Here is were I left off:
http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=51504.msg512072#msg512072 This is how I decided to use the head, as the handle for a pipe hawk style walking stick. The staff is made up from wormy Maple, (See the Pix, give it some character I think) to make it stronger I glued Two pieces together, I am surprised at the flex it has. The head was fit just as if it were on a shorter haft. The bands are poured Pewter, the diamonds were made by soldering strips of Brass together, cutting them out and filing to shape. The tip is Bone, not antler but Beef bone, that I turned to shape. It is held in by a Brass bolt that is about Four inches long. There was a slot in the head so I soldered a piece in it and filed it off. The Brass cap is held in place by Four Iron pins and the head is also pinned though.
The finish is a Lemon Yellow water based dye, followed by Black stain, it starts out Really BLACK, sanded back and repeated until I got what I was looking for, then Danish oil. Used to use it on stocks, you can go through a lot of paper and Steelwool.
The head has some flaws but it helps the used look as do the worn holes. May end up putting a patina on the head somewhere along the line, we'll see. Don't think I will do another, may do something with that second head. It was a learning experience
Tim C.
This is a good example of using the bakeable molding clay as a dam.
