roughshooter Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 Morning all, I have a few sticks ready to start making up now they have seasoned nicely. On looking in my box of tricks I note that I am short on cuff all and bone spacers. Popped onto eBay and my….. how the price has increased since I last bought any! Does anyone have any recommendations for a reasonably priced supplier? Regards Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 Stickmaking supplies online are probably the cheapest, but are currently out of stock. Have you tried The stickman Keith Pickering ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave at kelton Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 Price of everything has gone up. Try Rerrick stick making supplies but I doubt you will find any cheap suppliers now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbyduck Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 Graham what sort of sticks are making ? I've a few rams horns and some good coloured large ewes horns . Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roughshooter Posted February 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 I have a few bits of Antler and a good few nice Blackthorn Shanks. I haven’t ever done anything with rams horns…… but would be interested to give them a go…. what do you want for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boo Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 Everything stick related has gone stupid in price ,especially after highland horn , finished trading , buffalo horn ,if you find any was about £12 a piece for grade A , now trades anywhere between 20-40+ £ a piece, ferrules , used to be 50p tops now about £1.50 , that's for a basic ferrule, antler gone stupid prices as well , easiest way for spacers is to cast them out of resin ,colour them to your taste ! Rams horn is another kettle of fish , going to need a set of bulking blocks press etc , quite a big investment for sure in expense & time ! Harvest your own shanks ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roughshooter Posted February 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 1 hour ago, boo said: Everything stick related has gone stupid in price ,especially after highland horn , finished trading , buffalo horn ,if you find any was about £12 a piece for grade A , now trades anywhere between 20-40+ £ a piece, ferrules , used to be 50p tops now about £1.50 , that's for a basic ferrule, antler gone stupid prices as well , easiest way for spacers is to cast them out of resin ,colour them to your taste ! Rams horn is another kettle of fish , going to need a set of bulking blocks press etc , quite a big investment for sure in expense & time ! Harvest your own shanks ...... It is certainly quite a surprise when you go to restock….. I haven’t made any sticks for a good while. I am lucky enough to have some lovely Blackthorne within walking distance of my house and cut a good few Shanks in January for next year. As I am getting older and have less energy for shooting then I think I can find more energy for stick making. I have a mate who cuts me some nice oak handles but these are like concrete to work on…. The finished effect is good however and will last many years. I have a book somewhere that described making handles with Rams horn so I need to dig that out… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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