Topic: Making Walking Sticks: Pic by Pic:

[kenkew]

Sometimes I add 'something' but not very often. Mostly it's a collar or Turks Head.

[GrannieAnnie]

They each have such personality! Great job (we need a clapping smiley here.)

[kenkew]

I sold one today but I don't seem to have a close-up of it. Don't know how that happened, I thought I had a pic of them all. It's the second left of the taller sticks here.

[Toadspawn]

Ken
Many years ago I made four 'shepherds crooks' , one for me and my now ex-wife and the two children. Each was made using a good piece of straight hazel cut to the right size and then finished off with a horn from a sheep. This was boiled and then shaped to the appropriate curve and stuck onto the hazel stick and then rasped to remove all the rough edges. The whole thing was coated with clear varnish.   
I use mine regularly and it has a lovely feel in the hand. Also useful for hooking branches etc to pick fruit from the hedgerows.

[kenkew]

Nice work there, Toadspawn. I made a few when I was in the UK but that was before BSE, F&mouth and other problems which pushed the government into reducing drastically the older animals in a herd/flock.
 Consequently getting hold of horn of a decent size these days isn't easy.
 I don't suppose you have pic's of your work at all?

[kenkew]

I notice on this topic that the stick I've just finished is shown here back in January. Seems like time to sharpen my knives and work faster... ::)

[Emagggie]

and I can thoroughly recommend Kens sticks. I have one which has just accompanied me along the Peddars Way, and will be propelling me along Gunnerside Gill and other places int' Yorkshire Dales in October  ;D

[rosebud]

Yes i can second that Maggie our one is always in use its a work of art.

[kenkew]

Latest one under way is 'Bump'.
 Very lightweight but firm and easy to handle. Still working on how he should finish up. If anyone's interested, jump in now and let me know.