What's on your Workbench - DECEMBER 2023

Thought I might have posted some of these, but looking back in the last few workbench threads, I guess not.
Been doing some more carved feathers in remarqued boxes.

Mallard speculum:
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Black Duck Speculum:
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Wood Duck Spec & coverts:
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Have a bunch of others, but you get the idea.
 
Making a walking stick for my dad. Cut a stem out of a river birch in the yard last year, saved it thinking it still had a use for something. Used about half of it making this. Had a canvasback head cut and rough carved in a crate for years, stylized pattern from a Moak deek my dad has owned for over 40 years. Hopefully painting it tonight and finish up tomorrow, to take to him this weekend.

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Finished up the walking stick the other night:



Simple stimple painted head with latex and acrylics



Whittled down the base for a 1" copper tube, secured with a brass screw, and optional indoor cap

Good morning, Chuck~

Nice work all around! I especially like the "convertible" foot. I never thought of slipping a rubber boot over the copper.

All the best!

SJS
 
For the last few months I got in to making these vintage-styled wood signs. I used scrap lumber left over from a fence project and a letter stamping set from a company called Iron Orchid Designs.
 

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For the last few months I got in to making these vintage-styled wood signs. I used scrap lumber left over from a fence project and a letter stamping set from a company called Iron Orchid Designs.
Very cool signs. You got a chuckle out of me on the blind swan.
 
BTW: I almost forgot to ask - How did you fasten the "handle" to the stick itself?
Thanks Steve

Head is attached with a "threaded dowel" which to someone who does not work in a hardware store, is a double ended 5/16" lag bolt. The longest I found locally was 4", so 2" into each piece, therefore to add some strength through the grain of the head I ran a 3" wood screw up from the neck before attaching the head and stick with the threaded dowel plus some woodglue. Also drilled a 3/16" hole up through the bill into the middle of the head and epoxied a brass rod in there. Not intending it to be used as a hook, but who wouldn't be tempted to hook something rather than bend over, especially n 92 year old joints.
 
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