On a day walk I picked up a dry stick which had a pithy center. Perfect !
I trimmed the ends, but left the stick long to make it easier to work on:
Using a small, green twig twisted, rotated and jigged until the pith was removed:
Hollow center:
Then I cut the "bands". I cut three broad bands into the outside of the stick. You'll see why ...
Three bands and completely hollow, You can see the stick poking through:
A permanent plug using a green stick for one end.
I whittled it to fit, then cut it a few mm long so I could firmly push it in without splitting the stick
and make a flush finish. No need to glue etc :
Then I made a stopper for the other end.
A snug fit, but with a nice handle to grasp.
I could put a lanyard on the lid so it doesn't get lost ... but if it did I could easily make another ...
Finally, back home.
I loaded each "band" with a different colour of cotton and added a few needles
I'm really pleased with the results !
I trimmed the ends, but left the stick long to make it easier to work on:
Using a small, green twig twisted, rotated and jigged until the pith was removed:
Hollow center:
Then I cut the "bands". I cut three broad bands into the outside of the stick. You'll see why ...
Three bands and completely hollow, You can see the stick poking through:
A permanent plug using a green stick for one end.
I whittled it to fit, then cut it a few mm long so I could firmly push it in without splitting the stick
and make a flush finish. No need to glue etc :
Then I made a stopper for the other end.
A snug fit, but with a nice handle to grasp.
I could put a lanyard on the lid so it doesn't get lost ... but if it did I could easily make another ...
Finally, back home.
I loaded each "band" with a different colour of cotton and added a few needles
I'm really pleased with the results !
