new club, any ideas?

fearn · 17th May 2010, 02:35 AM

Hi Tim,

I think you just made a better case for it being a trench weapon. A sailor probably could have borrowed a drill from the ship's carpenter, and he would have had time for craftsmanship. What he wouldn't have had (necessarily) was surplus semi-random bits of metal lying around to stud his club.

Ditto for your islander. He's got the time for craftsmanship, but would be missing the industrially made metal. This thing is pretty crude.

A publican--possible, but again, he probably would have had the tools lying around. If he was that scared of his customers, he probably would have the tools to replace the bar fixtures, and this suggests he couldn't afford a blunderbuss or something similarly scary.

A WWI soldier? He's going to have some surplus metal lying around, either from looting or in surplus around the trench. And he is going to need to make a functional weapon. However, he's going to be missing the proper tools, though, so he's going to have to use whatever he has within his duty area.

Of course, we could be talking about something made by a gangster.

My 0.00000000002 pence,

F

Tim Simmons · 17th May 2010, 09:18 PM

You say tamato I say tomato, you eat Vegemite I eat Marmite

I have just realised where and why the work on this club was some how familiar, just had to and the cat. The wood of the newer club is lighter but heck is that not in your face?

fearn · 17th May 2010, 09:26 PM

Wrong side of the pond, Tim. I eat peanut butter.

I guess I made those clubs, since I've made similar scrapes on my projects. Don't remember it, though. If you send them to me, I'll check my records

Best,

F

Tim Simmons · 17th May 2010, 09:55 PM

Got to add these pics from "The Art of Eastern Australia" David Petty collection. of other clubs with European metal additions.. I do not know what region my pieces come from but it is not the first time I have seen the use of this texture to the wood. The book of the "Petty" collection has very loose ideas of what provenance is, so make of it what you will. I did feel my pieces were rather inferior but I am not so now, they would look just as cool photographed this way?

17th May 2010, 09:18 PM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,854	You say tamato I say tomato, you eat Vegemite I eat Marmite I have just realised where and why the work on this club was some how familiar, just had to and the cat. The wood of the newer club is lighter but heck is that not in your face? Attached Images

17th May 2010, 09:55 PM	#4
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,854	Got to add these pics from "The Art of Eastern Australia" David Petty collection. of other clubs with European metal additions.. I do not know what region my pieces come from but it is not the first time I have seen the use of this texture to the wood. The book of the "Petty" collection has very loose ideas of what provenance is, so make of it what you will. I did feel my pieces were rather inferior but I am not so now, they would look just as cool photographed this way? Attached Images

17th May 2010, 02:35 AM	#1
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	Hi Tim, I think you just made a better case for it being a trench weapon. A sailor probably could have borrowed a drill from the ship's carpenter, and he would have had time for craftsmanship. What he wouldn't have had (necessarily) was surplus semi-random bits of metal lying around to stud his club. Ditto for your islander. He's got the time for craftsmanship, but would be missing the industrially made metal. This thing is pretty crude. A publican--possible, but again, he probably would have had the tools lying around. If he was that scared of his customers, he probably would have the tools to replace the bar fixtures, and this suggests he couldn't afford a blunderbuss or something similarly scary. A WWI soldier? He's going to have some surplus metal lying around, either from looting or in surplus around the trench. And he is going to need to make a functional weapon. However, he's going to be missing the proper tools, though, so he's going to have to use whatever he has within his duty area. Of course, we could be talking about something made by a gangster. My 0.00000000002 pence, F

17th May 2010, 09:26 PM	#3
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	Wrong side of the pond, Tim. I eat peanut butter. I guess I made those clubs, since I've made similar scrapes on my projects. Don't remember it, though. If you send them to me, I'll check my records Best, F