Oak and ash thumbstick.

[Andy T]

Oak top and ash shaft. The top took a while to do, the grip is a celtic knot and the spacers are leather and copper. It's got an eight mm stainless steel bar insert and glued with two part epoxy. It's been stained and sanded a few times before being given a few coats of boiled linseed oil. A few more coats over the next few days and it will be ready to go.

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[Coldfeet]

Absolutely gorgeous workmanship - well done!

 

[Andy T]

Thanks alot. You can just see underneath the grip some of the grain. It's like that all the way down, it's where i've sanded through one years growth into the one underneath.

 

[ship]

very nice work fella, I have just the thumb for that,

 

[dwardo]

Very nice. Never tried a thumb stick before they do look practical.

 

[Andy T]

Thanks dwardo.

 

[copper_head]

That's a real beauty. Nice work

 

[ozzy1977]

Cracking job, well done.

 

[Clouston98]

Brilliant work!

 

[MattF]

Very nice work Andy

 

[Andy T]

Thanks lads.

 

[British Red]

Loving the carving - would you not call that a lyre stick rather than a thumb stick? Or is that just me?

 

[Andy T]

I suppose that depends on who made it and what they decide to call it.

 

[British Red]

Of course I've always called that shape at the top a lyre shape = probably a Devon thing

Either way - love the knotwork!