[cobalt]

it looks like a nice shank so think out of the box . try something different . put something on it your interested in .try not to limit yourself to what you know . lay it aside for a while then it will come to you

having said that i love differnt spieces of water fowl and trying to do a range of interchangle toppers on mine so i suppose i`m just as bad

but as i like carving its what i have been into for a few years you don't know what you can do until you try it . just have fun and let the imagination go

I have never carved anything till i got interested in hiking poles now i look for things i have never done but people always ask you for the same things

 

[cobalt]

there's many things you can put in it maybe antler with some scrimshaw on it . as for polishing anything will polish as long as you have patience and go down in grades of abrasive