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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...

I was thinking the same thing about pine . a bit naff but now wish I could lay my hands on some

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

for me its just friendship/greeting nice one well done

nice one well done

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

like most of us to critical of yourself nice job. never heard of the bird so always something new

looks like a real challenge nice one out of the norm well done

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...

its a nice concept and looks great .must have taken some time just to mount it on the wall let alone the carving and painting
very nice

finished a couple of projects jus a ferule to add to the water fowl stick to do. Then time to move on to the next
Finished work
a brace of mallards and a surf scoter
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Its pretty bad what has bee done in the past mostly in part to make money but to destroy whole communities what can you say.
hope you can encourage the kid like you say what's will happen who knows...

I use of off cuts of horn to carve birds beaks and any area that is vulnerable on a hiking pole . used then on a bull topper to make its horns .its nice stuff to carve and shape but not clever for...

Its good to hear others opinion whether they agree or not .it sometimes has a beneficial effect. , and always like to hear constructive criticism.
I don't agree however .
I use any material I...

i think there is some mileage with scrimshaw , but need to spend some time on it , but at the moment its in short supply. think horn is adaptable to personalise sticks with horoscopes signs...

I have noted the comments on the eyes and have adjusted them also lightened up the kookaburras head
the horn I was playing around with hoping to do some scrimshaw didn't work out as well as I...

I have used that site before I think to look at totem poles for inspiration made a couple of sticks based on the native art work .just love there carving. would love to vist but most of my time is...

your so right about keeping it as a hobby it is relaxing ,The main thing is I like to do things when I am ready and don't want have to do them to meet time limits
So many people think it could...

A friend just gave me a load of horn as he is having a clear out
Not sure yet what I am going to do with them .Some will be made into walking stick handles maybe I will make some horoscope signs,...

missed this post
nice job a one piece is often problematic to carve .Blackthorn love it but what a devil to harvest and season
Your right about being well sought after and you do need to be mad...

you so right about the horses heads variation is amazing on them depending on the breed. But any bird etc will have its own colour and you will never see 2 the same if looked at carefully. Just like...

lovely work .I applaud you time , effort and attention to detail . nice piece of spalted wood

I know I should but some guys come across so well there's no reason to doubt there intention when ordering stuff
I have also carved a horses head on a cardigan stick .there not easy to carve as the...

the kookaburra will get its final coat of paint will lighten the head and mix some pearlised tint in with it to give it a bit of a sheen before I seal it with a satin wood varnish to weather proof...

The eider you refereed to was made by a friend who carves decoys we exchange ideas and photos .He carves some great stuff and his work is in demand . He only takes commissions and is booked up for a...

I have a thumb stick made for a guy he never picked it up or paid for it that the third one , trouble is I cut the shank to his size
the shank is hazel the thumb piece is cherry with buffalo horn...

I need to get these birds finished as have a series of the eider duck to do .the spectacled eider , king eider. common eider are weird looking birds just found in the northern hemisphere...

will look forward for the pics and thanks for the comments always useful. I have looked at the rings around the eyes at lest I know how to distinguish the sexes now. a final decision has to be made...

a couple of more interchangeable toppers nearly complete
Not familiar with these birds so had to rely on pictures on the web but the colour variations is surprising .I realise there is a wide range...

nice one
love cherry wood always better when cherry isn't painted its just to good a wood to paint unlike lime
The transition from topper to shank looks good to me How you going to finish the...

I may try that
I did think about enamel as well so maybe a test piece for both cheers

I am pondering what to do .I want to use fine lines and bright colours to enhance the letter not to sure of my next approach yet . I stll want to follow the original design . but the old eyes and a...

whilst waiting to paint to dry on the interchangeable toppers Use the heat gun to heat up the orn made a simple press and used a clamp to shape it to fit around the shank using a of cut of hazel...

Thanks for the photo good to see interpretations of them .this hiking pole topper is based on gargoyles on cathedrals
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Other hiking toppers based on grotesques
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most people use a heavy duty brass ferule but for road walking use a rubber ferule when walking on pavements a brass ferule can be slippery hence why I fit a rubber one as well there cheap enough to...

there s no hard and fast rule regsrding walking sticks its up to you what you want . I always leave the bark on as long as its comfortable to use .
there is plenty of hazel .I person.5naly would...

I live in the U.K. and most use hiking pole up to armpit height Americans tend to use longer ones and thicker
Most of my hiking poles are around 1inch thick tapering down to about 3/4 inch about...

nice job well acrved and presented with a great design

I do make walking sticks not many, usually with a animals head on the front of the stick and finish them of with buffalo horn on the end cap
your about right with the size don't think there's a hard...

Playing around with personalising a stick using some cow horn I have been given looking at illuminated letters
The horn is to thin to use as a market stick although would make a handle for a walking...

good to see abstract design,nice one

very busy with hiking pole toppers /
The amount is steadily increasing but a few Aussie birds on the go as well as some water fowl from the northern hemisphere
A gentleman has requested a cockatoo...

nearlyf inished the mallard drake and started a fulvous whistling duck head .I will paint them when the mood takes me after I have fixed the eyes
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scrolling through the post was like watching a story unfold very nice work

it is my poor description sorry about that. The saw I refer to is a tennon saw, a 3/4inch carving gouge and a Japanese saw rasp. The Shinto saw rasp is one of my favourite tools its double sided...

beginning to fit the head of a female mallard the collar needs fitting the head needs texturing but nearly there
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started the drake just a hours work surprising what you can do with a...

May not be the right thread for this but I will take head if any complaints
I have had made a croquet mallet but wanted to personalise it as I had it made to my specifications
I use camel bone...

407193Lots of stick makers still think that way
But I love the idea to change the head as my mind takes me and I can make and carve as many toppers as I like so for me its as much about carving .It...

nice one this is something i must have a go at big coffee drinker love my espresso and cappuccino Size of cup for measuring cannot be easy to get

The above pictures are the blanks iwill be using for a start but looking to get patterns for a pygmy goose and a horned grebe which I suppose I will make my self but there a species I am not...