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swamp monkey:
This is a war club inspired by the “King Philip” war club in New England.  I liked the shell inlay and dark finish.  So I modified the design for shell pieces and the handle to suit me.  The mussel shells were from a three ridge mussel and some blufers.  The wood is hard maple with a cherry stain followed by multiple dark walnut stain applications.  I finished with 5 coats of tru oil. 

I enjoyed the project and will likely make a few other types of war clubs, but I must say the shell inlay presented a dilemma that flustered me.  I didn’t know what to do first, finish the wood then affix the shells, or the other way around.  If I stained then fixed, I risked needing to sand some excess glue or a shell that wasn’t flush.  Thus, I mess up my finish.  If I fixed then stained, it stained my shells.  I went with the latter because I wanted the shells flush.  It did change the color of my shells some.  I am proud of the wood working but the shell work left me a little flat. 
Live and learn.

chamookman:
Way cool ! Bob

Del the cat:
Very nice "persuader"  :)
Del

Buffalogobbler:
Nice job carving that thing, beautiful and functional at the same time.

Kevin

osage outlaw:
Very nice work.  A war club has been on my to-do list for a while.

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