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Main Discussion Area => Cave Men only "Oooga Booga" => Topic started by: Ed Brooks on May 15, 2014, 01:42:26 pm

Title: War Club (head) 1st pic of the head on a handle
Post by: Ed Brooks on May 15, 2014, 01:42:26 pm

I'm going to try to make a club. I have got one head done and need to mount it on a handle. I have seen some talk about mounting these type of heads. However other than use raw hide, I am not sure how I'm going to mount it. Have any of you made one of these? How did you mount it? Any pic's ? Idea's? Thanks for looking. Ed

 I cut an over sized knock in a piece of OS, slide the stone head in it and wrapped it with leather, I will change this out with rawhide as soon as get some or make some. The head is in there (forgive the pun) solid as a rock.  this would be a melon buster for sure.  Thanks for looking, Ed

Title: Re: War Club (head)
Post by: Parnell on May 15, 2014, 03:13:17 pm

Wasn't Seminolewind asking about that project?  I'd search the flintknapping link...
I recall the conversation was mostly about rawhide use...

Good luck and good lookin' doggie! :)

Title: Re: War Club (head)
Post by: bowtarist on May 15, 2014, 03:18:39 pm

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,44293.0.html

Neat club head Ed!

You make that? Peck and grind?

 8) dp

Title: Re: War Club (head)
Post by: Outbackbob48 on May 15, 2014, 05:52:27 pm

I have seen hammers and axe type heads made tapered and put in a hole in a limb so that the more you hammered it would get tighter. Bob

Title: Re: War Club (head)
Post by: bowtarist on May 15, 2014, 10:45:54 pm

Quote from: Outbackbob48 on May 15, 2014, 05:52:27 pm

I have seen hammers and axe type heads made tapered and put in a hole in a limb so that the more you hammered it would get tighter. Bob

celt style?

Title: Re: War Club (head)
Post by: Ed Brooks on May 16, 2014, 04:22:24 pm

Thanks for the reply's, I have seen the Celt style and the rawhide. I think I'm going to try to do a little bit of both. I have a piece of OS about 3/4" round and about a foot long. I'm going to try to make an over sized knock and drop the head in from the top and then wrap with rawhide. Now to make rawhide...The list of stuff a guy must make for this sport is never ending.
DP I did peck a little on the edges of my grove but found wet grinding works much better. Ed.

Title: Re: War Club (head) 1st pic of the head on a handle
Post by: Ed Brooks on May 19, 2014, 01:34:38 pm

A couple more pic's. Ed

Title: Re: War Club (head) 1st pic of the head on a handle
Post by: nclonghunter on May 19, 2014, 03:36:02 pm

I need that for knapping Rhyolite man rock.... >:D

Title: Re: War Club (head) 1st pic of the head on a handle
Post by: bowtarist on May 19, 2014, 03:49:06 pm

That came out NICE Ed!! Sweet Job!! dp

Title: Re: War Club (head) 1st pic of the head on a handle
Post by: Outbackbob48 on May 19, 2014, 06:26:21 pm

Looks like a good headknocker :o Looks real good. Bob

Title: Re: War Club (head) 1st pic of the head on a handle
Post by: TRACY on May 28, 2014, 07:19:00 am

Nice work Ed!


Tracy

Title: Re: War Club (head) 1st pic of the head on a handle
Post by: Trapper Rob on May 31, 2014, 03:04:07 pm

Nice Ed.

Title: Re: War Club (head) 1st pic of the head on a handle (new pic's with rawhide)
Post by: Ed Brooks on June 03, 2014, 06:42:24 pm

Thank you guys for the nice comments. Here are some new pictures after rawhide.