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Offline medicinewheel

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Algonquin ball-headed warclub...
« 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!
« Last Edit: February 19, 2019, 04:33:06 am by medicinewheel »
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Algonquin ball-headed warclub...
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2019, 04:29:44 am »
PS: the sculp curl is hair of a Japanese lady friend of mine...
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Re: Algonquin ball-headed warclub...
« Reply #2 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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Re: Algonquin ball-headed warclub...
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2019, 05:16:13 am »
Those are pretty cool.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Algonquin ball-headed warclub...
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2019, 05:27:08 am »
They are very cool!   8)   :OK   )P(
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Offline GlisGlis

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Re: Algonquin ball-headed warclub...
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2019, 09:46:48 am »
Love the warclub
the scar in the cheek add even more character  )P(

Offline DC

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Re: Algonquin ball-headed warclub...
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2019, 09:53:32 am »
Is the warclub carved from one piece or how did you attach the ball?

Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Algonquin ball-headed warclub...
« Reply #7 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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Offline KHalverson

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Re: Algonquin ball-headed warclub...
« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2019, 02:28:22 pm »
very nice!
I have been wanting to make a gunstock club.

Offline rebsr52339

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Re: Algonquin ball-headed warclub...
« Reply #9 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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Offline Zuma

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« Reply #10 on: February 19, 2019, 07:09:45 pm »
Well done )P(
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Algonquin ball-headed warclub...
« Reply #11 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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Re: Algonquin ball-headed warclub...
« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2019, 05:48:48 am »
Beautiful work, love them both. Good to see ya back. :)
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Algonquin ball-headed warclub...
« Reply #13 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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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Algonquin ball-headed warclub...
« Reply #14 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.
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