Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: RidgeRunner on March 15, 2011, 09:18:09 pm
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Here is a war club that I made for my supervisor at work. No, not to apply to his head. ;) He and I are good friends.
A few months back he walked into my office and said that he wanted a war club. His wife suggested that he buy one form a "cheap stuff" outdoor catalog.
He said that he told her "No. I want a real War Club. David Key can make one". So I did.
Several of you helped. I will explain later.
Here is the first pix.
This will take a few post as we are on a dial up connection here.
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Very nice.
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OK the first pix posted.
The rock came from a job site in Decatur AL. I found two rocks at the same time. They are very much the same.
A few days later I was back on the site and found a decorative water fountain in a small city park. The fountain was full of these rocks. :D Too late. They were at my house by then.
The handle is a forked Maple limb. I cut the inside of the fork out so the remaining wood was flexable.
Once the wood handle dried I steamed it, placed the rock, and clamped the ends of the fork in my shop vice. I allowed this to set for two days while the wood dried back out. When it had dried I sized the fork and the rock with hide glue. Then slathered on a large amount of thick hide glue. Back to the vice for two more days while the glue dried.
Once the glue was dry I tied the ends of the forks with sinew. Then pine sap and beesway glue was used all around the connection between the rock and the forks. This was heated with a blow drier and shaped with a plastic spoon. Then two whole whitetail back strap sinews were used to tie the rock in. The sinew came from Eric Garza by way of a trade. Thanks Eric. Then the handle was painted with paint made from natural iron deposits and hide glue. The iron deposits are local and I collected it myself. It took several coats to make it look right. Then the grip of the handle was wrapped with raw hide from a trade with El. D. Thanks Mike. That took care of the structure of the club.
The wrist strap is sinew. The fur collar and white Mohawk are both whitetail. There are two whitetail teeth one crow feather and one turkey feather.
OK more Pix.
The hanging strap is made of Poplar bark. Hillbilly posted how to do it some time back. It worked like a charm. The button on the strap is a Raccoon tooth.
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one more
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and another
The hanging strap.
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I have one more pix someplace??? Cant seem to fine it.
Something about the color of the rug, my cheap camera and the "sunshine" lights we have installed above the rug makes it all look more yellow than it is in real life.
David
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Very cool !
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Excellent work David. Very nice war club.
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wicked work mr key
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Beautiful David,That is great work. :)
Pappy
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Very cool! I'd hate to get hit across the noggin with that thing.
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Beautiful work. What is the overall length of the weapon ?
Lane
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Like it! :)
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Thanks for the kind words. My boss man and his wife likes it.
Jonathan: I have no dought that it would rearrange someones skull.
Johnston: Not counting the mohawk it is 20" long.
Thanks
David
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Nice club!
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that looks great - and it sure looks functional!