Carving a Barber Pole Quarter Staff

Using a Dremel, five bits and some salvaged wood, you can give your favorite barber something to walk with.

Step 1 Salvage

The first step is material.  I had an old (40 year old) wooden 8 ft Douglas Fir 2x4 ladder that had begun to dry rot.  Pulling it apart, I was able to salvage 2 2x2 pieces of wood around 5 ft in length.