Wildlife/willow stick

[Boydman]

Alice...I could use some help with the fuzzies....I used a .05mm bur and it tore up the wood...very dense surface...did not shave like I wanted....a knife or gouge would of worked better to make cleaner lines.
Rob...this valley is surrounded by Alaska's tallest mountains and all the bad snow fall is on the outside of the valley nearer the Pacific coast....but, gettin cold these days...-40oF again this morn....split'in wood for the firebox is easy, but I shattered an axe handle a few days ago!...oh, well!...still like living in a post-card most days!

[Marvin Little]

I put a coat of finish on the shaft and then sand it. This helps control and get rid of the fuzzies.

Marvin

[Ron T]

Hi Greg, I really your sticks and the scrimshaw and carvings that go with each. Keep posting your work.

[Boydman]

Thanks Marvin....your experience is much appreciated! I have been polishing the sticks like I used to do for ivory...does'nt work out to well for "fuzzies"...ha!
Morn'in Ron.............coming from you that is music to my ears....what are you working on now?.....mine are simple tasks compared to your master-pieces...how you have a few more left for us to all appreciate!!! I envy your wx....watching the golf in San Diego and wishing I was'nt looking at the snow and thermometer!.......ha!

[Marvin Little]

Everyplace has its share of benefits and problems. You are dealing with snow and we are still having monquitos and flies around. If we do not get 2 or more weeks of sub freezing weather each winter then we have a bumper crop of mosquitos the next spring. A big snow for us would be 2 inches at one time, maybe one or two times a year, some years.

Marvin

[twitcher]

very nice work...love it!!! mark...

[Tommy Taylor]

Another very nice stick Greg.It all looks great.