Stickmaking
Handbook
by Andrew Jones and
Clive George
Softcover
150 x 210mm
144pp
Published by Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd, East Sussex UK
R.R.P.$19.90
ISBN 978-1-86108-638-9
Extract from back cover of book:
This book explains how to make a wide range of traditional walking sticks, market sticks and crooks. It shows you how to select suitable timbers or how to use alternative materials such as ram's horn, antler, buffalo and cow's horn.
There are tips on straightening sticks, fitting the hnadle and fixing a ferrule, plus advice on how to produce a variety of effects.
From seasoning woods, shaping, carving and shanking handles, to a wide range of colouring and finishing methods, all aspects of this long established craft are covered. The Stickmaking Handbook provides a thorough course in the craft and is suitable for beginners and enthusiasts alike.
This
inspirational book includes:
- Making thumbsticks
- Shaping and shanking
handles
- One- and two-piece wooden sticks
- Cardigan sticks
- Ram's
horn and antler walking sticks
- Buffalo horn market sticks and crooks
Photos: Colour
Units of Measurement: Imperial & Metric
Contents
Woods used in Stickmaking
Finding, cutting and seasoning sticks
Thumbsticks
Project: A Natural Thumbstick
Simple
One-Piece Walking Sticks
Project: Cross-head Stick
Project: Knob Stick
Project:
Round-Handle Stick
Project: First Steps in Carving
Cardigan
Sticks
Project: One-Piece Cardigan Stick
Wooden
Crooks and Market Sticks
Project: One-Piece Wooden Market Stick
Project:
One-Piece Wooden Crook
Project: Two-Piece Wooden Market Stick
Project: Two-Piece
Wooden Crook
Ram's
Horn and Antler Walking Sticks
Project: Cardigan Stick in Ram's Horn
Project:
Cross-Head Stick in Antler
Market
Sticks and Crooks in Buffalo Horn
Project: Buffalo Horn Market Stick
Project:
Buffalo Horn Crook
Ram's
Horn Crooks
Project: Ram's Horn Crook
Carved
Sticks in Wood and Horn
Project: Dog's-Head Market Stick
Project: Carving
a Pheasant's Head
Project: Carving a Leaping Trout
Medley
of sticks
Project: Fancy Thumbsticks
Project: Half-Head Handles
Project: A Cow Horn Handle
Index