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Primitive version of the Sayoc-Winkler axe in the making.

Thanks guys for all the nice comments. I’m ready for my next project, its something that I have always wanted to make.
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The maquahuitl (a name that was derived from the Nahuatl language) is a weapon shaped like a wooden sword. Its sides are embedded with prismatic blades made from obsidian, a volcanic glass stone frequently used for tool making by the Aztec and other pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures. It was similar to a large wooden club with cuts in the side to hold the sharpened obsidian.


My version of the maquahuitl is going to have metal blades instead of the volcanic glass. I want to make one that would make my warrior ancestor proud.
 
Ed,
Your Hawk came out super! I like your creativity. I hope you keep us in the loop with your future projects. That maguahuitl looks like it could be an interesting weapon to make.
 
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