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Old 24th November 2019, 09:59 PM   #1
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Default I am making a Samoan Nifo Oti

I am going to make one of these. Found a couple pictures on this site of them. But it is very hard to find dimensions of them online. Do they have standard dimensions, or should I build them however I feel?
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Old 26th November 2019, 04:10 AM   #2
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Welcome to the forum.

I have a Samoan club with 13 "teeth" on each side,nominally one inch apart, but of proportional length. You can get some scaling from the attached image. Tomorrow I'll provide some more detail and overall dimensions.

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Old 27th November 2019, 05:23 PM   #3
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Sorry for the delay.

Obviously this club, with double rows of "teeth", isn't the Nifo'oti billhook variety, bit close enough to provide reasonable dimensions. I collected this club new in Pago Pago in the early 1990s. It was a "tourist piece" reproduction as warfare was out of fashion. Yet the design is sophisticated and execution is first quality.

Refer to letters on the image for dimensions in inches.
A-F overall length 32 inches.
A-B 4.
B Thickness 1 3/4.
B Width 5 1/4.
Angle of point approx. 55 degrees.
B-C 14.
C Thickness 1 5/8
C Width 3 1/4
D Handle is a square. Thickness across corners 1 1/2. Note that the square's corners continue the length od the club as a central ridge.
C-E Handle 13 1/2
C-F 14
F is a small tab with a hole in it likely for a cord to hang the club.

Let me know if you need other info.

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Old 18th April 2022, 05:52 AM   #4
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Getting close to having this project done. Hopefully I can finish it by end of May. Busy the next week, so not sure if I can get it done this month.
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Old 15th February 2023, 12:47 AM   #5
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I am so stinking close! Couple more sanding, profiling the hook, and edit the video, and this project will be done!
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Old 15th February 2023, 10:19 AM   #6
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Welcome to the Forum.

As you have probably noticed, Oceania is not highly represented in our archives. Our late member, VANDOO, was a keen commenter on clubs in general, and especially those from the Pacific Islands. You might check out some of his threads here--the Advanced Search Function enables searching for topics by a member's name.

That's a mean piece of wood you've produced. How much does it weigh? Look forward to seeing the final version.

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Old 15th February 2023, 01:42 PM   #7
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Nice work so far! May I ask which wood sort you have used for the project?

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Old 15th February 2023, 07:22 PM   #8
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Nice work on cutting the "teeth"!! No doubt their geometry was very challenging, but after it was figured it could be readily produced. It shows how sophisticated the indigenous craftsmen were. Well done.
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Old 16th February 2023, 07:28 AM   #9
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Welcome to the Forum.

As you have probably noticed, Oceania is not highly represented in our archives. Our late member, VANDOO, was a keen commenter on clubs in general, and especially those from the Pacific Islands. You might check out some of his threads here--the Advanced Search Function enables searching for topics by a member's name.

That's a mean piece of wood you've produced. How much does it weigh? Look forward to seeing the final version.

Regards,

Ian.

Not sure how much it weighs right now. Its for sure lighter than it started.

I am using Cocobolo as I had some for cheap from a auction.
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Old 18th February 2023, 12:17 AM   #10
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Old 20th February 2023, 11:55 AM   #11
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That's a beast!
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Old 25th February 2023, 02:44 AM   #12
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That's a beast!
Thanks.

Here is a link to the build! Part 1 is uploaded.

https://youtu.be/QUdNQ_OoJHM
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Old 27th February 2023, 08:59 PM   #13
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You could kill cows with that!
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Old 28th February 2023, 02:54 PM   #14
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You could kill cows with that! :eek:
Hey, now... }/:o|
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