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Well since it is cool and damp here I dismissed ice cream
when I half way thought about it.

Yes if you can pin popsicle sticks without cracking them you
have learned something that is hard to do. Especially if he
sands them down to half thickness.:)

But they are not likely to cover...

How about tongue depressors as practice stock.

Glue a pair together with colored paper of fabric in the middle
in the style of micarta. Dip them in stain then bond
them together. The adult...