WEST VIRGINIA + MANDARIN CHOP STICK GALL FLOAT

[Keith Ritter]

IT SOUNDS CRAZY BUT MEMBER STEVE WILSON SENT ME SOME GALLS FROM HIS HOME STATE AND HE INCLUDED SOME CHOP STICKS HE WAS TRYING TO MAKE INTO  A  QUILL TYPE FLOAT. I HAD NO LUCK WITH THE CHOP STICKS AS A FLOAT BY THEMSELVES BUT I USED ONE OF THE BROKEN GALLS TO MAKE A HYBRID. THIS IS WHAT I CAME UP WITH STEVE THANKS FOR INSPIRATION AND THE SUPPLIES.

[Steve Wilson]

      I like the looks of the hybrid Keith. Another great adaption by a true  craftsman to the materials at hand........Thank you for the idea.

[carl hendrix]

good looking as always on float making Keith!!   I think you have it figured out now how to make them!

[Keith Ritter]

i went an extra step with paint on the WVMCSG Float. It's ready for an eye and then sealing.

[Keith Ritter]

Finished this float and added a pic of a finished West Virginia gall float.

[carl hendrix]

LOOKS  GREAT AGAIN KEITH!!  YOU HAVE A GREAT TALENT FOR MAKING THESE UP!!

[Steve Wilson]

     The W.V. hybrid float looks GREAT !!    Another super job Keith...........The "wood grain" in the bulbs is beautiful.