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    Hi .. I am looking for someone to carve a piece of wood (Staff/talking stick) for a present for my oldest Son who turns 18 next year..Does anyone know of someone who would do such a thing
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    the easy part is makeing the walking stick but to make it talk is going to take me a bit longer
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    Quote Originally Posted by SPIRIT View Post

    ... but to make it talk is going to take me a bit longer


    Surely the timber will talk to you as you carefully work the wood and allow the correct shape to emerge....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gordon Smith View Post
    Hi .. I am looking for someone to carve a piece of wood (Staff/talking stick)
    Hi Gordon, was "talking stick" a typo?
    or do you mean those staffs/sticks that make noise when you invert them?
    I remember them being made and sold around here years ago, they were called rainsticks I think.
    one of my old hippie mates up in the hills would probably remember how to make them (or maybe not )

    what if the hokey pokey is really what it's all about?

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    No it was not a typo...Talking sticks are like staffs or totems that have carvings in them.. they were/are used in tribal cultures ...My idea was to get some symbolic masculine carvings for on a stick as a present with a difference for my 18 year old Son so your hippie mate might be the go..Do you hace a contact detail for him
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gordon Smith View Post
    No it was not a typo...Talking sticks are like staffs or totems that have carvings in them.. they were/are used in tribal cultures ...My idea was to get some symbolic masculine carvings for on a stick as a present with a difference for my 18 year old Son so your hippie mate might be the go..Do you hace a contact detail for him
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    Are you sure you have a proper understanding of what a "talking stick" is? I think I know what you're talking about, but it's not what I know a talking stick as.

    This is my understanding of a "talking stick". http://healing.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=healing&cdn=religion&tm=3&f=10&tt=14&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.acaciart.com/stories/archive6.html

    You don't want a stick that indicates who can talk though, nor that makes noise do you?

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but you want a stick/staff that "talks" through the symbols and creatures carved into it. Tells a story of the person who holds it. Yes?

    Somewhere back in the foggy corner or my memory I seem to recall these, but they aren't what I know as talking sticks, though they do talk in a manner. Perhaps you and I have differing tribes, I notice you're at near the coastline (if you're from the US WA), near where the Puget Sound tribe was, which was more into totem poles and symbolism, perhaps their "talking sticks" were different from where I'm at.

    If you're not from the US WA then ignore what I've just said because I don't know your tribes over there at all. (^:
    Wood. Such a wonderful substance.

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    Matty, either Gordon is from Mt Pleasant Western Australia near Freemantle Australia or the Mt Pleasant Washington near Portland in according to Google, the Unincorporated Clark County. Only 10547 miles or 16974Km difference

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    <!-- start content --> <table class="metadata plainlinks ambox ambox-content" style=""> <tbody><tr> <td class="ambox-image">
    </td> <td class="ambox-text" style="">This article does not cite any references or sources. <small>(January 2007)</small>
    <small>Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed.</small></td> </tr> </tbody></table> The talking stick was used in Native North American tribes at council meetings. It was used as courtesy not to interrupt a chief when he was speaking. The talking stick was then passed to the next council member who wished to speak. The stick was a ceremonial item and was decorated with eagle feathers and crystals to show its significance.
    Some tribes used a talking feather instead of a stick, while others used a peace pipe, a wampum belt, a sacred shell or other object by which the tribe designated the right to speak.
    Nowadays it is used still by many groups, especially in groups of children or adults who need help preventing discussions from degenerating into cacophonies. It can make sure that people listen to what is being said and can help keep an interesting discussion focussed. In particular, it is used in talking circles.
    A similar concept is that of the 'conch' in the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding. The only person allowed to talk during meetings is the one holding the conch.
    From seeing the mobile number I'd hazard a guess that Gordo is an Aussie
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    Try google"talking stick and talking sticks" or www.southwestwoodcrafts.com
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    Thank you for the lead on the talking stick....It is much appreciated...I have sent them an e-mail...
    Would you like to have a go at it
    Gordon

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    hay gorden l will go and grab the camera and take a photo of the on e l am makeing at the mo

    be back soon
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    started a new walkingstick will get back to it soon
    smile and the world will smile with you

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    Yes..they are potent things...My son turns 18 next March and I am happy to pay for one so if you are interested e-mail me at [email protected] or 0412266769

    Warmly
    Gordon

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    a walking stick and a staff are two different thing that one stands 2000 H
    200+$
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    I meant Talking stick

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gordon Smith View Post
    I meant Talking stick
    so if you were designing a talking stick what would it look like
    smile and the world will smile with you

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