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@donholsinger42293 ай бұрын
Just some side notes, the "Last of The Mohican" club was way over size for eastern woodland war clubs and also made of balsa. I have handled a lot of originals in my research and almost all of them were made of maple and ash and are average 1" thick and 22 to 24 " inches long. The Plains style are about the size of the one in the movie as they were used on horseback. A real nice job on your interpetation.
@JoePierceMaker3 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@Soviless99 Жыл бұрын
explaining the differences in yours compared to the movie was very insightful. thank you so much. i think id make one out of hickory and use a saw blade and cut the spike out of that.
@JoePierceMaker9 ай бұрын
Thanks! Hickory would be a perfect hardwood for this.
@cicadasmasher80823 жыл бұрын
Suggestion: For the decorative tacs, don't use cardboard as a placement holder. Use thin Styrofoam instead. That way you don't have to pull them out and renail them in the holes. Just pound them in part way and break away the foam underneath and finish nailing.
@JoePierceMaker3 жыл бұрын
Great idea!!
@PJGalati5 жыл бұрын
I love the blue color! I don't remember the movie, it's been years, but it's a nice piece for sure.
@JoePierceMaker5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! It's one of my favorite movies and I've wanted one of these since I was a kid. I was pleasantly surprised by the color I got using just alumilite dye and denatured alcohol. This was also my first time using a Tru-Oil finish and it was really easy to use.
@MakerCuisine3 жыл бұрын
This is a a great interpretation, and a very cool weapon altogether
@JoePierceMaker3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@CrossCutCreations5 жыл бұрын
Good work, Joe! That was fun to watch.
@JoePierceMaker5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Anonymous-jm3mg Жыл бұрын
You should make one out of teakwood or cocobola wood. If you like.
@JoePierceMaker9 ай бұрын
Those would be beautiful.
@TheStrayCryptid2 жыл бұрын
It’s easier to reshape and repurpose antique knives. Forging is all well and good but a lot of effort. Your build came out looking amazing either way.
@JoePierceMaker2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Forging is a lot of work and I'd still like to try it someday just for the experience.
@XBOXER091 Жыл бұрын
esta chida
@JoePierceMaker9 ай бұрын
gracias
@kaylamarie83099 ай бұрын
Very, very cool war club. Great job!😊 I was going to ask you where to source that blade you used but then upon watching the whole video (always watch the WHOLE video before asking questions kids! ) your blade is probably made of unobtainium and Ill never find one (and I don't know your Dad) . If I'm wrong, somebody tell me where to buy one. Finally, your comment at the end, "is that not good enough for you?"..hey, if it's good enough for you, that is all that matters. Trolls and nit pickers can always give making the exact copy a shot if they are so disturbed that yours isn't a carbon copy of the movie prop 😅.
@JoePierceMaker9 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! Oh, and also... I FOUND THEM!!! here's a link. www.crazycrow.com/native-american-spearheads/solid-iron-pierced-spearhead-7.50in
@kaylamarie83099 ай бұрын
@JoePierceMaker YOU are the MAN!! Thank you for taking the time to reply and for finding that blade for me..awesome!!!
@dun07904 ай бұрын
So im wondering back in the day, did they just find a good stick and make it as a work in progress over months or years?
@JoePierceMaker3 ай бұрын
You know how they say "Sticks and stones may break my bones"? That's how they found out.
@dun07903 ай бұрын
@@JoePierceMaker funny to think the first humans that found that out probably didn't even have a language just grunts lol
@MrDownhill1012 жыл бұрын
So awesome!!!
@JoePierceMaker Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Hankthejollyspoon4 жыл бұрын
Nice build and nice tunes :) great work
@JoePierceMaker4 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot!
@rwolf614 жыл бұрын
its a beauty
@JoePierceMaker4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@cicadasmasher80823 жыл бұрын
Well, I'm going to "address it in the comments" even though you said you were going to address it so we didn't have to, but technically you're wrong on both placements of the blade. His blade wasn't below the angle (like yours) or above it (as you incorrectly said it was). His blade was placed at the apex of the angle. The reason they placed it there (at the apex) was to maximize it's utilation as a throwing weapon. You're more apt to stick the blade while throwing if the blade is coming out of the apex of the angle (giving you contact with both angles) rather than with the blade sticking out of only one angle (above or below the angle) which only gives you contact if you hit the throw at one angle (or, landing the throw on one side). Or, to describe it another way is to say that having the blade come straight out of the apex gives you many more degrees of radial contact to make the blade stick while throwing. It's basically the entire purpose of having the angle in the club at all. Pretty amazing that Native Americans could utilize somewhat complex geometric mathematical theories in order to make a much more proficient weapon (or tool) and here hundreds of years later, you, a 'civilized' "paleface" still didn't figure it out. ;-) :-P So much for the "savages" moniker, eh? With all that said, it's still a great looking decorative piece you made there man. Kudos. And FYI, I'm a civilized paleface too, so I'm not attacking you specifically. Its more a comment on the societal view as a whole. I just think the Native Americans never got enough credit for their intellectual prowess which shows itself clearly in little details like this.
@JoePierceMaker3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, from what I saw in the movie, his blade was above the apex, but his club was also at a different angle than mine. I would have made mine more like his, but that shape wouldn't fit on the piece of wood I had on hand. So yes, I made mine based on the movie, but not exact. Also if you look at historical references you'll see clubs in all shapes and sizes.
@pross6525 Жыл бұрын
incredible craftsmanship how much do you charge to make your Gunstock war club? and are your clubs usable?
@JoePierceMaker Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I haven’t made these to sell so I’m not sure what I’d sell them for. This one isn’t functional because the wood is too soft and the spearhead isn’t mounted well enough for actual use. With that being said I still would t want to get hit by it.
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@hastyalex93855 жыл бұрын
Me lol
@tonyrodriguez12525 жыл бұрын
Me
@J2_7775 жыл бұрын
Me
@JoePierceMaker4 жыл бұрын
Never heard of it, but I watched it after I saw this comment. Cool stuff.
@idontwanttoputmyname4034 жыл бұрын
Me as well honestly.
@ziongray9185 жыл бұрын
Ive allways wanted to make one from a longboard skateboard because it would be stronger and lighter. It would need 2 boards if you wanted a spike set up. Dude can you make one from a longboard?
@JoePierceMaker5 жыл бұрын
I'm sure it's possible, I've seen a lot of things made from skateboards but I haven't tried it out myself yet. It sounds interesting though.
@ziongray9185 жыл бұрын
Yeah it does sound interesting. I think its strength would be im the boards glue pressed layers. Being Light probably more of a punch due to inertia and aerodynamics. If you ever deside to make one that would make a awsome video.
@brentmelloni38264 жыл бұрын
Long boards are essentially thinly laminated wood, it would be like making it out of good plywood. Or bad plywood depending on quality of long board so why mess up a long board?
@tkarlmann4 жыл бұрын
I want one that's just like in the movie!!!!!
@JoePierceMaker4 жыл бұрын
I could make that. Check out my website www.joepiercemaker.com
@tkarlmann4 жыл бұрын
@@JoePierceMaker So could I. Do you have plans for the movie-version??? (I am a woodworker.)
@JoePierceMaker4 жыл бұрын
I don't have any plans. I just eye-balled this one and made it fit the piece of wood I had.
@masonmellinger53042 жыл бұрын
Awesome club, Joe! What were the song/ track you used called?
@JoePierceMaker Жыл бұрын
Thanks! That song doesn't really have a name, it's just something I recorded a while back.
@pinkymorningstar40545 жыл бұрын
Where did you get your measurements/template from
@JoePierceMaker5 жыл бұрын
I looked at pictures from the film and from other gun stock war clubs online and kind of guessed at the design. I also had to make it fit the piece of wood that I had. So I traced out the board on a big sheet of paper, then drew out the design so that it would fit. I actually wanted it to have a more pronounced angle but it wouldn't fit on the board I had.
@ethanstang99414 жыл бұрын
Do you think making one from oak would work?
@JoePierceMaker4 жыл бұрын
Oak would actually work better than the maple I used on this one. I used curly maple because it was pretty and would look good hanging on my wall, but if I actually tried using this thing it would probably break. Oak on the other hand is much harder and would stand up to a lot more abuse.
@ethanstang99414 жыл бұрын
@@JoePierceMaker i know that the seneca native Americans would use curly maple and hard maple to make their root ball clubs. Your club is not a hammer, but it would work with say a fresh deer carcass.
@JoePierceMaker4 жыл бұрын
True, there are species of maple that are pretty hard. This particular piece is soft maple, I should have been more clear on that.
@nuniegomez29703 жыл бұрын
Do you sale them?
@JoePierceMaker Жыл бұрын
I could possibly be talked in to making another one.
@hikmetcanogul79533 жыл бұрын
Shef Chingacooc guns
@JoePierceMaker3 жыл бұрын
Yeah!
@juanduque48153 жыл бұрын
Es un arma obsoleta, me parece más efectivo el maso de obsidiana azteca.
@JoePierceMaker3 жыл бұрын
Quizás, pero la película trataba sobre mohicanos, no sobre aztecas.
@josueromo70565 жыл бұрын
Make me a red one ill buy
@JoePierceMaker4 жыл бұрын
I can do that. Contact me on my website, www.joepiercemaker.com and we'll talk.
@DoTheRoar-cw6ey4 жыл бұрын
Hi
@JoePierceMaker4 жыл бұрын
Hello
@poultonprojects5 жыл бұрын
Thats cool how do you promote you videos??
@JoePierceMaker5 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I usually promote them on Instagram and Facebook. I've also started making a few Instructable articles on how to make things.
@poultonprojects5 жыл бұрын
@@JoePierceMaker try reddit its doubled my views. I love instructables i just won a prize on instructables
@JoePierceMaker5 жыл бұрын
I'll check out Reddit. Congrats on your prize. Which contest was it?
@hikmetcanogul79533 жыл бұрын
Mohikans gun
@JoePierceMaker3 жыл бұрын
Yeah!
@gagelink2457 Жыл бұрын
You put a longer blade on something that's supposed to be hit on very hard. Not smart. You put cuts into the blade which will 100% snap if used like it's made. How silly
@JoePierceMaker Жыл бұрын
I stated in the video that this club is not functional and will be hung on my wall as decoration. If I wanted it to be functional I would have made it from harder wood, and pinned the spearhead in place. The spearhead is a replica from the time period, it may not be perfect for the job, but people in that time had to make due with what they had. Thanks for watching though.
@MoonpieCreations5 жыл бұрын
The blades not in the right place? Unsubscribe!!!!!! Ken
@JoePierceMaker5 жыл бұрын
I knew this would happen... It's going in the fire pit and I'll try again.