A couple of long ones!

[John M Cohea]

I made these two pieces for my table last weekend in Little Rock,and boy did I have to do some talking about them,thet really drew a lot of interest from the crowd!Now for some details.Both are hafted in curly maple with a Tru Oil finish,and both have damascus blades.Both blades are around 6 inches long,and the hafts are 3 foot long.The warclub blade features forge laminated copper,and the fokos has been copper etched.Both the club and fokos have a stipped rawhide hand grip and textured copper bands as well.The warclub is my first,and has a lot going on with it,such as carving and stippling,a and a beaded dangle,that you can barely see peaking down at the bottom.It hangs from a mild steel twisted blaksmith's curl.The twisted curl at the top is a wrought iron nail,and it also features a "shoulder pad" that is leather covered in textured copper foil.There is also a textured copper cross on both sides of the club,as well as on the headcover.Thanks to Scott Roush for the fantastic photos!
Hope you enjoy the look at these,I sure had a blast making them!

 

[1SHOT1KILL]

Where can I find more info on the Fokos?

 

[John M Cohea]

Google is your friendCheck out this link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherd's_axe
While mine is based on the historical concept,it is my vision and version of this type of weapon/tool/walking stick.

 

[leebrewer]

Man those are fantastic! I walk with a fokos whenever outdoors.

 

[Stuart Willis]

Wow!! Very nice.

 

[Pipeman]

Beautiful work John, love the warclub.

Best regards

Robin

 

[HandAxeProMan]

Fantastic! I can't imagine getting blood all over that beautiful curly maple. I'm a sucker for Damascus blades on any thing. Thanks for sharing.

Howard

 

[Humppa]

Thank you for showing this off. I like them both... Great work!

Kind regards

 

[Chris John]

Buitiful work to say the least ,
Thanks for sharing John .
Chris

 

[James Falor]

Wow. I had a Fokos made by John Horrigan quite a few years ago and I LOVED it but THAT is a true piece of art. Simply beautiful. I tip my hat to you sir.
James Falor SEMPER FI

 

[1SHOT1KILL]

Google is your friendCheck out this link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherd's_axe
While mine is based on the historical concept,it is my vision and version of this type of weapon/tool/walking stick.

I know google is my friend....but I wanted more information from YOU about yours...cost...wait time...website with answers to my questions etc...

 

[John M Cohea]

I know google is my friend....but I wanted more information from YOU about yours...cost...wait time...website with answers to my questions etc...

Thanks for the comment guys!I'm sorry if the google comment came off as sarcastic,I thought you were reffering to the concept of the fokos in general and not mine in particular!
As far as info concerning mine in regards to price,ect..please feel free to contact me via email,PM, or phone call.All contact info is on my website,and there is a link to my site at the bottom of my posts.

 

[RMJ Tactical]

love the gunstock club in particular. Great job!
RMJ