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Hafting a plains indian war club.

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seminolewind:
Does anyone have any info on how these were hafted. I know that rawhide wrap was used but wanto know how it was attached to the rigid handle. I have been unable to find a build along or a description on the web. Any info would be great thanks !

Pat B:
Elijah, I think an outer strip from each side of the handle is brought over and around the head then down the other side then a wet rawhide wrap is applied. As wet rawhide dries it shrinks and the will seize the head to the handle.  This is just a guess.  ;)

seminolewind:
So a thin strip of the wood from the handle is wrapped around the groove and the wet rawhide wraps around on top of the wood then down the handle?

Pat B:
Sounds good to me!

JackCrafty:
If I'm not mistaken, there are multiple layers of rawhide (probably 3) that run up the handle and loop over the stone.  The wood handle stops at the bottom of the stone and doesn't run over the top.  There is also a whipping of rawhide at the joint to keep the loop tight and close to the handle.

I've made one with wood running over the top and it was so thin that it broke with the first strike.  If there is a wood out there that can be made thin enough to follow the contour of the stone and also withstand the force of a blow, I have yet to find it.   :-\

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