Spruce burl ball head war clubs

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Two in the rough and one almost finished. Stripped, dyed, oiled and waxed with tacks and a spike made from the tip of a Sheffield sharpening steel. Goes through a galvanized steel bucket with ease :D

Best regards

Robin

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Very nice Robin, really terrific grain in that knot
I think youve found a new addiction, and it looks good on you

mike
 
Awesome Brother, I think the injun's comin' out in you lately. Those burls are amazing, must be a Canada thing, I can't find any down south.....Randy
 
Pipeman,

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I would name this Pinnochio.

Time to look out for a burl! That's a good inspiration.
 
Thanks guys It was a fun quick project, a bonus for trimming the trees hanging over my driveway ;-))
Randy, I have hundreds of burls up here, drop by any time and pick some up. ;-))

Jay, that's funny I was just saying to my Lady that it reminded me of Pinnochio.

Best regards

Robin
 
The first photo after they were cut looks similar to a witches broom found growing on branches. A lot of rare cultivars were discovered that way. Your war clubs are more spectacular
because of it. Great creativity.
 
I would love to carry that out to work, I think the psychological effect alone would be worth it.
 
You continue to amaze me Robin. Nice work, very creative. Quite the idea about the sharpening steel. I have quite a few of them. Not all of them work that well. They may live again as something else if I ever find a knot like that and have the time. Everything you make comes out fantastic. You must have years of experience. Regards, Lee
 
Great work Robin!!! I found a good number of spruce burls while tramping around the woods at the cottage last weekend. You've given me an idea.


Fred
 
mossyhorn said:
The first photo after they were cut looks similar to a witches broom found growing on branches. A lot of rare cultivars were discovered that way. Your war clubs are more spectacular
because of it. Great creativity.
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Hey Mossyhorn, Up here in the boonies there are a great many types of moss, lychins and hanging moss that grow on dead trees, usually Spruce. I believe the hanging moss/lychin get some of their nutrients from the tree and some from the air. This area in right on the Canadian shield much of it exposed so there are hundreds of different lychins. They are like tiny universes. Thanks for your kind comments.

Regards

Robin
 
Loosearrow said:
You continue to amaze me Robin. Nice work, very creative. Quite the idea about the sharpening steel. I have quite a few of them. Not all of them work that well. They may live again as something else if I ever find a knot like that and have the time. Everything you make comes out fantastic. You must have years of experience. Regards, Lee
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Hi Lee, thanks for your comments. If you have a bunch of old steels you could make a scary mace ;-) I guess I have been doing leatherwork for almost 50 years Yikes ;-). I started out as an apprentice in sailmaking at 16, we used leather for certain features on sail corners. Then I made sandals, guitar straps, hippie fringed vests, belts , hats and on and on. About 25 years ago I started making Native pieces used in Ceremony such as Drums, Shakers, Smudge fans medicine bags etc. I was also in the antiques business for years dealing in early First Nations pieces.

Best regards

Robin
 
Onies said:
Great work Robin!!! I found a good number of spruce burls while tramping around the woods at the cottage last weekend. You've given me an idea.


Fred
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Hey Fred, so you must have been up at the cottage, there's lots of burls in this neck of the woods.

Regards

Robin
 
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