2010-12 - 1st Attempt - Hand Made Wizard's Staff - 2009
I hand made this staff over a period of about a month by sanding and shaping combined with a finish in Tung Oil and natural oil based stains. The Staff stands just over 5' 6" tall. The staff has a nice heft to it and is very strong. The staff is from a young oak tree sourced from our land in East Texas. The head of the staff is a beautifully shaped piece of burled wood from the base of the young tree, This brings out a quality of extremely hard and beautiful wood grain characteristics with some of the Stain and Tung Oil finish sections of the head looking more like petrified wood.
Towards the center behind the center piece crystal is an area of wood grain all pointing to a central location, the heart, the place where the young tree sprouted. The feature is really unique.
The top is encrusted with strategically placed precious and semi-precious gem stones. The labradorite catches nice bits of flash in the sun light when walking.
* Rutilated Double Pointed Quartz is the main center piece surrounded by:
o Chalcopyrite
o Blue Topaz
o Imperial Topaz
o Peridot
o Labradorite
o Amethyst
o Fresh Water Pearls - Peacock color
o Faceted Pearl
There are small Peridot and Fresh Water pearls placed along the staff to fill some knots.
The leather grip is fashioned from rawhide laid down inside out. Both tacked and glued for durability then shrunk, waxed and oiled then heat treated. Finishing nails are weathered brass for aged and primitive look.
The foot has a mechanical shock absorbing component to it's installation`. The foot is a combination of high density silicone and metal. The combination in materials and compression mounting with a water proof, hostile environment ready tape laid down in interwoven layers while applying continues compression provides a shock absorbing hinged foot that adds comfort and stability should the staff be utilized as a walking staff.
2010-12 - 1st Attempt - Hand Made Wizard's Staff - 2009
I hand made this staff over a period of about a month by sanding and shaping combined with a finish in Tung Oil and natural oil based stains. The Staff stands just over 5' 6" tall. The staff has a nice heft to it and is very strong. The staff is from a young oak tree sourced from our land in East Texas. The head of the staff is a beautifully shaped piece of burled wood from the base of the young tree, This brings out a quality of extremely hard and beautiful wood grain characteristics with some of the Stain and Tung Oil finish sections of the head looking more like petrified wood.
Towards the center behind the center piece crystal is an area of wood grain all pointing to a central location, the heart, the place where the young tree sprouted. The feature is really unique.
The top is encrusted with strategically placed precious and semi-precious gem stones. The labradorite catches nice bits of flash in the sun light when walking.
* Rutilated Double Pointed Quartz is the main center piece surrounded by:
o Chalcopyrite
o Blue Topaz
o Imperial Topaz
o Peridot
o Labradorite
o Amethyst
o Fresh Water Pearls - Peacock color
o Faceted Pearl
There are small Peridot and Fresh Water pearls placed along the staff to fill some knots.
The leather grip is fashioned from rawhide laid down inside out. Both tacked and glued for durability then shrunk, waxed and oiled then heat treated. Finishing nails are weathered brass for aged and primitive look.
The foot has a mechanical shock absorbing component to it's installation`. The foot is a combination of high density silicone and metal. The combination in materials and compression mounting with a water proof, hostile environment ready tape laid down in interwoven layers while applying continues compression provides a shock absorbing hinged foot that adds comfort and stability should the staff be utilized as a walking staff.