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Hafting a plains indian war club.

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JackCrafty:
Awesome.  I love the close-up.

seminolewind:
So tipi stuff were there ever multiple layers of rawhide around or in the groove of the stone? It seems like there might be in the original pics I posted how would these be brought back flush on the handle?Also it looks like the handle is completely encased in rawhide is there a seam running the length of it? Finally what handle material would be used.

Thanks guys !

seminolewind:
Found a cool little thread that helps...

http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/topic/57627/Making-a-Stone-Headed-Indian-Warclub-ideas-help-ect

tipi stuff:
Seminole, I went to the thread you posted from paleoplanet. The link takes you to a discussion on stone headed clubs. The guy who started the thread attached a link to his message that takes you to a Sioux club that he wants to use use as his model. The club that he takes you to is not built like the ones you posted on this thread. The ones you posted are very typical Lakota clubs. The one that is in the paleoplanet post is not typical, and is very likely either not old, or made as a tourist object. All of the Lakota clubs that you posted have a single seam that runs the length of the handle, and are put together like the one I posted. Some of them have a narrow strip of rawhide passing over the top of the head before it is covered, and some do not. The sticks on these are not very large in diameter, and tend to be fairly long. The sticks on mine are 20 inches, and 23 inches long, and no more than 1/2 an inch in diameter at the bottom of the handle. I use rough leaf dogwood for my handles, but you could also use choke cherry, ash or any other straight hard shoot. Often, when I go out looking for arrow shafts I am also looking for tipi stakes, tipi lace pins, game sticks, handles etc. I use dogwood for all kinds of things.

tipi stuff:
Out of curiosity, I went back to look at the club being discussed on paleoplanet. The link takes you to a site called Pure Cowboy. The have a section listed as Native American. The items listed on there are a joke. The prices are what you would see with original artifacts, but many of the "artifacts" are a farce. There are a couple of pieces on there that might actually be old, but most are not. The deer leg fan is an absolute fantasy piece!  Curtis

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