Idigbo

I have a bit of left over Idigbo, 9" x 12" x 1.25". Nothing huge... was wondering what I could make from it. I don't want a stack of pens :) Any suggestions?

For anyone not familiar it's a brown African hardwood of low density, fairly good strength & not much figure. I gather it's best kept dry.

NT

A musical instrument? Do you know the sort of thing I mean? Often has a hollowed out body and an animal-skin sounding "board" held by pins all round. Maybe sacrifice some of the width to make the pole-type neck and pegs.

I had one of those turn up at my workshop from a museum wanting a replacement for a broken peg. I didn't have any Idigbo so I used Sapele and delicately stained it to match. I shuffled the pegs around (they had been in the wrong holes anyway) and I was delighted to find the owner couldn't tell which was the replacement.

Nick

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I thought I had some bits of that although mine is distinctly pink. Lots of cross grain shakes:-(

My son wanted to make a boot puller. Would this be suitable? He had me pulling them off for him, instead. :(

Not been taken by any of the suggestions yet, and not really sure what search terms to use to keep makeable things to small slabs of wood.

NT

Treen maybe?

What's the Mekon got to do with it?

Good question.

Mekon ruled em

In a Golden Age?

I image searched treen, and nothing fancied my tickle so it probably won't get used. Thanks everyone!

NT

Your son's boot remover seems the most useful:-) Tad short but OK for small feet.

Entire family home today. Walkies? So out come the Wellington boots from the hall cupboard and off they all go.... 1 hour later I have a pile of muddy discarded boots in the porch:-( Very tempting to store them in a barn!

Ah yes, those moments where it's tempting to store family in a barn.

NT