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I saw some hand made clubs at Banyoles that were very nice. They were
made out of split bamboo. The best way for me to describe them is to
tell you how I'd make then:

For one club you need:
1 length of dowel (the right lenght for the club).
1 piece of bamboo, slightly longer than the dowel, and thick enough for
the dowel to fit inside it.
2 wooden disks, one the size of the end of the bell, one the size of
the bell at its widest part. The disks should be drilled in the center
with a hole the same size as the dowel.
Some strips of leather for finishing.
Glue, tacks etc.

Method: Take the bamboo, and bind one end with leather to make a
handle. Starting with the other end, split the bamboo into six strips.
Open up the splits as far as the handle.

Insert the dowel into the bamboo so that it fits inside the handle.
Open out the bamboo at the other end and slip the largest wooden disk
onto the dowel. Slide this aproximately a third of the way down the
dowel. This will force the split bamboo to open out into a sort of
basket shape.

Fit the smaller disk onto the end of the dowel. Stick the loose ends
of bamboo down to the smaller disk. Finish by wrapping leather around
the points where the bamboo is joined to the disks and you have a
genuine organic juggling club.

I played with some of these at Banyoles, and they were really nice.
Although I would probably put this down to the skill of the guy who
made them.
	Ab.
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