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[leon-b]

well red heres your spatula i carved it out of walnut and have sanded it and oiled it once it is not perfect and i dont think its the best thing that i have carved but it is ok
hope you like it

leon

 

[leon-b]

ps - yea i finally inserted an image directly into a thread lol
leon

 

[leon-b]

i love my beating stick and i want it to last so is there anything i can coat it with to protect it from the weather
leon

 

[spamel]

Sorry Leon, even though my green light has been on, I haven't been at the PC for a few hours!! I don't have any links for cheap fleeces, I tend to pick them up in the supermarkets here in Germany. They put some wierd stuff out for cheap, like my dehydrator that cost 17 euros brand new! It is the same one that was being sold on QVC for twice the price!!

Lidls sometimes have them here in Germany, keep an eye on your local Lidl or Aldi, which is also a german chain of shops. They sometimes have wierd stuff in there, not what you would normally find in a supermarket.

 

[leon-b]

ok, next time i am in tescos i will have a look for some, what do you think of reds spatula
leon

 

[British Red]

Thats looking really great Leon - thanks my friend I really appreciate it - it will come on my winter outing in Feb!

Red

 

[leon-b]

sounds good remember to post the pictures
red if my stick is 3/4 of an inch what size ferrule shall i get ?
leon

 

[British Red]

Leon,

It'll be either a number 10 (9/16") or a 12 (3/4"). I'd go for a 10 and then GENTLY shave the stick to size. If you go for a 12 (which you might do if you are leaving the bark on) you can always glue it on, but me, i'd go 10

http://www.attacc.com/acatalog/FERRULES.html

Red

 

[leon-b]

ok 10 it is thanks red, now i want to preserve my stick for years to come so i will need to seal it with something what shall i use for that ?
just out of interest how long can expect my stick to last ?
thanks leon

 

[leon-b]

when i was out beating last saturday we came across a plant which none of us could identify we asked my uncle what it was and he said it was called prickly pear and that it was poisenes, i can now positivly identify it
leon

 

[British Red]

Get it really dry, then keep rubbing oil into it with wire wool (or a kitchen scourer - just don't give it back after ). Cooking oil is fine. Your grand children should enjoy using it

Red

 

[leon-b]

i will leave it in the airing cupboard for a couple of days it is pretty dry anyway, the bark is still on can i still apply the oil in the same way ?
leon

 

[leon-b]

tommorow evening i will put up some photos of my stave, there will be a close up of the bark as i am not sure what wood it is
leon

 

[leon-b]

i have just recieved my bcuk magazine i havent had the chance to read them yet but they look great and also in a handy size
leon

 

[leon-b]

heres my stick one side of the staff is dark and the other is light why is this ?
anyway please could someone tell me what wood this is

heres the light side of my stave

heres the dark side

and heres the egg shape on the top (could someone tell me what this is called)

sorry about the poor pictures they are from a phone
leon

 

[leon-b]

come on guys some one must know what wood it is
leon

 

[leon-b]

im going to make a list of things that i need to buy and over time when i have the money buy them one by one, i have added to the list trousers and a fleece but i also need some wellies, so what can you reccomend, i am a size 6 but i want room for thick socks my feet are still growing so i dont want anything to expensive so lets keep it under £35
thanks leon

 

[British Red]

I'd say either hazel or cherry Leon. I suspect its hazel cut from a coppiced stool, which would accont for the knob (which would in fact be the bottom)

Red

 

[leon-b]

thanks red
today i had a hospital appointment but we arrived on town a bit early so we went shopping to pass the time, out of my money i bought some dunlop wellies for a tenner and some walking socks, my mum bought me for christmas a maglite aa led and an army model firesteel, at blacks they had a deal that if you spent more than £50 you could get a bergaus twenty four seven 30 daysack for a tenner when the retail price was £30 so of course i had to buy it, so now im basically all kited up
leon

 

[leon-b]

hi i have 8 garden canes about 5 and a half foot long in my garden how would i go about making a very basic bow out of these
leon