B.K. Henderson-Winnie Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 Hello all, I made this lector's pointer back in 2013. A good friend had just gotten her master's degree in archaeology. She was lecturing and teaching classes regularly, and lamented that she had no good pointer stick to use. I thought I should make her one. I put a hornet on it to help her keep all the students' attention on her lecturing- because everyone in the room pays very close attention to what's going on if there's a hornet in the space! It is 25" long with a 3/4" handle. Main shaft made of cedar, with rose cane, mammoth ivory, Siberian jet, copper, ebony, and sterling silver in the grip and other components . sketches pre-inlay mammoth section, roughed-in hornet the sections were screwed and epoxied together hornet with finished paste inlay of Siberian jet pointer tip, alternating layers of ebony and mammoth ivory maker's mark cartouche on end of handle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niky Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 excellent work Niky http://nikysenater.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.K. Henderson-Winnie Posted November 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 Thank, you, Niky! B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 Does the lector's pointer double as a magic wand? I think that the ebony/ivory rings would be very attention grabbing when used as a pointer. Very handsome. I especially like the signature inlay and engraving. Janel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.K. Henderson-Winnie Posted November 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2017 Hi Janel, It does! Thank you The signature inlay is a carry-over from my metalworking. I have a maker's mark stamp, and I simply stamped it into a little circle of silver, then inlaid that. I ordered the custom stamp for my maker's mark from Rio Grande, and it cost about $70. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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