Hazel walking stick, reindeer and thuya burl.

[Retired Member southey]

I made a walking stick. same process as a stacked handle on a knife.

soaked in danish oil for three days.

the build.

to make sure the epoxy ran every where.

I took a break.

under compression.

shaped.

cheers.

 

[Barn Owl]

Aye that's a belter.

 

[ex-member Raikey]

hahahahahahah The first pic looks like a crime scene?!!!!!

half a bottle of wine, the fone off the hook and a pile of clothing,....

the pic of you taking a break looks a normal day in the Southey household,......you were watching topgear if i recall correctly,...

 

[johnnythefox]

my walking stick i made on friday involved picking a bit of wood of the forest floor and knocking the burrs of
your on another level to me....

 

[Retired Member southey]

the pic of you taking a break looks a normal day in the Southey household,......you were watching topgear if i recall correctly,...

Hahahaha your memory serves you well!

 

[JAG009]

Very nice Southey !


Jason

 

[Steve13]

Now that is nice

 

[gsfgaz]

Very nice bud

 

[dwardo]

Very nice, good idea..

 

[Retired Member southey]

Cheers guys and thank you, its not hard at all to do, a little bit of drilling and sanding is all, I used a quarter inch threaded bar to hold it all together with a libral application of epoxy for good mesure.

 

[HHazeldean]

I took a break.

Maximus lols. Lovely idea though, turned out really nicely.

 

[Bushcraftsman]

wow thats really nice! the danish oil bath really makes it look nice!

 

[Mafro]

That looks great.
Can you explain the process of how you take it from the stacked materials to the shaped form?

 

[IBrown]

The walking stick looks great. I am making one for my wife, can you tell me how long did you leave the hazel before you started work on it..
Thanks
Ian

 

[Tilia]

beautiful, real nice stick you've got here

 

[Retired Member southey]

Hi Mafro and Ian Brown, I cut the hazel in November, started work in February. once the epoxy had set I used a hand rasp and a drill sander to shape nearly down to the finished shape and size, then wet and dry sand paper from 250grit upto 1500.

Thank you all for your comments.

 

[lou1661]

It looks really something special close up.

 

[Retired Member southey]

It looks really something special close up.

Aw shucks! cheers matey.

 

[HHazeldean]

Where did you get the antler from?? Lovely piece.

 

[Retired Member southey]

I bought it while having a day out at the Reindeer centre, Glenmore, Cairngorms national park. its from a juvenile so the blood vessels haven't fully closed, but very usable and cheap. walk into the reception/shop/display room and look to your right and down there is normally a pile of antler in the corner, just ask the girly behind the counter for a price.