deeksofdoom Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Here is my newest creation, its a fairly thick hazel stick with a fallow antler handle. Its 45inches long and a tad heavy but will be ideal for beating in the coming season. The Stick was a bit bandy to start with but because it was so thick it took a fair bit of steaming and bending until I eventually got it kind of straightish and it looks fine now. I got a few pieces of shed Fallow antlers from a local deer farm last winter. I thought they would be too big and chunky for an antler stick but with a lot of filing, sanding and sawing it shaped up quite well. I cut the coronet and the tip of the antler off and used black buffalo and cow horn spacers for the tips, I had to make a small wooden dowel to attach the horn tip onto the end of the tine as they wouldn't stay on. I married the stick to the antler by making a dowel with the top of the stick and glueing with Araldite. I then drilled a hole in the stick with a 6mm drill bit and shoved a casing from a 22wmr into the hole with Araldite to strengthen it. Onto the top of the shank I put an old penny piece from 1968. The coin was bent to fit as a badge, bought it off a guy on ebay last year. The stick was a bit too thick for it so I had to carve out the shape of the penny to make it fit. Onto the end of the stick I put a brass ferrule, again I had to shape the end of the stick so that it fit perfectly and then glued with Araldite Finally I gave it a light sanding, rubbed it down with wire wool and boiled linseed oil and its after getting about 6 coats of yacht varnish. All is left now is to make a leather lanyard so as it doesn't take off into the bushes some Saturday morning when I'm out beating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Nice work Deeks LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeksofdoom Posted August 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Hey LB, Thanks, was wondering who the anonymous user was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniel Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 looks really good, nice to make something to use yourself isnt it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Hey nice work, I make a few stick meself latest one has a whistle built into the handle. At some point I'll get round to posting some pics. I like the idea of drilling a hole and inserting a spent cartridge case, have you ever seen the ojibwa bird trap? (not legal I know, just a bit of bushcraft fun really) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyCM Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Deeks, that is a really tidy stick. Top job all round AndyCM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeksofdoom Posted August 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Hey nice work, I make a few stick meself latest one has a whistle built into the handle. At some point I'll get round to posting some pics. I'ld like to see how you make that whistle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 It's quite easy really, the hardest part is tuning it. If I get a chance later in the week I'll get some sketches together to show you how to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adbirdy Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Very nice stick indeed, too good for beating really!!! Afe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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