Finished up a couple of walking sticks for a neighbor and his girlfriend.
Gratuitous kitty photobomb!
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How many layers of laquer to produce that kind of gloss?
3 Coats of brush on polyurethane.
Thanks! It looks great!
Thank you
Looks great!
Thank you.
What species did you use?
Black locust.
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These look amazing! What kind of knot did you use? I want to learn it.
Thank you. I don't remember what they're called. I just youtubed "tying paracord" and looked for a knot that looked neat. The loops are simple braids. The shorter stick has 2 types of knot. The longer stick just one. I just kind of made up a way to tie them together, not sure if it's "right".
I also am curious about your process. Did you bake or treat the wood pre-seal? How many hours of work went into them?
The sticks sat in my garage for over a year. I don't know, maybe 4 hours each, total. Sanding and tying the knots, took the most time. I've never really done much woodworking before. It's all kind of experimental for me.
Suddenly I get why a dog would be obsessed with a stick. Those are some pleasing to behold objects.
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