Thread: Fisherman's Priest

I was thinking of taking up fishiing, but bonkin' with a priest
might not be legal
better stck to woodturning

Originally Posted by Colin62

My understanding is that it's called a priest because it administers the last rites.

Did you add some weight to it or is it just wood? My son-in-law is a keen fly-fisherman, and I am considering making him a priest as a gift at some stage, and was told I'd need to put a little lead in the business end to weight it properly. He is also a priest, so I thought it would be fun to make a priest for the priest. I have a little piece of African Blackwood I have set aside for the job, and my feeling is that it should be heavy enough.

It may be fun to make a priest for a priest but you would be
a bit miserable to make none for a nun.

Allan

Originally Posted by Allan at Wallan

It may be fun to make a priest for a priest but you would be
a bit miserable to make none for a nun.

Allan

That is why nuns go around in pairs so that "one nun makes sure the other nun gets none" so a priest will not be any good.

Sorry could not resist.

Anyway thank you all for comments and that every one has had a bit of fun reading this.

I noticed a photo of this is in the Woodturning magazine, well done. Getting to be a habit being featured.


Peter.

puts a whole new meaning to the phrase, "stunned mullet"

hi, I use to make these in three sizes.Priest,about ten inches long mainly fly fishermen, Bishop, about fifteen inches, for reef fishers, Pope about twenty four inches, for mackeral etc. made quite a few when I was in fishing clubs.

Originally Posted by Sturdee

I noticed a photo of this is in the Woodturning magazine, well done. Getting to be a habit being featured.


Peter.

I.ll just have to stop turning things then, so what will I do with the fifteen rough turned blanks that I have just done and still more to do

Originally Posted by Dalboy

so what will I do with the fifteen rough turned blanks that I have just done and still more to do

You may wish to send them to me and I'll figure out a way for them to be used.


Peter.

Originally Posted by Sturdee

You may wish to send them to me and I'll figure out a way for them to be used.


Peter.

You will have to put up with a photo instead Peter.

The largest one is only 13" diameter

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There are a couple more not in the photo also another large blank.

once they are done I need to start on this little pile

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Originally Posted by PLD

Thanks, we Americans are not so formal in our speech, we call them bonkers, as in bonk that fish on the head!

don't worry mate I am an aussie and I was going to ask the same question
Regards Michael