Quote Originally Posted by Alan H View Post
Get a 12 foot 6 x 6. Cut off the corners so that the thing is kind of an octagon in cross section instead of a square. Attack one end with a belt sander and surform plane. Round it off bigtime and taaper the bottom 4 feet. This is one afternoons work for two guys.

voila....practice caber. Is it exactly like a real caber? No. Is it close enough to give you the feel of it? Yes? Cost? About $35
That's a dang good idea. I might just go and get one this weekend from home depot and have it ready by next Monday's practice.

Thanks Alan! I had heard of the similiar method, but I didn't realize it wouldn't cost that much. I'll give it try, and I'll document it with pictures just because.