Stickmaking: A Complete Course

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This thorough introduction to stickmaking explains how to craft a wide range of traditional walking sticks, market sticks, and crooks from start to finish. Craftsmen of any level will benefit from the detailed explanations on identifying, cutting, and seasoning suitable wood and selecting alternate carving materials such as antlers and ram or cow horn. Numerous color photographs and diagrams provide clear instructions for a variety of projects, including thumbsticks, shaping and shanking handles, one- ...
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Overview


This thorough introduction to stickmaking explains how to craft a wide range of traditional walking sticks, market sticks, and crooks from start to finish. Craftsmen of any level will benefit from the detailed explanations on identifying, cutting, and seasoning suitable wood and selecting alternate carving materials such as antlers and ram or cow horn. Numerous color photographs and diagrams provide clear instructions for a variety of projects, including thumbsticks, shaping and shanking handles, one- and two-piece wooden sticks, and buffalo horn sticks. This revised edition also contains an expanded toolmaking section and in-depth discussions on the history and philosophy of stickmaking.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781565233683
  • Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 5/28/2008
  • Edition description: Revised
  • Pages: 175
  • Sales rank: 1,366,181
  • Product dimensions: 8.10 (w) x 10.70 (h) x 0.50 (d)

Meet the Author

Andrew Jones is a stickmaker who specializes in horn crooks and cardigan walking sticks. Clive George is a stickmaker.
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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 15, 2005

    Stink Making?

    It may be a good book, but I think I know how to make a stink without having to read it.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 20, 2000

    Great book!

    Not for the novice woodworker but good to learn the secrets of walking stink making.

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