Pecking a war club head

[MEinWV]

Here is another one of my examples of experimental archaeology. I found the rock along the river. It has a dark patina and is pretty hard stuff. I tried using a flint pecking tool but it was too hard, so I used a very hard stone I found on a beach in Maine. The pecking stone is a nice two toned green color of gem quality. I still need to get it ID'd.

The pecking took a number of hours to do, but I find it amazing how well it works. My next step is to grind smooth the pecked area and attach it to a handle.

Pic 1.....Shows the stone just after I started pecking.

 

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[JimBeHuntin']

Very cool experiment ... good job

 

[pickaway]

Yeah that is neat good work.

 

[GL]

Thats my next project.
Excellent looking club!