pshrynk
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I've been thinking about making a conductor's baton for my granddaughters' band instructor, since he does such a great job with them. The usual size is about 14 inches, with the handle being about 2 1/2 in. My thoughts are to use alternate ivory and actual ebony. The wand itself needs to start out about 3/8 in and taper to about 3/16 in. I am wondering if anyone has any thoughts, hints, suggestions on how this would work? Maybe use a BOW spindle blank, instead, since it would be easier to cut down to smaller dimensions to get started? How about handling the small end and leaving a cut off, etc. I have a feeling there's going to be a long and flat learning curve on this one.