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JJireh
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I am going to start this thread in hopes that it will spur me to make this my year of clearing out my stick buckets.

I am going to start with a clean slate...literally. I cleaned my workspace out in the garage and semi-organized. I am going to start with finishing some on going sticks and design some new ones

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cobalt
wow a near clean bench give you 2 days to mess it up and everything around it lol

I have tidy up my workspace well the workshop, nees to tidy up the conservatory art work all over the place
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JJireh
Maybe once it warms up :) Things do seem to pile up, but at least I have gotten organized to get running
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Thistle
Wow, very nice work space, JJ !
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Looks like you've got some nice sticks there to play with too.

BTW, that is perhaps THE most comfortable work stool I've ever seen!
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JJireh
Thanks,It is fairly comfy. I still have some clean up to do on the other side (not pictured :))
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JJireh
I knew when I started this thread things would fall apart ;) Hard winter, chickens, new job with things to learn, garden prep, honey do's...and mainly I just have carver's block. Going to try and break through this weekend...
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JJireh
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Only 9 months later :) some work over the weekend.

This is a maple I found last year that had cracked severely. Filled it all with epoxy resin and have started carving on it. Great hip ball for a hand grip

Short video here

https://www.dropbox.com/s/excixnyn3euw6aq/VID_20140914_221439_512.mp4?dl=0

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CV3
That will be a good looking cane JJireh.
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cobalt
JJireh you know what they saw about the best layed plans of mice and men

it never goes according to plan .no doubt you will come up smiling
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MJC4
JJireh, good start on what will be a mighty handsome looking cane. Do you know what type of maple?
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yaxley
Lots of character and reminds me of salt cedar.
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JJireh
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Thanks all.

Fairly sure it's Silver Maple, I picked it up from a logging site. It was already pushed down and had been for a while. The cracks occurred during that time and most all of the bark was gone or ruined. Still sturdy and hard as a rock. I have to strop regularly :)

Cobalt, either way, I'm still gonna be smiling. Those things that interfere are almost always of value (family, outdoors, celebrations, etc.) Honestly, I could make time if I really wanted ;) I usually end up staying up too late though.

Little more work last nightl.

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JJireh, of course you know I love the naturally bent canes. I make it a point when it in the woods to actively look for these shape. Looks like yours is going to be very nice!
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JJireh
While I found this one, I pull saplings most every year and if you dig down into the root mass, I have found most of them have some form of bend
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