of the Eastern Woodland Ball Head Club!  ;D
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Eastern Woodland ball headed warclub...
« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2010, 12:20:39 am »
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  I'm a member of the Eastern Woodland Ball Head Club!  ;D

Sounds like a very exclusive push, Pat!  8) 8) 8)

Thanks guys, glad you like it.
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Re: Eastern Woodland ball headed warclub...
« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2010, 07:52:03 pm »
Nice attitude adjuster.

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Re: Eastern Woodland ball headed warclub...
« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2011, 06:06:56 am »
wow excellent work frank
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Re: Eastern Woodland ball headed warclub...
« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2011, 02:44:08 pm »
   I would hate to be on the wrong end of that,Beautiful work Frank.

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Re: Eastern Woodland ball headed warclub...
« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2011, 08:21:45 pm »
 Good looking club. A guy could count serious coup with that one. Thanks for sharing  '  Frank
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Eastern Woodland ball headed warclub...
« Reply #10 on: January 02, 2011, 02:51:28 pm »
   I would hate to be on the wrong end of that,...
  ;D ;D ;D

Yes, these things must have been serious weapons with the drop point and the ball concentrating the energy to one very small spot; on top of that, this thing really doesn't weight much and would be easy to swing.

Thanks again everybody, and a Happy New Year!
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Re: Eastern Woodland ball headed warclub...
« Reply #11 on: January 02, 2011, 08:36:09 pm »
cool i need that i think that would get my kids and wife in line to my way of thinking.
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Re: Eastern Woodland ball headed warclub...
« Reply #12 on: January 02, 2011, 08:47:44 pm »
 Frank, that is SWEET. I bet it would leave a mark, too.
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Re: Eastern Woodland ball headed warclub...
« Reply #13 on: January 03, 2011, 03:29:06 am »
... i think that would get my kids and wife in line to my way of thinking.

In a way, yes...  8) 8) 8)

Thanks stick, thanks mullet!
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Re: Eastern Woodland ball headed warclub...
« Reply #14 on: January 03, 2011, 06:43:48 pm »
Ouch.  Quite a nutcracker you got there.   ;)  I like it.
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