Fijian club

kronckew · 26th July 2014, 03:55 PM

last one (this week anyway)

bought on a whim, it looked cute.
newly made, theoretically in hawaii
18 in. 'polynesian' snail club. hawaiian hardwood (maybe)
form and fibre grip look fijian.
obviously for those who travel. it's travelling to me as i type.
this was bought from a hawaiian vendor. i saw it advertised by another vendor there as 'ipe ironwood' - they were the ones that sell new koa wood sharktooth clubs and other clubs with 'made in indonesia' stickers discussed elsewhere here that i am blue lander bought. this one looks better finished.

if it's a good weight,
might actually be a usable head cracker. the skirt has to go tho. the blowup of the grip & head suggests the colour may be the wood rather than the black stain used on the ones we'd bought. it's been varnished, but the wood showing in the unfinished grooves and thru the varnish shows a more heartwood brown color.

26th July 2014, 03:55 PM	#7
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,239	last one (this week anyway) bought on a whim, it looked cute. newly made, theoretically in hawaii 18 in. 'polynesian' snail club. hawaiian hardwood (maybe) form and fibre grip look fijian. obviously for those who travel. it's travelling to me as i type. this was bought from a hawaiian vendor. i saw it advertised by another vendor there as 'ipe ironwood' - they were the ones that sell new koa wood sharktooth clubs and other clubs with 'made in indonesia' stickers discussed elsewhere here that i am blue lander bought. this one looks better finished. if it's a good weight, might actually be a usable head cracker. the skirt has to go tho. the blowup of the grip & head suggests the colour may be the wood rather than the black stain used on the ones we'd bought. it's been varnished, but the wood showing in the unfinished grooves and thru the varnish shows a more heartwood brown color. Attached Images Last edited by kronckew; 26th July 2014 at 04:14 PM.