How I fit and shape a hand made Shepherds Crook made from oak to its Hazelwood shaft. Part 2 Ebay ... A small selection of Hiking sticks are on offer. Facebook...Community, sales, information and contact.
Just subscribed.. love to watch videos of woodworking especially ol’ traditional kinds .. great vid n hope to learn more as I catch up to the newer videos 👍🏼
Hi, thanks very much for watching and commenting. My chanel covers a wide variety of countryside and crafting activities which stick making is one part of my life style. Having said that hiking stick making is central. Thanks for the Support to the chanel. Andy.
Love your setup with the HD drill in the vice! Easy inexpensive and disk are cheap and easily available. Love simple tricks that everyone can afford using tools most people already have...
Hi, I am somewhat of a person on a limited income and I always have a multiple use for the tools I have at my disposal. In a way my channel and everything shown is at the budget cheaper end of living. Thanks for watching and the supportive comment. Andy.
Thank you, unfortunately I am slower than a more technical person/ craftsman, but like waiting for a train ...I eventually get to the finish. Thanks for watching, Andy.
Hi, thanks for watching, I have done a wild camp so will publish that in a few days time. I think a few hiking and bushcraft options might be on the cards soon as i feel i have done a bit of crafting now.All the best.Andy.
Hi, thanks for watching and commenting. Yeah in customer's hands now and he was pleased with it and will pass it on as a gift to the lady. Thanks again for watching, Andy.
Hi, thanks for watching and supportive comment, time seems to work against me on a lot of occasions but I think I have pulled it off on this project.Its always nice to hear someone appreciate the time and energy that gets put into a job, all the best, Andy.
Hi Andy, Blimey you're turning videos out faster than I can watch them 😂 only joking. Great looking crook and shank mate, nice one. I'm sure your customer will be very happy with it. Right, will try and finish your stick harvesting video before you post another! Take care. Cheers
Hi, thanks for watching any of my content. I am surprised any body does as its really just videoing my life in real time going about it as I always do. It's in the customers hands now, took longer than expected for polyurethane to full harded off.All the best Andy.
Hi, that's a difficult question for me as I specialise in hiking sticks and shepards crocks are to be honest a craft some stick maker's regard as a craft in its own right. If this helps the innermost circumference of the Crook a good man's fist size could fit in it. This sticks shaft was was a good inch and a half in diameter at join and the final stages of sanding reduced the oak Crook to around Inch and three quarters at its thickest I guess.Thanks for watching. Andy.
Hi, as with other crocks shaped in this Manor, they usually retain more meat in thickness and girth to retain strength. You can steam bend a normal stick to a smaller gauge and retain strength as you say. I did try pulling on the crock in the video and it simply had no flex or movement . It would take a cow to break this crock...lol.Thanks for watching and commenting. Andy.
Hi, firstly leave the bark on, the traditional way also is to seal the ends by useing any sealing product on each end of the stick to stop cracking. Also try to slowly dry them out and not have to wood by a heat source. Hopefully that would help. Thanks for watching and commenting. Andy.
Most epoxy I've used has to ne near 70° before the chemical reaction will start to activate. In the U.S. anyway. Also why don't you measure your stopcut?
Hi, the epoxy I use has a activation part that will go off in colder conditions but the optimal temp is room temperature . On the opposite end on hot days or conditions it goes off faster as expected. The product I use is quite stable and much more workable that the resins I used to build surfboards 30 years ago with. Many thanks for watching.Andy.
Hi , the stop cut I use are a blade in depth and to the lowest point in the socket I am putting the peg into. I probably did not make that as clearly as I sould have in my explanation. Thanks for watching and commenting, much appreciated. Andy.
