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19th August 2009, 02:43 AM #1Senior Member
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Goanna in a tree walking stick
G`day there thouhgt it time i put up another carving,so hears one i like as it`s mine ,if you gotta have one it may as well be a good`n ,silky oak shaft GOANNA IN A TREE was me theme, a cedar carved handle ,the cedar was cut out of a knot in a branch and then shaped to fit my grip (finger type slots ) at the front ,and the top to my palm,yep it`s comfy ,the shaft is set slightly into the handle ,centre of shaft drilled out about 3-4 inches deep and 1inch or so into the handle,I then knocked a length of copper pipe into it ,enough protruding to be inserted into the handle, why copper ,well i figured it needed strenghthening ,and copper is a bit more flexi than brass,an hopefully be more matching the flex of the timber .Three years on ,reckon i got it right ,chip on danny
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20th August 2009, 09:27 AM #3Skwair2rownd
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Bit hard to see the goanna properly.
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20th August 2009, 11:50 AM #4Senior Member
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Will do by end of day thanks for looking I`m a lousey camera operator or a lousey camera mmm
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21st August 2009, 01:33 PM #5SENIOR MEMBER
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Thanks for the effort Danny but I can't really see anything either. Have to go with the other guys on this one... need a bigger photo.
You mentioned you used copper piping as your joint 'strengthener'. I've found 10mm aluminium rod to be great for this purpose. You can even use it to 'core' a shaft made up of a number of different woods. It holds things together and provides a very sturdy center for what can be a spectacular looking stick depending on the woods chosen.
I've attached a couple of examples.
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