Any wood will work, but I wanted something that was light for a walking stick, plus easy to work with. Apply lubricating oil on the opposite side of the bristles. So, I pulled out my cheap woodburning kit, and examined the tips to see if I had anything that resembled a snake scale. Step 2: The Hook. And an even bigger thanks if you vote for it! How you harvest the three pieces you use can change, though they rarely deviate far from a pair of pliers or two and a Sawzall, Dremel, or pipe cutter. Since I didn't have anything that would work, I decided to try grinding a custom tip from some of the tips I never used. i go to cuyahoga falls high, r u in school or are you older? I've added a pic of the scrap wood I used to test out the custom tip I made. Sad really.In order to dress it up nicely you could always put some colored hearshrink around it after this stepIt may just be my being slow, but it took me until the last step to figure out what it did...I figured a snake snick was just a name for some other kind of gadget.
THNX for sharing!I had already saved a bunch of images of copperheads to an album for studying, so I printed a few of them, and headed to hobby lobby to pick up some paints that matched my pics. His snakes receive more attention than any other kind of carving in his repertoire. It helped me to image a heart shape, the point being his nose, while the round parts being the back of his jaws/head. I love this sander for its ability to sand so aggressively. It's a piece of white pine I harvested from the back yard. I decided to go with Western Cedar because its light, its an easy wood to work with, and I had an old reclaimed 6ft piece of it in my wood pile from an old swingset. What kind of wood are you using?Beautiful and scary at the same time. I will admit, I repainted this snake a few times because I was never quite satisfied with the finished product. Step 3: The Shaft. Once, the stick was roughed out (pic 2), I took that same grinding wheel and started rounding off the snake body(pic 3).Did you make this project? A length of softer steel wire. Cleaning rods help a lot if the barrel is permanently attached to the gun. On a side note, I think Eastern Cedar would work great for this project as well since it has similar characteristics.
You use a drain snake by feeding the end into the drain and pushing it through the drain line while turning a handle to keep the cable spinning inside the pipe. Unfortunately, where I live currently, there really isn't too much in the way of snakes. :)This is my first instructable so bare with me guys!what wattage is your wood burner ? This is the surefire items list. I just stenciled the design on with pencil, then followed it with a line-making burning tip.Very nice work!
On a scrap piece of wood, I tried carving scales first, but was not pleased with the results. I used a rifle shell casing to shape the eyes, then carved lightly around them to give them a slight indention. It is sold by Rikati. Thanks to my buddy Edwin for wanting pictures of the process, otherwise there would be no instructable! Step 2: Make the Cut!. If you've never used one, you're welcome, you can thank me later. and yes Mike's vids are great, I dissected them as well trying to figure out ways to do it. They both look realistic and give the snake an awesome look !Next, I pulled out "the beast", my dewalt disc sander. I love carving, but you gave some great ideas on how to take my projects to the next level. Maybe mine is for soldering electronic projects. I used my favorite grinding wheel for the majority of the rough cut, a $10 carbide cup wheel from harbor freight. Share it with us! The hardest part I find is keeping it proportional. graciashah! Standing outside of a snake’s striking distance (usually about a third of the snake’s body length) will keep you safe from a bite. Thanks! Do not step or touch where you can’t see. Give the gun a more thorough cleaning if the snake can’t get through. Snake (or Hook) Stick for Safe Snake Collecting Step 1: Materials Used. Select a quality gun oil you like, then spray it onto the nylon rope. Did you use glass or plastic eyes. I would wrap some sort of cloth around the hook end, to make sure you do not injure the snake.Instead of using silicone to glue the hook in place, try using a two part epoxy. Very well done.Next up, the outline and rough cut.Great instructions.
i tryed this but before i connected the club handle to the roller handle i just cut up about 2 foot of solder into like 1 inch pieces, dropped the solder into the club handle, put the roller handle in, turned it back over, then torched the end to melt the solder, it worked great, you should try it!!