DIY lease sticks

Today i finally finished those home made lease sticks I've been wanting to make.

I used red cedar boards we had left over from panelling our living room. They re rough cut and have been laying out in the garage for a couple of years.

We cut several 35 inch pieces and ripped them into 1/4 inch thick 2 inch wide sticks.

I got all my tools together:

little hand sander, little saw, scissors, sandpaper(various weights), clamp, something small with rounded edges, pencil.

I cut one of the long sticks into two 15 inch pieces, clamped them down and sanded both sides until they where nice and smooth:

before & after :

then i marked the edges with whatever round something i can find:

and sanded them down:

then i marked the lines for the beveled edges (one long side and the ends):

sanded them down, hand sanded a little with the fine sand paper , rubbed them with lind seed oil and ... voila:

i did the two 15 inch and one 32 inch today before the rain made me quit.

I like them a lot. i might make some to put in my shop.