Lolly Sticks

[David Marks 2Participant @davidmarks2]

I was browsing in my local Pound Shop and noted a large packet of wooden plant labels but identical to lolly sticks. I was about to cut some thin ply strips to form a soldering jig, to manufacture some screen guards for my Canadian Logging Tug. So I purchased these instead. 2mm thick X 10mm wide. Not sure what timber they are but very smooth and straight. Would possibly do a decent deck planking job.

[David Marks 2Participant @davidmarks2]

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Hi David

Mostly these sticks / labels are made from Poplar and apart from length they would be great for deck planking.

Hope this helps

Paul

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Thinking about it, lolly sticks must be made to a decent standard and of a reasonable quality wood to prevent splintering and wotnot.

​You could usefully use used lolly sticks and your boat would smell of Strawberry or lemon….

Ashley

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Would lolly sticks smell of fivers?

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

Would lolly sticks smell of fivers?

LOL!!

(Well somebody had to do it….)

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi All

I find the Waitrose & Costa Coffee stirring sticks are essential to everyday modelling

Also kids craft shops sell sticks say 25nr in a pack for £1.00

Regards Ray

[Armando LoniParticipant @armandoloni78860]

I’ve used the stirrers supplied by Greggs in the construction of a boat display base… Nice coffee as well!

[Mark Jarvis 2Participant @markjarvis2]

All the coffee shops do stirrers, worth collecting them, had a few funny looks when i asked for the ones out of the bin!!! but got over 70, look good for planked decks etc, stain them with cold tea, leaves a nice colour, them laquer them after sanding

Mark

[Byron Rees…(Ron)Participant @byronrees-ron]

I used coffee stirrers and the long kitchen matches for the 'teak' wheelhouse on my tug. The matches are an ideal 3mm square and 150mm long, most stirrers, Bar-B Q skewers, lolly sticks and tongue depressers are available in 99p shops, they are all brilliant for modelling. They will all stain really well using Rustins or Furniglass spirit stains.

Ron.

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Tongue depressors !!! Bet you get a funny look when standing at the till clutching a handful of them, eh??

Ashley

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Especially if they are in your mouth….

Colin

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

But what about the splinters getting into your tongue?

[Ian Dowlman 1Participant @iandowlman1]

Bought 1000 stirrer sticks from Amazon for about a fiver. Excellent for simulating planking on bridge structures etc, and also avoids coffee stains and funny looks in Costa.

Ian

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Ian. Now that is a reasonable amount of stirrers to have to do something with and at a reasonable price.

Ashley

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