The Club and Improvised weapons thread (Post your Handy work!)

I finally got around to finishing this maple wahaika-like object this past September:

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I procrastinated and picked away at it sporadically over more than 5 years. It was tough trying to get anywhere with even my sharpest knives... and wasn't until I razor honed a few cheapo chisels that I really started to make progress.

Here's a short youtube clip of it for those interested:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VefUznrWYI
 
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paleomanone said:
Ran across this thread and just had to post a picture of a couple of head crackers. One's choice of defense is all based on size. If Bubba is 300lbs+ and is coming at ya, go with the big version. Otherwise, the small one works just as well.:thumbup:
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African tanged axes.
 
Samon said:
why is everyone adzing all these questions??
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So they can know the difference between their adze and a hoe in the ground. :D

Was surprised years ago when I heard Roy Underhill make that joke on the Woodwright's Shop.
 
Good call "Forty2 blades":thumbup: re: the African ax's My friend got those and quite a few other interesting items when he lived in South Africa many moons ago. I don't think they were used as an Adz with the blade rotated although it certainly seems like it would work perfectly fine as an Adz. Even though they seem real enough, I'm not sure if these were really used as tools or if they were produced to be sold as keepsakes or souvenirs.
 
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This ordinary looking axe wouldn’t look out of place carried in any rural setting. Sliding down the metal collar below the head however reveals a .22 caliber break barrel single shot mechanism cleverly concealed inside the bored out wooden handle.

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The story behind this weapon was that a spate of poaching incidents in a Slovakian national park finally led to a forestry worker being searched, his axe being otherwise fairly inconspicuous until very closely examined by a skilled investigator.

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/05/09/poachers-axe-gun/
 
Samon said:
Very nice!

Could do with a ricasso notch type thing to let your finger know when it's too close.
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I've been spinning it around my fingers for about an hour now and I haven't slipped yet.
Charlie_K said:
Very nice use of a wrench.

What's with the nick in the blade?
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Dropped while grinding, didn't see any damage. But, while sharpening the edge chipped. I did end up sharpening it out though.

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Nothing wrong with that. I'm quenching in used canola and heat treating in the oven or with a mapp gas torch. File test reveals the truth always.
 
Did a bit more work on the edge



Also wrapped the handle in waxed black thread and named it "THE REAPER"



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