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Old 18th March 2015, 11:42 PM   #88
VANDOO
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A VERY NICE CLUB WITH GOOD PATINA A CARVED GRIP AND MOST UNUSUAL A STAR INLAY AT THE CLUB BUTT. MANY OF THE TOTOKIA DON'T HAVE A CARVED DESIGN ON THE GRIP AND FEWER STILL HAVE ANY INLAY. MOST INLAY IS SEEN ON THE ULA THROWING CLUBS AND THE ROOTSTOCK FORMS. THE MOST COMMON INLAY ON THE BUTT OF A CLUB IS USUALLY A DISK WHICH EITHER REPRESENTS THE MOON OR SUN. THE INLAY PATTERNS I SEE ARE SUN MOON AND STARS. THE SUN IS A DISK WITH MANY RAYS THE MOON EITHER A SMOOTH ROUND OR HALF MOON THE STARS COME IN 4 POINT AND FIVE POINT AND PERHAPS TRIANGLE SHAPES. THE OTHER COMMON INLAY IS HUMAN TEETH. HERE ARE SOME PICTURES
#1. IS FROM A BOOK AND HAS SEVERAL TYPES OF CLUB ONE IS A TOTOKIA WITH A IVORY SPIKE AND INLAY AT THE BUTT ITS THE ONLY OTHER EXAMPLE I AM AWARE OF.
#2. A ULA WITH THE STARS AND MOON INLAY SIMULAR TO YOUR INLAY
#3., #4. & #5. SHOWING VARIATIONS IN INLAY PATTERNS ON ULA CLUBS
#6. WHEN RECEIVING A GOOD BONK ON THE HEAD WITH THIS ONE YOU WILL SEE STARS.
THANKS FOR ADDING A VALUABLE EXAMPLE TO THE REFRENCE.
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