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Project by Whitt posted 230 days ago 549 views 0 times favorited 8 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I have wanted to attempt a leaping trout handle for a while and sapling I found along the river gave me the chance. Just had to steam bend the root for the trout, a little whittling and some paint and the beautiful bark did the rest.

-- "Honor the Tree" -Old Woodwright saying




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HillbillyShooter

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#1 posted 230 days ago

Great design and execution—but, being a trout fisherman, I’m a sucker for this.

-- John C. -- "Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth." George Washington

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Monte Pittman

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#2 posted 230 days ago

Good imagination. Well done.

-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability

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#3 posted 230 days ago

Very well done! I really like it!
Thanks for sharing.

-- Robert B. Sabina, Ohio.....

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#4 posted 230 days ago

Great use of Imagination….. Nice looking Trout.

-- What we do in life will Echo through Eternity........

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nonickswood

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#5 posted 230 days ago

Very Neat, from Sapling to Trout!!

-- Nick, Virginia, http://www.etsy.com/shop/NONICKSWOOD

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basie

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#6 posted 230 days ago

Great job, thanks for sharing it with us!

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Woodbridge

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#7 posted 229 days ago

very cool.

-- Peter, Woodbridge, Ontario

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helluvawreck

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#8 posted 229 days ago

I like this cane; it’s very well done.

helluvawreck aka Charles
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-- If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau

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