Carved Wooden "bat" by Step

by lemonie

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Intro: 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

rosemarybeetle 12 years ago

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

lemonie 12 years ago


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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flamesami 13 years ago

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!

lemonie 13 years ago

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

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Ekzile 13 years ago

It resemble's a Shillelagh more then a bat.

lemonie 13 years ago


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

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lemonie 13 years ago


the guy is very talented

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Kryptonite 13 years ago

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

lemonie 13 years ago

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

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HotPinkBulb 13 years ago

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

lemonie 13 years ago


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

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Kryptonite 13 years ago

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.

scoochmaroo 13 years ago

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

lemonie 13 years ago


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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Dr Qui 13 years ago

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.

lemonie 13 years ago

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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Kryptonite 13 years ago

What wood was it made out of?

lemonie 13 years ago


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

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Kryptonite 13 years ago

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