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tikimecula posted on 11/22/2005

Been wanting to try one of these for a while. I had a piece of 2" x 12" oak lying around so i decided to try it. Here is the step by step.

Sketched out the Club and rough cut it out with the band saw.


here it is after some shaping.

more to come.

[ Edited by: tikimecula 2007-05-21 20:50 ]

[ Edited by: tikimecula 2007-05-31 20:28 ]

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tikimecula posted on 11/23/2005

Got it shaped the way I want it, and got the checking drawn out.

Started the checking with my 1/4" Parting tool

More to come....

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pablus posted on 11/23/2005

Looking good, man.
I'm a club collector and that one will be a winner.

BK
Basement Kahuna posted on 11/23/2005

Excellent work! I am so glad to see someone else doing a war club! The Sali is one of the quintessential Fijian clubs...and looks dandy on a tiki bar wall, too.

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Moondance posted on 11/23/2005

Tikimecula-
"Started the checking with my 1/4" Parting tool"
What does that tool look like???
moon

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tikimecula posted on 11/23/2005

On 2005-11-22 21:21, Moondance wrote:
Tikimecula-
"Started the checking with my 1/4" Parting tool"
What does that tool look like???
moon

Moon, It's a chisel shaped like a "V". Here is a link to a Pic.

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=31116&cat=1,130,43701

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Chongolio posted on 11/23/2005

T. Mecula- It's neat to see your project transform and take shape. That is going to be really cool when your finished with it. Oak!...that will knock a monster dead on his knees. Thanks for postin' the step by steps, it will be interesting to watch this progress.

Chongolio

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ManoKoa posted on 11/23/2005

That oak will cause a lot of pain and discomfort. You going to test it on anyone/- anyTHING? I meant anyTHING~.

Mahalo for sharing.

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Moondance posted on 11/23/2005

Is it the bent or the straight parting tool? Which do you find best?
Great Club youv'e made my friend!!
Thank you
moon

[ Edited by: Moondance 2005-11-23 06:54 ]

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Moondance posted on 11/24/2005

What stain are you going to use?
Moon

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tikimecula posted on 11/27/2005

Here it is all finished up! I used a dark walnut stain.

Pablus, BK, Chongolio, ManoKoa and Moondance, Thanks for the kind words.

Chongolio, ManoKoa, I would not want to be hit with this thing. It's Heavy and if used right would probably be death with one blow. (SCARY!)

Next up a Kini Kini Club, gonna make this one out of Cherry.

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congatiki posted on 11/27/2005

good stuff tikimecula.....this club is one of the next items on my "to do" list....but I WILL NOT
challenge you or BK to a duel.

BK
Basement Kahuna posted on 11/27/2005

Nice looking club! Many of those clubs are ingenious in all their primitivity and simplicity, especially Fijian ones, as they devoted the majority of their artistic energy to warfare. The sali makes use of one of the oldest principles in physics/engineering- The fulcrum. I alwats liked the Sali...very graceful, beautiful club.

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PalmCityTiki posted on 11/27/2005

nice selection of weapon and also Very Nice execution of the Club. Another great carve.

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Moondance posted on 11/28/2005

Mecula-
Sweet tool you made there. It turned out great!
Moon

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tikimecula posted on 11/28/2005

Conga, BK, Palm City and Moon Thanks again for the kind words!

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Davez_tikiz posted on 11/28/2005

Looks great! Nice job... one of these days I'd like to try my luck at a club like that.

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GMAN posted on 11/29/2005

[ Edited by: GMAN 2007-07-03 13:38 ]

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Aaron's Akua posted on 11/29/2005

Tikimecula,

I could never pull those photos up on my PC at home with the slow dial-up connection, so I finally had to view them at work. That club really turned out nice. I like the idea of carvings that can be done from nice kiln-dried stock with no splitting and cracking. Very clean piece!

BTW, I finally got to the part in your Maori book about the incantations the carvers used before starting on a carving to keep the log from splitting. I think I might have to try that...

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Loki posted on 11/29/2005

Great walk through...you make it look easy...i cant imagine how you drew the checking? any hints?

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tikimecula posted on 11/29/2005

On 2005-11-29 12:43, Loki wrote:
Great walk through...you make it look easy...i cant imagine how you drew the checking? any hints?

A ruler and a pencil, That's it. If you make a mistake with the pencil there is always the eraser:)

On another note, at Office Depo I picked up a 24" bendable ruler for about $5, Comes in real handy some times, for drawing a straight line on a round object.

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Raffertiki posted on 11/30/2005

I have to learn some of your patience for accuracy. It really seems to pay off. Nice piece, and functional as well.

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tikimecula posted on 12/05/2005

Here is the Kini Kini I have been working on. I forgot to get any shots up to this point. It's 27" Tall. The wood is Cherry.

And here is a Samoan War Club (I think?), I am also working on. It's 41" tall. Cherry wood also.

More later...

[ Edited by: tikimecula 2005-12-04 18:57 ]

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Moondance posted on 12/05/2005

Hey TikiMecula!
That gonna be one bad boy there. I love cherry wood. How much did that cherry set you back?
Moon

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Basement Kahuna posted on 12/05/2005

Nice Kini, great, graceful sweep...and nice Apa Apai blank, Mec..Cherry is a joy to carve. It is super hard and tight, and fairly heavy. It holds detail very well..and in the case of your Kini Kini, it will also hold an edge very well...The edges and points of this club should be very, very sharp. It had a gruesome purpose! I carved one of these for Pablus and he makes a show of hooking limes from a bowl to use in friend's drinks at his Lagoon Lounge! It is a thrill to see someone else doing some clubs! Very important part of tiki decor. Tiki bars everywhere will thank you :)

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JohnnyP posted on 12/06/2005

Those look pretty sweet!!!!

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alohabros posted on 12/06/2005

... where do you put the bullets?...

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tikimecula posted on 12/06/2005

Thanks guys! I finished the Kini up today and got it stained will post pics when it drys.

Moon, I can get cherry around here for around $6 a BF, not bad considering I found some Koa at the same place for $25 a BF! (Ouch......so i bought that too!)

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Benzart posted on 12/06/2005

Hey Tmec, that Samoan looks Awesome! What did you use to cut in all the lines? Excellent, straight lines and well perportioned. Thats a Killer Club( pun intended).

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tikimecula posted on 12/06/2005

Thanks Ben, About 90% of it i used a 1/8" parting tool, and the other 10% i used my recip Weecher with a 1/4" parting. I seem to have more control with out that 2 foot spinning cable getting in my way. I love the Weecher but some times the hand tools are quicker and easier for me.

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tikimecula posted on 12/06/2005

Here it is all finished up!





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pappythesailor posted on 12/06/2005

I had to hit the thesaurus to do it justice:
Crackerjack work! Jim dandy war club. I think it's splendid. Your carving is unsurpassed.

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tikimecula posted on 12/06/2005

Thanks Pappy!

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Loki posted on 12/07/2005

On 2005-12-05 18:01, tikimecula wrote:
Thanks Ben, About 90% of it i used a 1/8" parting tool, and the other 10% i used my recip Weecher with a 1/4" parting. I seem to have more control with out that 2 foot spinning cable getting in my way. I love the Weecher but some times the hand tools are quicker and easier for me.

When you use the hand parting tool, do you tap it with a mallet or do you just push it with your palm?

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Benzart posted on 12/07/2005

Well, eitherway, power or by hand, you did na Excellent job of keeping those lines straight, which is very difficult no matter how you do it. ..BRAVO!

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Moondance posted on 12/07/2005

I agree with Pappy. That piece is statuesque, stunning, superb & symmetrical. :)
I think I want to give a club a try. I wonder if I can do one in Oak as 2" cherry is not accessable.
Wes

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tikimecula posted on 12/07/2005

Loki, I use a "full size" chisel if thats what you call them (not a Palm chisel) and use both hands for control.

Ben, A compliment from you is always held in high regard!

Moon, Thanks!

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ManoKoa posted on 12/07/2005

Good form on the carvings and I like how the lines are laid out. Do you push your chisels? I use two hands as well but I pull, kinda like a "hara-kiri" style.

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tikimecula posted on 12/08/2005

Here is the Samoan Apa Apai club i started the same time as the Kini Kini club. I spent some time on it today and got one side of it almost done. I had to stop, I felt like i was going blind after looking at all those tiny lines all day!




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surfintiki posted on 12/08/2005

I really appreciate the straight lines you achieved, I HATE my parting tool, I've never been successful with it. In my mind they work great, in reality...a mess of splinters all over... I think this is where I need the most education. I'm working on an Inuit Storm Paddle, and trying to dress it up...wrecked it. Tried 2 different parting tools, some hand tools, now I'm just gonna ink it in. Friggin' hate it, when I can't figure it out. Sorry to rant. I just love your clean lines, that's what I'm after. Maybe show a picture of the exact tool you used.

BK
Basement Kahuna posted on 12/08/2005

Bravo...very, very nice work, Tikimecula. I agree with what Ben said...a straight line is hard to find...you nailed it. I really like the Apa, too. God is in the details! The Apa Apai was also carved in Tonga with smaller serrated sections. I just picked up a suitable blank today for one...hard to find the 2"-2 1/2" thickness in hardwoods that are straight and problem-free enough to get a good war club. Great, detailed chiseling...keep it up, man!

[ Edited by: Basement Kahuna 2005-12-08 09:09 ]

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tikimecula posted on 12/08/2005

Surf, I have been calling it a Parting tool, in reality It's a veiner. It's shaped like a parting tool but real small Check the pics. That is a 1/4" Parting "v" next to it.

BK, Thanks! I should have made the Kini a little sharper? I need to stop buying books, every new book i get i see a nice looking club I'm gonna have to try.


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[ Edited by: tikimecula 2005-12-07 20:47 ]

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surfintiki posted on 12/08/2005

Thanks Tiki-M,
I'm gonna get me one, and give'er a try!

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Basement Kahuna posted on 12/08/2005

Love those Henry Taylors..indestructable!

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JohnnyP posted on 12/09/2005

Tikimecula,
You have very good control over that chisel, very impressive!
What books are you using for reference and which would you recommend?

Thanks-- JP

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tikimecula posted on 12/10/2005

Here it is all finished up!

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Here they are posing for pictures!

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Moondance posted on 12/10/2005

TM-
Great job on those clubs and really clean lines.
I'm looking for some cherry to try one out. You can't find cherry like that at a homedepot.
Moon

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Basement Kahuna posted on 12/10/2005

Nice! Looks like a 300 year old pre-contact club...the way these should! You da man..

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