Stickmaking - Jones, Andrew; George, Clive
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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- and two-piece wooden sticks, and buffalo horn sticks. This revised edition also contains an…mehr

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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- 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.
This complete introduction to stickmaking explains how to make a wide range of traditional walking sticks, market sticks and crooks. Expanded to include more detailed coverage of tools, moulds, formers, jigs and materials, this book is the ultimate, comprehensive guide to the hobby. From seasoning woods, shaping, carving and shanking handles, to a wide range of finishing methods, all aspects of this long established craft are covered. Stickmaking provides a thorough course in the craft suitable for beginners and enthusiasts alike. Stickmaking shows you how to select timbers, as well as alternative materials such as ram's horn, antler, buffalo and cow horn. Learn where to source these materials, and what characteristics to look for in a potential stick. For thumbsticks there even instructions for trimming and replanting in order to grow your own, naturally suitable stick. PROJECTS INCLUDE: * Sourcing and seasoning wood * Making thumbnails * 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 * Carving in wood and horn
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Autorenporträt
Andrew Jones makes a wide range of sticks. An uncle cultivated his interest in making sticks and encouraged him to enter his work in local craft shows. He lives near Lampeter.