single barrel Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 another stick finished this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 Looks really good especially the top. I admire skills like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
single barrel Posted February 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 thanks wisdom. A.T.B .........mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 That is a nice stick ...in fact very nice. My art teacher always said to me, "Simplicity is the essence of all good design" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
single barrel Posted February 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 thanks walker570, the hazel rod did have the bark on but for me it masked the bur elm a little to much were as now I think the lighter colour of the rod makes the elm pop a little,. atb....mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stimo22 Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 Hi I have made several with holly shank which have the bark removed but always think they look like a blind mans stick. Which may be the way to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 If your not using it frequently then watch for woodworm. They just love hazel. I have a bunch drying in the roof of my garage and forgot to wipe them over with smelly furniture wax which seems to do the job and they are ruined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
single barrel Posted February 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 3 hours ago, Stimo22 said: Hi I have made several with holly shank which have the bark removed but always think they look like a blind mans stick. Which may be the way to go cheers stimo22, ive never use holly always stuck with hazel, but yeah there not everyone's cuppa tea with the bark stripped. atb bud....... mark 17 minutes ago, Walker570 said: If your not using it frequently then watch for woodworm. They just love hazel. I have a bunch drying in the roof of my garage and forgot to wipe them over with smelly furniture wax which seems to do the job and they are ruined. thanks for that walker570, il bare that in mind . ive always just cut them and tied them in bundels and left them to dry, cheers bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 My mate said to me , hey you make sticks , yes i said , he says he would like to have ago. I said great. He said how long should i leave them before i make one . I said about a year an inch.WHAT he said the ones i could are near 60 inches long . I said relax an inch diameter, phew he said . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 I like Holly both stripped and with the bark on.....when stripped it dries white but when you treat it with several coats of natural colour hardwood oil, it dries a golden colour......which with a antler top and buffalo spacer looks really nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
single barrel Posted February 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 6 minutes ago, johnphilip said: My mate said to me , hey you make sticks , yes i said , he says he would like to have ago. I said great. He said how long should i leave them before i make one . I said about a year an inch.WHAT he said the ones i could are near 60 inches long . I said relax an inch diameter, phew he said . lol 5 minutes ago, panoma1 said: I like Holly both stripped and with the bark on.....when stripped it dries white but when you treat it with several coats of natural colour hardwood oil, it dries a golden colour......which with a antler top and buffalo spacer looks really nice! might need to have a bash at making one with holly,. cheers bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
single barrel Posted February 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 just started this one today, bit of English oak, but its not really a nice bit of wood to work with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 I like to leave the bark on holly and blackthorn, when you grind the joints back and then sand them they produce some interesting colours. This stick I made back in 1992. The top is antler obviously but what is the wood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stimo22 Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 These are a few examples, the holly is the stipped one the others are hazel or blackthorn. I also use ash and even did a apple tree one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 Nice collection there. You often find a good straight sucker on the side of an old apple. Nice wood to work. Anyone had any luck artificially inducing a twisted stem? Put some thick string around a hazel a couple of years ago but it is not making much impression at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 I made a a few solid wading sticks for friends using ash pitchfork stales turned down on my lathe. They are'nt pretty in themselves so I personalised them by painting a fishing scene around just below the handle. Made something workmanlike a bit special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
single barrel Posted February 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 (edited) 22 hours ago, Walker570 said: I like to leave the bark on holly and blackthorn, when you grind the joints back and then sand them they produce some interesting colours. This stick I made back in 1992. The top is antler obviously but what is the wood? nice clean joint there bud, but I wouldn't have a clue to the rod. that's a fine collection you've got there bud, especially the one on the left, looks like ive still got a fair bit to learn mate Edited February 5, 2018 by single barrel it on the wrong picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 I actually cut that stick in New Zealand and brought it back in my rifle case. I believe they call it lancewood. It is quite hard and I left the outer bark on as it is quite decorative. I was offered serious money by a number of professional stick makers at the time. Non of them could name it though. I now fit all of my stick with a sloping joint. There used to be a stick head carver, name Tom, at the game fairs back in the late80s and early 90s. Really nice guy willing to share his secrets and he told me to use the sloping fitting as it was easier to get a real clean tight fit. I didn't initially believe him until I tried it and this was the first attempt. Definitely my favorite stick for walking and deer stalking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stimo22 Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 H All Some more ideas for sticks, from right hazel with walnut carved top, blackthorn with ebony thumb, ash with triple antler, hazel crook from solid and then hawthorn knob stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
single barrel Posted February 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 looks like ive got me work cut out on the next one lads,.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamal Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 On 04/02/2018 at 19:34, Walker570 said: I like to leave the bark on holly and blackthorn, when you grind the joints back and then sand them they produce some interesting colours. This stick I made back in 1992. The top is antler obviously but what is the wood? Dog Rose? Looks like Dog Rose or wild Rose, I have made a few using it and have some left to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbyduck Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 On 04/02/2018 at 20:50, Walker570 said: Nice collection there. You often find a good straight sucker on the side of an old apple. Nice wood to work. Anyone had any luck artificially inducing a twisted stem? Put some thick string around a hazel a couple of years ago but it is not making much impression at the moment. you need to use fence wire and its better if its rusty ,and if your going to cheat make sure you rap the wire round the right way ! Iv'e got some twisters spare if anybody intrested pm me ! (these are real honey suckle) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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