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25th February 2015, 04:46 AM
Thread: New Tool For Finding "Blank" Sticks
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New Tool For Finding "Blank" Sticks
I am expecting delivery of a new tool for stick hunting today. I purchased quad copter (DJI Phantom 2) from China. The quad comes equipped with video camera that transmits video to my smart phone. ...
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23rd February 2015, 10:17 AM
Thread: Secret Weapon For Finding Curled Sticks
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Secret Weapon For Finding Curled Sticks
Just watched a show on National Geographic where a man trained his dog to find moose antlers. Well, take a look at Trip the stick hunting dog. People ask, "Randy, how do you find all those curled...
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10th February 2015, 05:03 AM
Thread: Where Do You Sell
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Where Do You Sell
Do any of you guys sell your walking sticks and canes on Etsy?
I created an Etsy site to sell some of the walking sticks and canes, however I'm not sure how to promote the Etsy store.
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28th January 2015, 07:51 AM
Thread: Found Nice Brass Cane Handles
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Found Nice Brass Cane Handles
Great News!
At last I have found a really nice looking brass cane handle to add to the selection of handles on my website. The handle is polished brass and is called the statesman.
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13th November 2014, 09:22 AM
Thread: Bright Colored Carved Snake
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Bright Colored Carved Snake
Just putting the finishing touches on the walking stick.
Although, it's difficult to see from the picture, the colors on the snake are a mixture of yellow, orange, purple, and red.
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8th November 2014, 04:29 PM
Thread: Red and White Carved Snake
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Red and White Carved Snake
The walking stick is about 48" tall and the snake is white with red spots.
Finished work on it this afternoon.
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6th November 2014, 09:21 AM
Thread: Work In Progress
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Work In Progress
The four carved snake walking sticks are a work in progress.
Once complete each staff will have world globe paper weight mounted onto the top of each staff.
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2nd November 2014, 09:28 AM
Thread: Walking Cane Handles
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Walking Cane Handles
I have been searching for a bulk supplier of brass cane heads for the walking canes that I create, however I am having a difficult time finding a variety to choose from.
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1st November 2014, 09:11 AM
Thread: Where The Curled Sticks Grow
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Where The Curled Sticks Grow
DO you see the curled stick in the picture?
This is the kind of place where the curled stick grow, lot's of vines and briars.
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30th October 2014, 02:48 PM
Thread: Kentucky Walking Cane With Worm Tunneling
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Kentucky Walking Cane With Worm Tunneling
What do you think of this walking stick? I stained the walking stick, painted the worm tunneling green, and coated the walking stick with three layers of Minwax polyurethane. Comments are welcome....
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27th October 2014, 09:07 AM
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Help Please - Need To Learn How To Build In bound Links To Website
I'm looking for any suggestions to build in bound links to my websites.
Kentucky Walking Cane
Kentucky Walking Stick
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27th October 2014, 07:53 AM
Thread: A New Look For The Walking Sticks
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Gunstock Color Sticks
I think I will do as you suggest. Offer both types of sticks, however I do hope the gunstock color is a winner, as I have just completed nearly 200 sticks.
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26th October 2014, 01:33 PM
Thread: A New Look For The Walking Sticks
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A New Look For The Walking Sticks
I've decided to create a new look for the walking sticks and canes that I make. I love the new color, but I would really like your opinion.
Please let me know what you think.
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24th October 2014, 11:38 AM
Thread: Harvesting Blank Sticks
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straight sticks
I try to cut as straight a sticks as possible. Pass up quite a few that aren't straight enough.
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23rd October 2014, 03:03 PM
Thread: Harvesting Blank Sticks
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Harvesting Blank Sticks
Just spent the past four days in eastern Kentucky searching for "blank" sticks and had the good fortune of harvesting nearly 220 sticks, only 780 to go. For some reason, I have in my mind that I...
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16th October 2014, 04:28 AM
Thread: Worm Tunneled Wood
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How Do You Remove Bark?
I like to remove the bark from these sticks using a pressure washer. After the worms have tunneled around the bark will fall off with the pressure washer.
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15th October 2014, 05:00 AM
Thread: Worm Tunneled Wood
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Worm Tunneled Wood
One of my favorite types of wood to select, when searching in the forest for walking stick material is Oak. For some reason here in Kentucky the worms love to tunnel under the bark as the stick...
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31st July 2014, 10:09 AM
Thread: A Very Colorful Snake
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A Very Colorful Snake
A few months ago I carved this snake on a walking cane, however I was not happy with the color of the snake. I had painted the snake black. A few days ago, I decided to repaint the snake. The...
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The Pigs
My daughter Michelle, her dog, and our pigs.
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23rd June 2014, 09:41 AM
Thread: You Never Know Who You Will Meet.
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You Never Know Who You Will Meet.
Just the other day, I was searching for wood to make walking sticks, when I met this guy. He was searching for a cool place to rest and I wished him good luck on his trek.
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22nd May 2014, 08:58 AM
Thread: Roman Centurion Vitis Stick
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Roman Centurion Vitis Stick
The Roman Centurion carried the vitis or vine staff which was a swagger stick about three feet in length originally made of grape vine. This made a handy weapon for a casual whack of a soldier for...
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18th April 2014, 07:40 AM
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Carved Snake Walking Stick With Healing Crystal
Just created a carved snake walking stick for a lady who is a healing facilator in North Carolina. The snake is has approximately 7 coils and is a light brown color. Mounted in the top of the walking...
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13th March 2014, 04:10 AM
Thread: Bright Colored Snake
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Bright Colored Snake
I carve lots of snakes on walking sticks and canes and I have always painted the snakes to look as life like as I possibly can, however a few months ago I had a request from a customer to create a...
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3rd March 2014, 11:18 AM
Thread: Carved Snake Cherry Stick
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Carved Snake Cherry Stick
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22nd February 2014, 03:56 PM
Thread: Another Nice Carved Snake Cane
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Another Nice Carved Snake Cane
Spent quite a few days working on this Carved Snake Walking cane. The colors are bright, but the customers like the bright colors. The cane is 37" tall and has a nice snake coiled from top to...
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10th February 2014, 06:43 AM
Thread: 3" World Globe For Walking Cane
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3" World Globe For Walking Cane
Just applied the final coat of polyurethane to the two carved snake walking canes and one curled walking cane .
The 3" world globe paper weights will be mounted to the top of each cane.
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6th February 2014, 12:50 PM
Thread: 3" World Globes
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3" World Globes
Just finished drilling and epoxying the bolts into three of the 3" world globes to be installed on the tops of three carved snake walking canes. The holes are drilled into the sticks, next step is...
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5th February 2014, 10:40 AM
Thread: Are You On Twitter Or Facebook
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Are You On Twitter Or Facebook
Just created a couple of Twitter accounts for Kentucky Walking Cane and Kentucky Walking Stick.
I am new to Twitter for sure, but my daughter thinks it's a great idea.
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31st January 2014, 08:28 AM
Thread: Pictures Of Curled Sticks Growing
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Pictures Of Curled Sticks Growing
For those of you who haven't seen curled sticks growing in the brush.
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28th January 2014, 09:25 AM
Thread: Carved Snake Walking Cane
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Carved Snake Walking Cane
Just finished carving a nice walking cane with a carved snake.
The cane is approximtely 58" tall and the snake has four coils around the stick.
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26th January 2014, 08:26 AM
Thread: How Do You Remove Your Bark?
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How Do You Remove Your Bark?
Today, I needed to remove the bark from a couple of curled sticks, before I carve on them.
The pressure washer can make the difficult job of removing bark from the stick, easy.
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25th January 2014, 10:29 AM
Thread: Attaching 3" Glass Globe To Walking Cane
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The 3" Globes Are Not Solid Glass
Two of the 3" globes arrived today and, they are not 100% glass as I have feared. I removed a piece of felt from the bottom and the inside of the globes appear to be some type of masonary material,...
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24th January 2014, 04:21 PM
Thread: Attaching 3" Glass Globe To Walking Cane
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Attaching 3" Glass Globe To Walking Cane
I have been looking for a method to attach a 3" glass globe to the top of a carved snake walking cane and I think I am getting closer to a solution. I plan to use a material called "Magic Sculp" to...
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20th January 2014, 05:41 AM
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Kris Kristofferson With Carved Snake Walking Cane
Picture of Kris Kristofferson holding a Carved Snake Walking Cane I created for him to use in the movie "Bloodworth".
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19th January 2014, 09:28 AM
Thread: Carved Snake Slide Show
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Carved Snake Slide Show
If you get a chance take a look at my little carved snake slide show on youtube. Pictures of some of the carved snake walking canes from the past few years.
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19th January 2014, 04:06 AM
Thread: Do You Have A Blog
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Had To Redo The Title Of The Blog
This is new link,
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14th January 2014, 04:35 PM
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Any Ideas On How To Attach Glass Ball To Top Of Walking Cane
Just got a nice order for two carved snake walking canes, however the customer wants me to attach a glass ball approximately 3" in diameter to the top of the walkingcane.
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10th January 2014, 01:46 PM
Thread: Do You Have A Blog
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Do You Have A Blog
I'm just curious and wondering if any of you have a blog?
I have a small blog Kentucky Walking Sticks - Kentucky Walking Canes , but I haven't got many followers.
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7th January 2014, 09:09 AM
Thread: Relaxing On A Hot Afternoon
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Relaxing On A Hot Afternoon
The best way to spend the afternoon is sitting around working on the next walking stick.
I wish I was doing that right now because the tempture is about 5 deg F.
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14th December 2013, 09:59 AM
Thread: New Website Is Up & Running
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New Website Is Up & Running
I just got my new website Kentucky Walking Cane submitted to google, yahoo, and bing.
The website has been indexed, but doesn't come up for the key search words like: walking cane, walking canes,... -
10th December 2013, 08:44 AM
Thread: Air Brush Painting
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Air Brush Painting
I am getting ready to purchase an air brush.
The air brush would be used to paint the snakes that I carve on the walking sticks and canes I make.
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7th December 2013, 09:43 AM
Thread: Coral Snake Walking Cane
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Coral Snake Walking Cane
Just finished a coral snake walking cane with a brass hame handle.
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9th November 2013, 06:18 AM
Thread: Gunstock Stain
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Gunstock Stain
I have made several sticks from cedar wood over the past few weeks, however I wasn't happy with the finish.
The color of the wood was a bit to light after I had finished the sticks.
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7th November 2013, 11:56 AM
Thread: While Searching For Wood
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While Searching For Wood
While searching for sticks in the woods I came across this critter in the woods and quickly snapped a picture with my camera.
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5th November 2013, 10:59 AM
Thread: Do You Have A Website
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Do You Have A Website
How many of you have a websit where you show or sell your walking sticks or canes.
Please post your website, I would love to visit and see your work, maybe get some ideas for my website.
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3rd November 2013, 05:07 AM
Thread: Chainsaw Art
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Chainsaw Art
The old Maple tree in a friends yard needed cutting, so I thought it would make a great chainsaw carving.
What do you think?
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28th October 2013, 06:53 AM
Thread: Multi-Color Carved Snake Walking Stick
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Multi-Color Carved Snake Walking Stick
Just finished work on the carved snake walking stick I have been working on.
The stick is approximately 60" tall and the snake coils are ound the stick.
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22nd October 2013, 06:36 AM
Thread: Daddy "There's A Snake In The Grass"
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Daddy "There's A Snake In The Grass"
My daughter and I made this video yesterday, I know it's kinda dumb, but my wife and I had so much fun watching the video.
Snake In The Grass - YouTube
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25th July 2012, 05:54 AM
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eBook "How To Carve A Snake On A Twisted Stick Using Power Tools"
Have any of you guys written an eBook?
Due to the large number of questions from people who visit my little web site index I have written an eBook "How To Carve A Snake On A Twisted Stick Using... -
24th May 2012, 07:50 AM
Thread: Just Finished Carved Snake Walking Cane
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Just Finished Carved Snake Walking Cane
Just finished a Carved Snake Walking Cane for a gentelman in Texas.
The cane is 35" tall and features a carved Rattle Snake coiling up the stick.
Please let me know what you think.