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21st July 2017, 10:02 AM #46SENIOR MEMBER
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22nd July 2017, 10:29 AM #47
I always think that its better to try something new and don't like the idea of doing the same old .Its also good to see other wildlife makes it a challenge to carve ,
I know of a few stick makers who make a living from it but I do quite a few different activities never enough time to do all I want .But there work is in demand and sell there sticks from £150= 500 pounds each without advertising as they mainly only do commissions but to make a living you would have to
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19th August 2017, 04:01 AM #48
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Thanks to Cobalt, I've had a VERY good day!
flettya rock is an obsolete tool ......... until you don’t have a hammer!
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19th August 2017, 08:48 AM #49
Cobblestones, old buildings, grey headed old blokes and a walking stick with a cockatoo top; WOW! Flettrek is happening [hope the leg is holding up well] ...
Very good looking stick!!!
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19th August 2017, 12:00 PM #50
think I just posted to another forum?
but it was fun talking to you .Hope you enjoy your stay here enjoy walking the dales keep us posted great to meet you and friends
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24th August 2017, 09:02 AM #51
Would have loved to see the 3 interchangeable heads you'd made "cobalt" for "fletty"....
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24th August 2017, 09:59 AM #52
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24th August 2017, 10:56 AM #53
great bunch of OLD BLOKES here
we may have a few years but most seem fit active and young more importantly active creative and still can show the youngsters a few tricks
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7th December 2017, 05:50 PM #54
I picked up my custom-made hiking pole from Cobalt32 in August and used it heavily during my 2 month trip to England and Scotland. The interchangeable (bird) heads were a constant source of interest to other trekkers and, in one Yorkshire village pub I stayed in, the cockatoo thrust through the door to the bar as I headed to my room to get rid of my wet clothing, was a sign to the bar staff to start pouring a Theakston’s Yorkshire Old Peculiar.
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The kookaburra however meant “please get the bowl of pickled onions AND a Theakston ready”......!
Unfortunately, I wasn’t using it on the day I fell and dislocated 2 fingers and I often wonder if it would have saved me?
Anyway, after my 2 month trip (flettrek | just like Startrek … but with Fletts…) it was apparent that the hiking pole even without a carved bird head, could be seen as an offensive weapon to airport and airline staff and so I had to cut it in halves to fit it diagonally in my travel bag. I hadn’t confessed this to Cobalt until yesterday and only told him then after I had rectified this sacrilege.
Also, in a couple of situations like standing in a freezing river to photograph a waterfall, I realised that the hiking pole would make a wonderful camera monopod that may dampen my shivering before it transferred to the camera, so I also took the opportunity to design and commission a camera attachment.
A brass coupling took care of the sacrilegious pole cutting...
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.... and a turned delrin extension plus a bought tripod ball joint and tripod quick-release plate, provided the interchangeable monopod head...
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Now, I don’t want to get a reputation for being gadget-driven but, I have gone one step further and used a mobile phone holder for bicycle handlebars to mount my mobile phone beyond halfway down the pole. This permits me to hold the top of hiking pole ABOVE crowds, fences or bush and operate the camera remotely with the mobile phone emulating the camera viewfinder. The phone remote allows me to zoom the lens, choose basic camera functions and take the picture.
So, if you seen a man at an air show, holding a stick in the air, with a redundant cockatoo head on his shoulder and staring into a mounted mobile phone ...... it’s a pretty fair chance it’s me!
flettya rock is an obsolete tool ......... until you don’t have a hammer!
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8th December 2017, 02:49 PM #55
pleased you enjoyed the trip photos look good on the blogg
you solved the stick transport problem and got more benefits from it , good thinking camera stand is a nice addition and always help if your zooming in on a distant object adapting it now for the mobile phone would be useful if you take selfies . The two piece joint looks good , they can be difficult to join up but it looks good
keep hiking and enjoy yourself
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