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Message started by NooneOfConsequence on Jul 14th, 2020 at 4:37pm

Title: My morningstar (...flail?) needs a handle
Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jul 14th, 2020 at 4:37pm
So... I had a wooden ball, some track shoe spikes, and a bit of paracord just lying around. This was bound to happen! Whatever you want to call this thing, it definitely needs a handle that fits the same look. Opinions/suggestions please! What handle would look the best?
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Title: Re: My morningstar (...flail?) needs a handle
Post by Bill Skinner on Jul 14th, 2020 at 6:54pm
I think that would hurt rather badly if you dropped that on your toe.   :o

Are you related to Timpa?

Title: Re: My morningstar (...flail?) needs a handle
Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jul 14th, 2020 at 11:20pm
It’s not that big... maybe a little over 2-inches including the spikes, and the ball is wood, so it doesn’t weigh a lot, but yes... you probably don’t want it landing on bare feet anyway :)

Hmmm... take off the string and sharpen the spikes a bit, and... razor glandes???

Title: Re: My morningstar (...flail?) needs a handle
Post by Rat Man on Jul 14th, 2020 at 11:45pm
Sweet!

Title: Re: My morningstar (...flail?) needs a handle
Post by Mersa on Jul 15th, 2020 at 12:32am
Aim for the eyes!!!

Title: Re: My morningstar (...flail?) needs a handle
Post by ghost0311-8541 on Jul 15th, 2020 at 12:34am
That would make a good rope dart or hammer.

Title: Re: My morningstar (...flail?) needs a handle
Post by Morphy on Jul 15th, 2020 at 5:20pm


Possibly something like this?

Title: Re: My morningstar (...flail?) needs a handle
Post by JudoP on Jul 15th, 2020 at 6:02pm
As a name: "Uncomfortable gobstopper"

Title: Re: My morningstar (...flail?) needs a handle
Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jul 15th, 2020 at 10:53pm

Morphy wrote on Jul 15th, 2020 at 5:20pm:


Possibly something like this?


I like that look!  I’ve been debating three main options: raw wood... probably stained a nice dark color, leather-wrapped wood, or paracord-wrapped wood... possibly with dark-stained exposed wood as part of it.

For the “stain”, I was thinking I might soak it in soybean oil and bake it until the oil polymerizes... same way I polymerized a rock a while back. That method is  hard work, but extremely resilient!

Title: Re: My morningstar (...flail?) needs a handle
Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jul 15th, 2020 at 10:55pm

JudoP wrote on Jul 15th, 2020 at 6:02pm:
As a name: "Uncomfortable gobstopper"


I like it!  ...or maybe “The Devil’s Bidet”?

On second thought, something called The Devil’s Bidet should definitely spout fire  :o

Title: Re: My morningstar (...flail?) needs a handle
Post by Waxwing_Sling on Jul 18th, 2020 at 11:27pm
Nice! Maybe with no handle? Just have a long enough cord that you can wrap around your hand, and manipulate it like the "sash whip" in this video...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN_jQVvhNso

Maybe minus the spikes for training...scary  :'(

Title: Re: My morningstar (...flail?) needs a handle
Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jul 19th, 2020 at 1:23am
I already have “minus the spikes”... that’s easy! 
Nice moves in that video! It looks like the sash techniques are fairly standard kung fu meteor hammer techniques (extremely well applied), but the double sash with the ball bearings looks pretty tough to master.  Some of the same moves can also work for the rope dart and chain whip, which are both pointy at one end :)
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