A couple of priests I made yesterday as gifts for the people who are hosting my moose hunting trip in Sweden:
willie_gunn
willie_gunn
Anyone ever made their own walking stick
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nuttyspaniel
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A couple of priests I made yesterday as gifts for the people who are hosting my moose hunting trip in Sweden:
willie_gunn
Stunning mate, what wood is the caps?
nutty
nutty
Thank you.
For the "leaded" end I've used lignum vitae, as it's a lovely hard wood that won't show any dents after you've whacked the fish, pheasant, etc
Typically it's darker than shown here, but this lighter wood shows the grain well.For the one that is also capped at the "tail" end I've used thuya burl. This is a beautifully grained wood - I bought a stunning block of this that sadly is now almost used up.
As well as being glued, both caps are held in place by a length of 3mm brass rod that goes through the wood and into the antler/lead. This makes for a nice secure fixing. If you want to do this you will need to buy a 3.1mm drill bit, but the good news is that you can use the same for securing the pins on knife blade scales, so it's a worthwhile investment.
willie_gunn
John Gryphon
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This might upset the purists but its still a useful stick,very strong too.
.50 cal BMG`s silver soldered together by an old mate,I have had it for 20 years I suppose.
.50 cal BMG`s silver soldered together by an old mate,I have had it for 20 years I suppose.
This might upset the purists but its still a useful stick,very strong too.
.50 cal BMG`s silver soldered together by an old mate,I have had it for 20 years I suppose.
John
Sod the purists! I like that stick - were the cartridges filled with anything to give them weight?
willie_gunn
filzee
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I'v just read through this thread and its taken my interest i have a stick but it is very plain and boring so would love to try and get some antler on top. I don't suppose any of you have a spare bit i could have to give it a go? So far i have never been stalking so never been able to get any of my own. Thanks
John Gryphon
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Willie as far as I know there is no added weight at all,the stick is very solid and weighty enough though and holding by the ground end would give an attacking rottweiler or mugger a bloody good 'hammer tap' on the scone.
I wonder how they would view it on an plane ?
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