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Old 11-12-2002, 02:19 PM   #5
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I have two mahl sticks which I made - one long, one short. They are both 1/2 inch oak dowel that I sanded and rubbed with linseed oil. For the ball end, I drilled a 1/2 inch hole in a golf ball and epoxied the stick in. Then I wrapped the cover with a chamois cloth and wrapped it at the base with brass wire.
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