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Hafting a plains indian war club.

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seminolewind:
That's what I was thinking that the handle must stop at the stone. I have seen handles on grooved stones where the handle was split and wrapped around the stone. seems that if the handle stops at the stone the rawhide would provide a little flexibility. I guess I'm gonna have to experiment with it. Also do you have any ideas on how to keep the wife from yelling at me when I'm peckin and grindin all day ?!?

Pat B:
Being a pecker will always get you in trouble at home.  ;D

Stoker:
I could be wrong but... The one at 11 oclock seems to be different... It appears that the branch has a fork and the stone is cradled in it...
Thanks Leroy

JackCrafty:
Hmmm...  maybe get some power tools for the pecking and grinding?  And a sound-proof room?  That wife yelling thing can age you quicker than too much time in a tanning booth!.   :o

tipi stuff:
They were done several different ways. On some of them, the head was simply held on by the rawhide. With others, the head was grooved to hold a piece of stick or rawhide, or a hole was bored into the head and the stick inserted. Some had a groove and a hole. The vast majority of them had the rawhide attached to the handle with a single seam. Where the rawhide reaches the head, it is folded over the top and a Y shaped seam is formed. This way you only have one seam running up the handle.

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