Trout in spalted beech

[shropshire Lad]

This is a brown trout carved from a piece of spalted beech, I have carved it in a simple folk art style and only added a few spots along the back and body for the trouty look, it has been varnished with yacht varnish to give it a wet look and with the superb spalting it has that feeling of just jumped out of the water, it has a buffalo spacer and sits on a hazel shank 52'' to the crown ,fitted with a brass ferrule and a rubber over ferrule for road walking, I also used a small dry fly fixed into the bottom of the mouth to add a little bling, this is an older piece and at the moment I am working on a rams horn trout and one in english yew, I will keep you all posted.
Happy carving
Tony Mills
Shropshire Lad

[SimonLawton]

Cracking work as ever Tony! hope your well and finding lots of Shanks!
take care
Simon

[Bob K.]

Great looking trout...nice work!

[Claude]

I agree, nice looking trout. Have you had any problems with the spalted wood losing some of it's strength?

Claude

[kev.b]

beautiful piece Tony. you called it a simple design but quite often they look more interesting than ones that are spray painted rams horn. personally i prefer yours.
cracking job mate!

[Waitpinga Whittler]

Hi Tony, I second Kev... the wood looks a ripper. The added fly was also a very clever stroke. Nice over all presentation too. Well done.

[idigjars]

That is so cool! Nice job. Thank you for sharing it with us. Paul

[Tommy Taylor]

Very nice job Tony and a real quality look.

[Pappajohn]

Tony, Nice cane. I've been looking for some trout related inspiration for a gift for my fly fishing son. Please explain the "buffalo spacer". Is that the black ring between the handle and the shaft? I usually use a brass ferrule.