Thumb stick

[yorkshireman]

Not made a stick for a while so this was a pleasant diversion. Points cut off the antler and replaced with African Blackwood, domed to prevent injury. Shaft is hazel with a solid nickel collar to hide the joint as it's impossible to get an exact cross section match with antler.


Could someone rotate it for me please.

 

[Phil Dart]

there you go

 

[Penpal]

Never known enough about sticks , thumb stick that you made must be a steadying one. I looked up a guy called stick man on the net and received instruction on this type of stick, jointing etc.

Thanks for sharing your stick making result Keith, liked the doming and the use of the Antler..

Peter.

 

[Bill Mooney]

I like that Keith. No doubt Woodhacker will have a comment. He's a good stick maker.

 

[Winemaker]

Wonderful

 

[Lons]

Nice one Keith, I like that!

One of the things on my list of to dos. I have a half finished simple crook handle in lacewood sitting on the bench and a couple of shanks which have been seasoning for 20 years

Also have antler, buffalo horn and a nice piece of ramshorn so no excuses. I met the renowned stick maker Norman Tulip a number of times many years ago and he said the ramshorn I have is "no fool" which I later had translated as being half decent

Norman made sticks for the royal family and to the best of my knowledge although he was offered large sums for his sticks he never sold one of them during his lifetime. I remember him as a real character.

 

[woodhacker]

Nice thumbcracker Keith.
Glad to see your keeping your hand in.

 

[woodhacker]

Nice one Keith, I like that!

One of the things on my list of to dos. I have a half finished simple crook handle in lacewood sitting on the bench and a couple of shanks which have been seasoning for 20 years

Also have antler, buffalo horn and a nice piece of ramshorn so no excuses. I met the renowned stick maker Norman Tulip a number of times many years ago and he said the ramshorn I have is "no fool" which I later had translated as being half decent

Norman made sticks for the royal family and to the best of my knowledge although he was offered large sums for his sticks he never sold one of them during his lifetime. I remember him as a real character.

Are some of his sticks not in Alnwick Castle Bob? If you're not going to use them I can always come up and collect them.

 

[Lons]

Are some of his sticks not in Alnwick Castle Bob? If you're not going to use them I can always come up and collect them.

Yes to the first question Keith, there are a good collection on display and a definite no to the offer however kind it is to take them off my hands I'll get a roundtuit one day.

 

[Jim]

Well made Keith, looks good .. I like how you have used the Dandelion as a prop also ..

 

[woodhacker]

Yes to the first question Keith, there are a good collection on display and a definite no to the offer however kind it is to take them off my hands I'll get a roundtuit one day.

Thanks Jimmybut the stick maker is Keith. I'm Peter

 

[Lons]

I've had a hard life Peter, that's my excuse anyway But you still can't have them.

 

[yorkshireman]

Well made Keith, looks good .. I like how you have used the Dandelion as a prop also ..

Thank you Jim. She bought the dandelion thingy, could've bought three thuya burr pen blanks for the same money. No sense of priority.

 

[wm460]

Great looking Keith well done.

What is a thumb stick?

 

[Lons]

What is a thumb stick?

What Keith made

 

[yorkshireman]

Great looking Keith well done.

What is a thumb stick?

It's mainly used for when you are walking outdoors. The vee of the antler naturally fits your thumb. It supports your weight when walking and is handy for leaning on when having a rest.

 

[woodhacker]

Great looking Keith well done.

What is a thumb stick?

this is a thumbstick or as some call it a thumbcracker.

 

[Graham_C]

That's a lovely stick mate, really nicely crafted

 

[wm460]

this is a thumbstick or as some call it a thumbcracker.
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Very nicely done Peter.