I did a 20 page paper on busks, primarily 16th c-18th ones, some years
back and then made my own Elizabethan busk covering. Woods cited in
my sources include ash (extant examples), juniper (referred in a 16th
c poem). Most museums dont identify the exact woods in their
artifacts.
As Regency
Since I was pressed for cash, I made my busk from two Sherwin William paint
stirrers and wrapped them in muslin. Though Home Depot's stirrers were nicer
and I could have used just one of them, the Sherwin William's stirrers were
there requisite 14 inches long. And they were free... The busk came
