Stickmaking: A Complete Course - Softcover

Jones, Andrew; George, Clive

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565233689 ISBN 13: 9781565233683

Verlag: FOX CHAPEL PUB CO INC, 2008

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This ultimate, comprehensive guide explains how to make a wide range of traditional walking sticks, market sticks and crooks. Includes sourcing and seasoning wood, adapting material, shaping handles, fitting collars, decorating, and finishing.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

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.

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

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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

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: FOX CHAPEL PUB CO INC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1565233689
• ISBN 13: 9781565233683
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 175
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Fox Chapel Publishing; https://www.foxchapelpublishing.com; ; 903 Square St.; Mount Joy; PA; 17552; USA
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar