hay Ian .
You ever try marquetry ( I think that is what it's called) you use different coloured woods to build up a picture..think it would be really impressive on a bokken
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As Chef pointed out, Axe handles are pre- picked to be hard and strong.
I made nice nunchucks from broken lacross sticks, got them free by asking at a nearby prep school. Good thing about them is they are multi faceted giving a nice feel and angular, small, striking surfaces. Of course, I have no intention of hitting anyone unless they invade my house, but they look dangerous.
On another note, I made a seat back for a bench seat on a boat from broken hockey sticks. Those were in the dumpster at the arena.
I made nice nunchucks from broken lacross sticks, got them free by asking at a nearby prep school. Good thing about them is they are multi faceted giving a nice feel and angular, small, striking surfaces. Of course, I have no intention of hitting anyone unless they invade my house, but they look dangerous.
On another note, I made a seat back for a bench seat on a boat from broken hockey sticks. Those were in the dumpster at the arena.
Urban Wood Scavenging...
Ian,
Let me know, next time you're up for some wood scavenging. I'll bring along a good saw and khukuri and my station wagon. May take two folks to drag a good piece wood out.
david
Let me know, next time you're up for some wood scavenging. I'll bring along a good saw and khukuri and my station wagon. May take two folks to drag a good piece wood out.
david
Jorvik: that would be an impressive bokken... I did make a cutting board once with alternating stripes of different wood in it, but had access to shop tools and prepared lumbar. Now I'm working with a chisel, knife, file and irregularly knotty and bendy scavenged wood, so that's well beyond the reach of my current skills.
David: might there be some restrictions on wood gathering in the arboretum, even in the trashy end--or were you thinking somewhere else? Re: checking out the bokken, if you're interested you're only a few blocks away (I'm by the harvest / agazziz school) and you're welcome to come take a look. No one at work wants to knife fight, either
I do remember the fun of dragging good stuff out of the forest... Tim and I dragged a water logged 3.5 ft, 16 inch diameter length of oak out of a forest and somehow got it into a car trunk. Also suckered him into carrying another water logged oak trunk home in maryland, which is now part of chair made of beaver-cut timber.
David: might there be some restrictions on wood gathering in the arboretum, even in the trashy end--or were you thinking somewhere else? Re: checking out the bokken, if you're interested you're only a few blocks away (I'm by the harvest / agazziz school) and you're welcome to come take a look. No one at work wants to knife fight, either
I do remember the fun of dragging good stuff out of the forest... Tim and I dragged a water logged 3.5 ft, 16 inch diameter length of oak out of a forest and somehow got it into a car trunk. Also suckered him into carrying another water logged oak trunk home in maryland, which is now part of chair made of beaver-cut timber.--Ian
Ian,
Not the arboretum. Drove by their dumping area yesterday. Really small stuff and a big pile of mulch (which they make from deadfall). Scavenging can be had in Franklin Park, woods off VFW, woods up off Washington St. in the W. Roxbury/Dedham line and the Blue Hills among other nearby places. Actually this is a good time of year to look. You can see fallen trees and limbs hundreds of yards from the road in some places. A heavy piece can be dragged/slid out more easily on ice/snow.
Sure, I like to check out your bokken. I can bring my four, each of different weight and curvatures/styles, if you want some references. I can bring my jo's but what's to say... different weights but all the "standard" shape.
I have tantos but don't know where I placed them since the last time out practicing with them.
When you have a free weekend day, we can arrange something.
david
PS.
Not the arboretum. Drove by their dumping area yesterday. Really small stuff and a big pile of mulch (which they make from deadfall). Scavenging can be had in Franklin Park, woods off VFW, woods up off Washington St. in the W. Roxbury/Dedham line and the Blue Hills among other nearby places. Actually this is a good time of year to look. You can see fallen trees and limbs hundreds of yards from the road in some places. A heavy piece can be dragged/slid out more easily on ice/snow.
Sure, I like to check out your bokken. I can bring my four, each of different weight and curvatures/styles, if you want some references. I can bring my jo's but what's to say... different weights but all the "standard" shape.
I have tantos but don't know where I placed them since the last time out practicing with them.When you have a free weekend day, we can arrange something.
david
PS.
Maybe practice with wood scalples?. No one at work wants to knife fight, either
