Makin' the Mojo Stick

Skulli · #1 10-03-2006, 01:14 PM

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With my recent aquisition of some nice silver maple, I think I'm gonna start making some walking sticks that people in the area will gladly spend money on.

I plan to make the basic stick, power carve and burn on it, and using the larger, blocky leftover pieces, roughly carve out some old school, comical voodoo skulls to mount on top like the knob usually seen on "pimp sticks," etc.

I thought I'd use small dowels and wood glue to "pin" the two pieces together with the main joint attached using some sort of 2-part epoxy.

The question is, from your collective experience, will the budget-minded, standard 5 minute clear epoxy brands hold a clean butt joint on wood, or do I absolutely HAVE to invest in something more exotic than that?

Thanx in advance,
Jim

Hi_Ho_Sliver · #2 10-03-2006, 01:54 PM

you need to pin it with a dowel or threaded rod and I use polyurathane glue.....elmers from wallyworld

Tom H · #3 10-03-2006, 03:28 PM

I think Hi Ho Sliver is correct. Use a dowel to "pin" it. Tom H

Skulli · #4 10-03-2006, 07:12 PM

Thanx guys. I was gonna do the dowel, just wanted to make sure of the glue of choice on the project.

squbrigg · #5 10-03-2006, 08:03 PM

I just use Yellow Carpenters glue, I don't find a need for epoxy. Never had a joint fail yet!

Bob

wade clark · #6 10-03-2006, 10:00 PM

I'm sure impressed with gorilla glue!

Hi_Ho_Sliver · #7 10-03-2006, 10:21 PM

the elmers polyurathane is the same as the grizzly glue wade only lot cheaper, check it out at wallyworld lol

Skulli · #8 10-03-2006, 10:42 PM

I never realized the Elmers and Gorilla were basically the same recipe...thanx a LOT for that info! Now I'm off to google up some interesting Haitian / New Orleans Voodoo artwork for references and inspiration!!

run_in_bare · #9 10-04-2006, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Skulli

I never realized the Elmers and Gorilla were basically the same recipe...thanx a LOT for that info! Now I'm off to google up some interesting Haitian / New Orleans Voodoo artwork for references and inspiration!!

Skulli. would you mind ta share or post that info ,when you find it on that New Orleans Voodooo art .

thanks
ED

Hi_Ho_Sliver · #10 10-04-2006, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Skulli

I never realized the Elmers and Gorilla were basically the same recipe...thanx a LOT for that info! Now I'm off to google up some interesting Haitian / New Orleans Voodoo artwork for references and inspiration!!

as long as it says polyurathane glue on it....