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27th June 2022, 08:08 PM #1GOLD MEMBER
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Going clubbing again.
Since my post "King of Clubs", I have done a small run of these items and have been looking at some of the design considerations.
Here is a shot of the latest six of them.
The largest one is 126cm high by about 40cm wide. They are all huon pine except the one on the far right which is celery top pine and all the spikes are blackwood.
Years ago when I started making them I made them with a rounded base, a bit like a baseball bat, and imagined people who purchased them would lean them in a corner of a wall or something like that. However this means that the handle part will gradually get scuffed up.
In more recent years I have tended to make them flat bottomed so they can stand up by themselves thus saving the handle part from getting scuffed.
In fact if you get the number of spikes right and place them correctly the club can even get bumped off the flat base and still be held up by the spikes, see next pic.
Sometimes though, when you are after smaller diameter clubs for the kids etc, they get to the point where the flat bottom is not big enough and they get bumped over too easily. Not only that but to my eye a rounded bottom looks better when the club is resting on your shoulder and you are off for a stroll. It just reads a bit more like a club.
So going back to the first picture the club second from the right is a smaller diameter example and I thought I'd make it a separate base or holder. The holder was turned to match the shape of the bottom of the club (wish I had not thrown out my plastigauge from doing up my bike motor as that would have helped get a really good fit) and then the top was turned to match the angle of the spikes so that the club rested neatly on the top rim of the holder. So now we have a good holder and a nice rounded bottom of the club. See next 2 pictures.
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I was giving myself a design critique over this one and decided on two things. Firstly I thought a big rubber O-ring on the top of the handle would stop any scuffing that might happen if such a club were leaned up against a wall or corner of a wall and secondly an even bigger O-ring recessed into the top of the base/holder would eliminate the wood to wood contact and inevitable ensuing wear and tear that would result from this.
So that led to the De-Lux model. A must have for any discerning trogladyte who demands the best
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27th June 2022, 08:45 PM #2
love these they are crazy mad,
but are they even legal?I would love to grow my own food, but I can not find bacon seeds
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27th June 2022, 09:05 PM #3GOLD MEMBER
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27th June 2022, 09:35 PM #4
Having trouble with the neighbours are we
Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. — Pablo Picasso
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28th June 2022, 08:58 AM #5
This gave me a great chuckle. The imagery is wonderful.
I really like the rubber "O" ring model, but for a slightly different reason. The really have a "comic come to life" feel to them, but the "O" ring adds a touch of industrial grit which strangely makes them a suitable addition to a discerning Romper Stomper.
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28th June 2022, 09:33 AM #6New Member
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I for one feel like we really need to see a club vs watermelon showdown (or some other non staining fleshious body)
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28th June 2022, 03:58 PM #7China
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Nice work, although in South Australia, they would be classed as prohibited weapons, not permitted to purchase, manufacture or have them in your possession.
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28th June 2022, 04:28 PM #8GOLD MEMBER
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28th June 2022, 05:57 PM #9
I hope you are not selling those as I would be very sus of the people who would buy one.
Nicely turned so top marks there.
Regards
John
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28th June 2022, 07:33 PM #10GOLD MEMBER
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How stupid is that then!.
Why are baseball bats, cars, nail guns, rope,knives etc etc allowed to be sold?
These are sculptures, I am an artist. That's what it says on my bit of paper from Uni. Art does not kill people, people kill people.
Was expecting the self elected police man of the forum to ark up about these but he has not yet. A bit deflated others are taking the reins on this angle.
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28th June 2022, 07:41 PM #11SENIOR MEMBER
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28th June 2022, 09:11 PM #12GOLD MEMBER
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28th June 2022, 10:02 PM #13GOLD MEMBER
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Pooh pooh to you Captain Sensible.
These are not made to hurt people.
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28th June 2022, 10:28 PM #14GOLD MEMBER
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30th June 2022, 10:58 PM #15SENIOR MEMBER
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yeah not something I would be proud of