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Carved wooden "bat" by Step

$Carved wooden \"bat\" by Step$

This is a hand-carved (from a single piece of tree) club. The design is of a head with a sphere in it's mouth.

I didn't make it, but I know the guy who did, and he doesn't have access to the internet.
10 hours work I am told...

Phone-pictures I'm afraid.

21 comments

Jul 14, 2011. 2:44 PM

rosemarybeetle says:

This is great. I love it. Any idea what wood it is?

Jul 14, 2011. 10:02 PM

lemonie (author) says:

Hi,

I did know, but can't remember now. I was just a piece of common tree, the colour having been added. Thick bit was trunk, the long bit a branch.
(The guy is a real craftsman/artist)

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Dec 10, 2010. 10:17 AMflamesami says:

what is the animal head?...
I can just imagine some-one wielding it and saying.." surrender, lest you too feel the bite... of the (insert animal's name here)!"
I think it's a jaguar am I right?

...surrender, lest you too feel the bite...of the jaguar!

Dec 10, 2010. 1:44 PM

lemonie (author) says:

I don't know, but the old-guy is good with wood.

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Sep 21, 2010. 6:46 AMEkzile says:

It resemble's a Shillelagh more then a bat.

Sep 21, 2010. 1:08 PM

lemonie (author) says:

That is what it essentially was before it was carved, you're quite right there.

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Aug 7, 2010. 8:07 AMred-king says:

very nice.

Aug 7, 2010. 2:57 PM

lemonie (author) says:

the guy is very talented

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Aug 8, 2010. 12:21 AM

Kryptonite says:

Your "L" is not a capital. This disturbs me.

Oct 5, 2011. 1:18 PM

lemonie (author) says:

keyboards all bust, using 'on screen keyboard' for now

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Aug 9, 2010. 6:15 AM

gmjhowe says:

If you need a keyboard, just ask! (unless you just have not got to the shop yet)

Aug 9, 2010. 1:36 PM

lemonie (author) says:

I've 3... just need to fix one.

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Aug 8, 2010. 1:57 AM

Kryptonite says:

Wow. You must love this site, my frustration would over power my urge to sit here on Instructables and talk to people if I didn't have a keyboard.

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Aug 9, 2010. 11:09 AM

scoochmaroo says:

10 hours? That seems superfast to me. You should ask to record a time-lapse video of him doing it! Awesome stuff.

Aug 9, 2010. 1:35 PM

lemonie (author) says:

i'd like to see that, but it'd probably involve hanging around Step's place for a coulple of days.

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Aug 8, 2010. 1:15 PM

Dr Qui says:

Nice Shelale, this one is menacing enough to be considered more of a Cudgel.

How does he stain it so dark? ash is the whitest of wood, I really like the finish he has achieved.

Aug 8, 2010. 1:31 PM

lemonie (author) says:

it was your classic shillelagh (or however it should be spelled) before it was carve, i'll ask Step next time i see him about the stain.

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Aug 8, 2010. 12:20 AM

Kryptonite says:

What wood was it made out of?

Aug 8, 2010. 1:31 AM

lemonie (author) says:

ash i think. the thick end was 'trunk' and the rest a branch

L

Aug 8, 2010. 1:57 AM

Kryptonite says:

I can see that, it's very well done!