the secret is to find a whole tree not lumber... that is slow grown with little water; this makes the densest wood and these trees are selected by weapon makers.

Man, I would love to own one of those weapons. Looks beautifully crafted as well. Great job I have to say.

Nicely done sir! Remember, with handle or grips, you should be able to fold your fingers around the handle, for a secure grip. This is how they made them, so you did not lose your grip on the weapon. Very nice!

My tribe (Makah) tribe has a War Club Design and it's made form the jaw bone of a whale. I'm working on a Documentary on Native American weapons and warfare. I have an introductory video on my page that shows the design.

I love woodworking. I love weapons. Can’t wait to get back from Korea and try this out. Thanks a lot for the video

Amazingly well done, both the end product, and the quality of the video production.

The historical examples wiki shows were crude pipes with spikes drawn out. That makes more sense as a weapon. Friction fitting them on and having the spikes attached to steel eliminates a whole lot of weak points. The diy examples on KZfaq most have the studs ripped out as soon as it hits something.

A weapon fit for Yamato himself!

Did the Metatron ever thank you for this piece of beautiful craftsmanship? I don't recall seeing him post a video about it even though I'm sure he said he wanted a Kanabo.

Dude this is so awesome!

Beautiful piece. Don't worry all that much about accuracy- Kanabo and Tetsubo measure anywhere from foot long little clubs to seven foot polearms.

A joy to watch, craftsmanship at its finest.

Looks great! Can’t wait to try this myself.

Looks awesome! The craftsmanship is fantastic!

Thanks for the tip on the nail screws from McMaster 👍🏻

Great job dude!

should have done 108 studs for that buddha cred

excellent Work, I love the carving.

❤ awesome job!

Holy cow I want one of these!

Amazing

Thank-you.

Damn this video goes crazy

Great videos bro

Masterpiece, excelente. Saludos desde la lejana Argentina

Beeing 4 years late, I got two thoughts: a) I'd prefer to get a handle with more grip to it. You may wanna lose a lot of force, if the club is rotating in your hands at the moment of impact. b) There are nails for historical shoe making. They are basically tiny iron pyramids with a pin at the base to nail them into the sole. Roman soldiers shoes had them. Ask the Metatron! But, just two minor thoughts. I'm totally in love with your club right now!

the metatronions are with you

I looked up pictures of the kanabo on pininterest. It shown variety in the design. Some were obviously made to be more agile like a baseball bat while others were super thick and bulky. From what I noticed is the studs' spacing with each other and clustering were more dense. There were some kanabos with an added feature where a metal sheet was placed on each side of the blunt face. It was hammered and nailed in by the studs. This gave it more protection and durability to the wood. Not all of them had this. (I think metal was very expensive back then. This would explain why not all of the versions we see have the metal sheet or were flat out made out of metal entirely.) Some versions had the studs to be poking out more predominately. Some were either blunt sharp studs like you see on a morning star mace or were rounded. Both seem to indicate they nails were very pronounced and protruding outward from the weapon as a common feature. I think the shape of this weapon is fine. I think the studs should be more numerous or perhaps more dense in spacing. The studs might need to be more poking out. I can understand why this was not done for your weapon. I don't think they make a lot of stuff that can be sued for a historically accurate kanabo. This would cause it to be more difficult to find stuff to make one or maybe doing some homemade style metal shaping to produce the studs or blunt spikes. Considering I think the original samurai and soldiers had go through similar situations where they make do with what they got around, afford, or what the best of their abilities can create this is accurate in my opinion. I can see a person out there in the past making studs like this and giving them a grouping like this. I would give it a pass.

Super cool. Also the only one ive seen built so far that i would find worthy to call battle ready instead of decorative like most modern weapon replicas.

What diameter are the U drive screw heads on this project?

I watched this a few weeks ago and decided to make a kanabo of my own. However, because I'm equal parts a miser and a masochist, I've been doing it with nothing but a rasp. Thanks for the inspiration!

I like that !

What's the measurements on the screws that you used?

Where did you get the beechwood?

What size where the screws you used?

Otimo video, ficou realmente muito linda

Where did you get your beech wood from? Was the square stock made by gluing 2 pieces together? What was the measurements of the square stock before cutting? What measurements did you use to cut the piece down to an equilateral octagon?

There are so many varieties of Kanabos, like both wood and metal that you mentioned, they can be tapered or not, sharp or blunt. The way you want it to be is pretty much your (and weapon makers') call. However I am sure it's illegal to own a Kanabo with sharp mace points nowadays, so either stubbed Kanabo or just flat is the only thing that can be owned legally in most states.

2 questions: How does hickory fare in making a weapon like this? Also have you ever made anything from American burr oak which grows in the Midwest and Plains states? Woodworking is such an underrated profession.

I totally want one! What’s it gonna cost me to get just the turned blank? No carving .no u screws. Not even the bumps on the handle. Just the octagon and a round handle?

Whoah, The Metatron is a lucky guy. Envious of your shop bro, no I've build 👍

I would make one of those but with Obsidian blades like an Aztec Macuahuitl

man i would love for you to make another one. a taller one with strips of metal and the studs. would also love to see you make a gunstock war club. i recently made myself one and i think you would love it.

very cool just subbed. what did you finish it with? an oil or a lacquer?

Incredible wood working skills! We need to resurrect vocational training in the United States rather than pushing now unaffordable colleges and universities that do not prepare students for the harsh realities of life post-graduation including being in debt for $100K plus.

How much do you charge for these. I would like to buy one.

Sup homie. You badass kickass Japanese war club maker you.

Would there be any benefit to inserting threaded tubing so that you could use different styles of bolt heads? Or would the tubing be weaker than plain wood?

So if I wanted to increase the weight of something like this could I put a metal core in the center of it? Or would that cause some issues with durability?

what's the name of these screws?

I was kind of skeptical from the thumbnail. After watching I have to congratulate you on your job. I know you did your research. Is there a reason you didn't make a tapered one other than it being easier not to? Great job no criticism intended!

It's a Paul Bunyan sized baseball bat. Gives new meaning to the words "grand slam" however, I'd like to have one, you know for the Zombie apocalypse and all that.

Beautif ul weapon.👍👍👍

How did you get the beech wood? I’m trying to make one of my own yet cannot find a size comparable to yours.

Dude I had no idea my grandma was a ninja! I mean, she had like four of those things on her bed holding up curtains! Joking joking only joking! Great job and I enjoyed the bit of Japanese history.

I found a pecan stick and it looks like a club and it made me think what can i make and then your video was in my recommended and i was like it's fate and I'm 50% done and i love playing with it

What were the dimensions of the wood you used & the size of the nail-screws?

What modifications did you do to that lathe?

A lot of work there

Would u ever make one and sell it?????? And maybe a heavier one

Do you have any of the Kanabo’s for sale ?

I know I'm super late to the game but where did you get your lumber from? I'm desperate to find it out in my area.

How did you make the hex shape on the damage part of the weapon?

I want One!

Artillery nails. We use those to mount type plates to machines

Tell me please what are you hammering in 8:38? How it's calling?

May i asked What Size u screws you used? Please?

Can you make me want but smaller size appreciate it thank you

Looks like Osage which is interlocked and very strong.

how big was this Kanabo, id love to make my own as im also a wood turner and im also a martial artist so this would be an amazing project to work on

it looks great, now you got smash some poor sap's head to see if it works

What size u-drive screws did you use?

How big is the piece of beech you used at the start?

How long did this take you to make?

Hey what size screws did you use ?

Mine is twice as heavy! I FUCKIN LOVE IT!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

This may sound uneducated but I have no clue about woodworking, is that a wood lathe you got?

*ah yeah shugoki time*

Aki oni I like that

Not understand why they would put metal Stubbs in making the hole for it would weeken it and they wouldn't cause any damage to someone when you hit them either??

Could you do a tupi-borduna? It's a weapon of the brazillian natives

My heart sank for him when he said he had to let it go and send it away. Definitely the mark of someone working with love for an art c:

I just want to say how absolutely terifying these things look and how i could see it 100% being able to chop down an armored samurai

金棒いいですなぁ！金棒とは日本の妖怪の鬼が持っている武器ですな 「鬼に金棒」という言葉があるぐらいです ほしいw

Has it been tested?

White Oak would work.

I want to buy one from you because no one sells them or makes them and I’ve done training with them for a while but I want to get my own 😅

Oni demon club

Do you sell these?

visually it looks awesome, tho if used, it would split like nothing. id add several metal rings, specialy top and botom, and i would leave handle rough for beter grip.

we, in industry call them "riv-nuts"

Would be interesting to design a walking stick with that general style.

me need club

Mortem Kanabo IRL be like:

For Honor Shogoki's weapon

1000 1000

Nada

Lucille is jealous.

Fucking incredible! Go crush some bones.

You didn't bash anything.