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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: medicinewheel on February 19, 2019, 04:28:31 am

Title: Algonquin ball-headed warclub...
Post by: medicinewheel on February 19, 2019, 04:28:31 am

Hello all,

have not posted anything in a loooooooooong time. Mostly because I have not finished a bow in years (some are in the making...)

Have made lots of other stuff, and thought you might like this here: it's a replica of a ball-headed warclub of the Algonquin. Well, almost a replica. Has features of other eastern woodland clubs that worked better with the piece of ash that I used.
Kind of difficult to take good pictures of this. Will try for better ones later...

Hope you like it!

Title: Re: Algonquin ball-headed warclub...
Post by: medicinewheel on February 19, 2019, 04:29:44 am

PS: the sculp curl is hair of a Japanese lady friend of mine...

Title: Re: Algonquin ball-headed warclub...
Post by: medicinewheel on February 19, 2019, 04:32:15 am

This is in the making right now:

Chingachgoog's gunstock warclub from the Last Of The Mohicans movie in the measurements of the original.

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Post by: mullet on February 19, 2019, 05:16:13 am

Those are pretty cool.

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Post by: Pat B on February 19, 2019, 05:27:08 am

They are very cool!   8)   :OK   )P(

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Post by: GlisGlis on February 19, 2019, 09:46:48 am

Love the warclub
the scar in the cheek add even more character  )P(

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Post by: DC on February 19, 2019, 09:53:32 am

Is the warclub carved from one piece or how did you attach the ball?

Title: Re: Algonquin ball-headed warclub...
Post by: medicinewheel on February 19, 2019, 12:24:22 pm

Thanks all!

@GlisGlis: yes, the scar is really cool, like that a lot.

@DC: yes, one piece. The stem grew more or less horizontal, had been cut long time ago and a shot grew out of it. Stem became the head, shot became the handle.

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Post by: KHalverson on February 19, 2019, 02:28:22 pm

very nice!
I have been wanting to make a gunstock club.

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Post by: rebsr52339 on February 19, 2019, 04:02:24 pm

Remember seeing one similar to that ball club at the Heye museum in NYC sometime in the 60s. You did good.

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Post by: Zuma on February 19, 2019, 07:09:45 pm

Well done )P(
Zuma

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Post by: osage outlaw on February 19, 2019, 07:40:53 pm

Very cool.  I've been wanting to make the Mohican war club.  Good to see you posting again.

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Post by: Pappy on February 20, 2019, 05:48:48 am

Beautiful work, love them both. Good to see ya back. :)
 Pappy

Title: Re: Algonquin ball-headed warclub...
Post by: medicinewheel on February 20, 2019, 02:25:25 pm

Thanks for the welcome!

I'll post some more, when the gunstock warclub is all finshed.

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Post by: bjrogg on February 21, 2019, 04:15:08 am

 Very nice war clubs. Really like the ball type. Look forward to seeing gun stock one all finished up.
Bjrogg

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Post by: ohma2 on February 27, 2019, 08:07:15 am

Very nice ball head i really like that you worked it out of one piece of wood .

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Post by: BrianS on February 27, 2019, 08:29:41 am

Very nice work

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Post by: Parnell on February 28, 2019, 10:01:32 am

Always enjoy seeing this type of work.  The pieces of wood you chose for each piece are very interesting.  Fun post and nice to see you pop up again.

Title: Re: Algonquin ball-headed warclub...
Post by: medicinewheel on March 03, 2019, 02:20:20 am

Thanks all!
Just finished another ball head. Pictures coming soon...

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Post by: Dante_F on May 16, 2019, 10:03:15 am

glad to see im not the only one making these

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Post by: Hawkdancer on May 16, 2019, 07:59:45 pm

Very nice work!  I like both of them!
Hawkdancer

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Post by: Knoll on May 17, 2019, 12:40:00 pm

Ball style is my fav. And you did fantastic job.
Congrats!

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Post by: bassman on July 13, 2019, 09:14:57 am

Those are extremely cool.