Turned Pilgrim Staff: Finished

[peteyfrogboy]

I got back into Dad’s workshop this morning and finished up my new pilgrim staff.

In the shop. Dad has a lot of tools.

The (mostly) finished top. It was sanded smooth, then finished with “golden oak” Danish oil and paste wax.

The top of the broom handle was a bit too large to fit in the hole we drilled in the top, so Dad built this router jig to shave the top of the broom handle down.

Test fitting the handle in the socket.

Sanding the top of the broom handle.

The top of the broom handle, ready to attach.

The top end after cutting off the excess.

The finished top end.

I decided to sand down the broom handle and refinish it to better match the color of the top. I used a piece of wood with a hole drilled in it, some other blocks and clamps to make a jig to hold it during the finishing process..

The completed staff.

A close up of the top.

Mirrored from Lorenzo's Workshop.