Started off with the Gaffi end from King Jawa (AmAzInG work on the Gaffi ends, cast from a real Fijian war club. You can check them out here: http://www.kraytclan.com/forum/viewtopi ... =18&t=1641), some dowel rods, epoxy, epoxy putty, and some PVC couplings.
I drilled a hole in the end of the Gaffi head to insert the larger dowl rod. Then I epoxied it in place then covered it with epoxy putty.
I then began the process of whittling down the spear end.
I made the fins from a plastic FOR SALE sign. (Thanks to freakengine for the fin pattern. You can get it here: http://www.kraytclan.com/forum/viewtopi ... hilit=fins)
I Dremeled out slots for the fins in the spear-end dowel rod and used epoxy and E-6000 glue to secure them in place.
Sorry I didn't get any more pics of the build. Here's the finished stick:
I used hot glue beads to simulate welds on the fins:
I used the awesome woodgraining and metalizing techniques found here:
http://panzercorps.com/panzer-how2s/pan ... grain.html
http://panzercorps.com/panzer-how2s/pan ... alize.html
Here's the cheapest place to find the Mohawk paints online:
http://www.cdmcabinethardware.com/acata ... Toner.html
You have to use the exact paints or it doesn't come out right. Here's my next project:
