Now.. What do you see? A long beech rolling pin, a medievil sex toy, a club... Or a cheap reliable source of seasoned beech for handle making?
I think these will come in handy for me, I have a loooooad of stick tang handles to do on various different tools and I can also see a priest! A bit of crafty shaping of a handle section, a lead weighted end and a good stain/oil and it'll be a badgerific ol' brain Honker! XD
Does the womble in you see past its guise??