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Re: norman war club
Reply #30 - Apr 29^th, 2012 at 2:46pm

it's a simple cudgel.

The most basic would be: get a solid piece of branch - between 1.5-2 inches in diameter : 2.5-5 cm - this depends on how strong your are and how large your hands are.
remove the bark and nodules (penknife is all you need), round out the slimest part for a handle and that's your cudgel. I like mine around 2-3 feet in length: 60-90 cm.

A more advanced cudgel would have you drill a hole in the end of the handle and add a leather wrist thong.
Stops you losing the club and also can be used to swing the club with suddenly extending the range and taking an opponent by surprise.

Further enhancements include wrapoping the handle with leather for a better grip. Studding the head with nails or studs.

Me I just like a shaped piece of seasoned hardwood and a wrist strap.

I made something similiar but shorter for tint a few years back. This would me a lot more advanced as it was turned on a lathe.

Hmm thread is still there but club pic vanished. I'll check my computers....
(some time later)

Nope can't find it. IF you read this tint and you still have the club - post a picture

I think I also made one for someone else with a thinner shaft and a rounded end. No idea who but someone on the forum lol

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Mauro Fiorentini Slinging.org Moderator Offline Forge your future with the hammer of your mind! Posts: 3076 Ancona, Italy. Gender:	Re: norman war club Reply #31 - Apr 29^th, 2012 at 3:07pm I'm thinking to make a club out of a section of my old motorcycle's frame: it was made out of chrome-molybdene steel and being empty inside it should be sturdy but light. A post-atomic cludgel! Greetings, Mauro.
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Re: norman war club
Reply #32 - Apr 29^th, 2012 at 6:05pm

curious_aardvark wrote on Apr 29^th, 2012 at 2:46pm:

it's a simple cudgel.

The most basic would be: get a solid piece of branch - between 1.5-2 inches in diameter : 2.5-5 cm - this depends on how strong your are and how large your hands are.
remove the bark and nodules (penknife is all you need), round out the slimest part for a handle and that's your cudgel. I like mine around 2-3 feet in length: 60-90 cm.

A more advanced cudgel would have you drill a hole in the end of the handle and add a leather wrist thong.
Stops you losing the club and also can be used to swing the club with suddenly extending the range and taking an opponent by surprise.

Further enhancements include wrapoping the handle with leather for a better grip. Studding the head with nails or studs.

Me I just like a shaped piece of seasoned hardwood and a wrist strap.

One of my favorite weapons. Simple to make, easy to carry, relatively easy to use, and extremely effective.

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Re: norman war club
Reply #33 - Apr 29^th, 2012 at 8:49pm

curious_aardvark wrote on Apr 29^th, 2012 at 2:46pm:

it's a simple cudgel.

The most basic would be: get a solid piece of branch - between 1.5-2 inches in diameter : 2.5-5 cm - this depends on how strong your are and how large your hands are.
remove the bark and nodules (penknife is all you need), round out the slimest part for a handle and that's your cudgel. I like mine around 2-3 feet in length: 60-90 cm.

A more advanced cudgel would have you drill a hole in the end of the handle and add a leather wrist thong.
Stops you losing the club and also can be used to swing the club with suddenly extending the range and taking an opponent by surprise.

Further enhancements include wrapoping the handle with leather for a better grip. Studding the head with nails or studs.

Me I just like a shaped piece of seasoned hardwood and a wrist strap.

I made something similiar but shorter for tint a few years back. This would me a lot more advanced as it was turned on a lathe.

Hmm thread is still there but club pic vanished. I'll check my computers....
(some time later)

Nope can't find it. IF you read this tint and you still have the club - post a picture

I think I also made one for someone else with a thinner shaft and a rounded end. No idea who but someone on the forum lol

That would be me CA! Very nice little club it is too!

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curious_aardvark Slinging.org Administrator Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 9100 Midlands England Gender:	Re: norman war club Reply #34 - Apr 30^th, 2012 at 1:38pm any chance of posting a picture - I can't find one anywhere.
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bigkahuna Interfector Viris Spurii Past Moderator Offline Posts: 3699 New York, USA Gender:	Re: norman war club Reply #35 - Apr 30^th, 2012 at 10:32pm I'll try and get one off to you.
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LukeWebb Funditor Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 791 New Brunswick Canada Gender:	Re: norman war club Reply #36 - May 2^nd, 2012 at 12:25am Cool stuff. The pic is a little blurry but I kind of think I see some things studded into it.
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Mauro Fiorentini Slinging.org Moderator Offline Forge your future with the hammer of your mind! Posts: 3076 Ancona, Italy. Gender:	Re: norman war club Reply #37 - May 2^nd, 2012 at 7:03am You mean this pic? Note that it's a woven tapestry, so it's naturally grainy: it's due to the weave. That may be the reason why you see dots along the mace's shape, it's the thread. Like pixel art Greetings, Mauro.
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