TicTokCroc
Sunkist and Sudafed
Start with an oversized fork. This is a plum tree I have been pillaging. We have a lot of semi wild plums around as the whole area used to be an orchard. Fruit trees and hardwoods work the best. Plum and dogwood can have some very cool heartwood and grain.
I paint the end cuts with Elmer's glue, superglue or similar so they don't dry too fast and split. Then they go in a dry place. It can take 6 months to a year to dry out and season. Or you can put them in the trunk of the car for the summer. You can also speed dry by putting them in the oven on low heat. If you do the oven method cut the forks longer to make up for any splitting that may occur.
I think this was cherry. Unfortunately I messed up and cut the handle too short. The bark and unstable wood in the fork joint went lower then I thought. Would of been cool with the two tone. It's like breaking open a thunder egg, never know what your going to get.
Switched to a different one.
Once you have a flat surface you can trace a template or freehand a design.
I like a good palm swell.
Once it's roughed out, I use a dremel tool with different bits to shape, I'll have to take some pics next time. Various sanders are helpful also.
Final touches with sandpaper.
Still need to cut band grooves, seal, buff, and attach bands... To be continued.
I paint the end cuts with Elmer's glue, superglue or similar so they don't dry too fast and split. Then they go in a dry place. It can take 6 months to a year to dry out and season. Or you can put them in the trunk of the car for the summer. You can also speed dry by putting them in the oven on low heat. If you do the oven method cut the forks longer to make up for any splitting that may occur.
I think this was cherry. Unfortunately I messed up and cut the handle too short. The bark and unstable wood in the fork joint went lower then I thought. Would of been cool with the two tone. It's like breaking open a thunder egg, never know what your going to get.
Switched to a different one.
Once you have a flat surface you can trace a template or freehand a design.
I like a good palm swell.
Once it's roughed out, I use a dremel tool with different bits to shape, I'll have to take some pics next time. Various sanders are helpful also.
Final touches with sandpaper.
Still need to cut band grooves, seal, buff, and attach bands... To be continued.