Winding Sticks

Hand made from quarter sawn sapele. I had some camel bone (who doesn't), so I used that for the white inlays and the black inlay is ebony. The centre markers are inlaid with New Zealand paua abalone and white mother of pearl. The sticks are 16" long x 1 1/4" high and 1" deep. The front faces are angled up to reflect the overhead lighting. The finish is one coat of boiled linseed oil and two coats of Briwax clear wax. The following photo shows the tools used apart from the Stanley 607 which I used to flatten the top and bottom faces.

This was an enjoyable project to do with hand tools and the first time I've ever done any kind of inlay work. Sapele isn't the easiest wood to inlay because of the open pored structure but I'm quite pleased with the results.

Thanks for looking.