It’s been a busy couple of days with some good results!
For some time now I’ve been wanting to do one of mans’ greatest inventions – a shoe horn. You can get the kits, but frankly I think the price of them would force the price of the finished item past what people would be willing to pay. However, while out shopping yesterday I found some with tacky handles which I knew would be perfect and bought a few to try.
This morning I got to it and using a section of birch from a wood bag I have, cut it down to size and gave it a shot. It was a nice bit of wood, had a bit of a twist to it that had split it slightly but gave it good character. When I turned it down, the split had to be filled (CA glue and some of the sawdust from the turning itself) and the result is… well you can see for yourself! Finished with sanding, Yorkshire Grit and Danish oil.