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Gallery Six
Sticks and Stickmaking components
Why Walking Sticks? It all goes back to the day that my mother was watching me turn her a potpourri bowl, and she asked how difficult it was to turn a walking stick, as my Grandfathers had gone missing a short while before. I didn't know, so I gave it a whirl and discovered that I enjoyed the challenge of making them. At that stage I had no steady, and I learned how to make them without using one. I have been told it's easier, but I still have no steady. I haven't needed one.
Special order with extra large, individually shaped handles and 38" shanks. Not quite finished, as at this stage there were only 4 coats of Danish Oil applied. They still needed smooth sanding and more layers of oil. The customer got to do the rest himself as he had to go back home north of the Midlands and wanted to take them with him.
The shanks were hand turned ash, handles of padauk with maple accents, and buffalo horn and
vulcanised fibre spacers, all held together by 10mm threaded rod which goes 50mm into the shank and
to within 10mm of the top of the handle.
Due to a severe arthritic condition, the customer required special handle
shapes, so they were formed to fit each hand individually. He was very happy with them, and
for the first time in 20 years, able to walk up straight. The NHS issued sticks measured 35" tall,
and no-one had ever questioned it! Let us hope his immediate comfort continues.
Some more photos of stickmaking components I have made over the years:
