[SEL] other hobbies

[Dave Otto]

Hi Tom

Nice work! My dad carves walking sticks and canes and has completed in the 4
to 5 hundred range. He is 85 now and it has been his primary hobby for quite
a few years now. He gives most of them away and keeps a log of the time
spent on each one and who he gave it to. In most cases he has a picture of
the new owner with his/her stick.

I was wondering what type of wood your sticks are made of? I seem to
remember dad doing some type of wood that was killed bay a vine wrapping
around it. It looks like yours my be something like this.

Dave



Dave Otto
Boise, Idaho



-----Original Message-----
From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
[mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of
Germoamer at aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 7:00 AM
To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
Subject: [SEL] other hobbies

It has been very hot and dry here, so I have not been out in the heat  
working on old junk.  Rather, I have been in the cool basement working on
some 
other stuff.  Some old chisels that I made new handles for.   I prefer to 
fix the tang type rather than the socket type (lower  one).  Anybody have
any 
old ones they would like to get rid of?  Also  had a number of hammer heads 
around and handles for them.  Fitted some new  ones and fixed a couple of 
loose ones.  I installed the handles using  gorilla glue to fill in any
voids, 
so the handles should never loosen or come  out again.  That glue is some 
terrible stuff, expanding out of every nook  and cranny it can find!  I also

make some walking sticks I pick up when out  in the woods rabbit hunting.  
 
What other hobbies do you old engine folks have?
 
 _http://www.oldengine.org/members/schmutz/images/chisels.jpg_ 
(http://www.oldengine.org/members/schmutz/images/chisels.jpg) 
 
_http://www.oldengine.org/members/schmutz/images/hammers.jpg_ 
(http://www.oldengine.org/members/schmutz/images/hammers.jpg) 
 
_http://www.oldengine.org/members/schmutz/images/sticks.jpg   


_ (http://www.oldengine.org/members/schmutz/images/sticks.jpg) 

Tom  Schmutz
Concord, Va.
germoamer at AOL.com
_______________________________________________
SEL mailing list
SEL at lists.stationary-engine.com
http://www.stationary-engine.com/mailman/listinfo/sel