A Questionable Native American Club

Jim McDougall · 4th August 2010, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Dmitry

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Nice carving, thanks.

Robert · 5th August 2010, 04:50 AM

IMHO The so-called spike

in the club that started this post looks to me to be the drive end of a bit (drill bit) that was used in one of the old hand cranked braces (hand operated drill) used up until electric drills became readily available. The pictures below are from Woodworking Magazine, Wikipedia and one from the auction cropped to show the spike better. If I remember correctly these items in this form were not invented until the early 19th century.

Robert

Lew · 5th August 2010, 04:19 PM

Robert you seem to hit it right on the head.

I looks exactly like the back end of that drill bit.

5th August 2010, 04:50 AM	#2
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	IMHO The so-called spike in the club that started this post looks to me to be the drive end of a bit (drill bit) that was used in one of the old hand cranked braces (hand operated drill) used up until electric drills became readily available. The pictures below are from Woodworking Magazine, Wikipedia and one from the auction cropped to show the spike better. If I remember correctly these items in this form were not invented until the early 19th century. Robert Attached Images Last edited by Robert Coleman; 5th August 2010 at 06:51 AM.

5th August 2010, 04:19 PM	#3
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Robert you seem to hit it right on the head. I looks exactly like the back end of that drill bit.