Thank you for sharing. I wish I could sit and have a cup of coffee or tea with you and listen and learn. I've always wondered how people do this. I'm just starting to carve and whittle. I'll try this out. Blessings.
I spent 40 years in education. I know a master teacher when I see one. You have the gift. Thank you for your videos. I do worry like others about the dust getting you. I am a flute maker and wood dust is a major problem for me. American Eastern red cedar is gorgeous but if I let any of the dust get me instant sinus infection! Take care Zen Master! Rand
Thank you for bringing me back to my childhood, watching Grandpa as raptly as I watched you at work here. I have nothing but admiration and respect for a fine craftsman. Great piece of work.
Incredibly informative and jam-packed with more information than I thought could ever go into it. Also, I kind of want that sheep poster for my leather shop. No particular reason than for the smiles. Cheers and keep up the fantastic work!
...and no lathe necessary to make this joint! Some may wonder how much one could do without all the fancy woodworking tools! Now you see what can be done. Thank you.
Just watched all 3 of your videos. Horrified to realize I now have to wait until November or later to go find my sticks. Great videos. Hope to see a few more in the months to come. Thank You!
Lovely that ez its a prupper jaaab!! Ume sounds like umes frum norfolk? Im frum bootiful debnshr Umes made a prupper good jub of thar u did? I went into a old roman ampitheatre other day here in s western france searching for my first hazel stick stock to cut down And turn into a thumbstick i cane back with a half dead half living one so it served as a walking stick for my 87yr old mother.until she reached car tonite i axed it and snapped it in half For the fire so im off to look for more tmw!! Hazels more common north of us Lot of poplars & oak here. More of!! You got me hooked now mr!!
Hi Dave Thanks for the quick response, i wished id asked about the antlers before a bought 2 sections of Roe antler, i could maybe use them for a small knife handle. I'll take a look on amazon for books or may have some in the local library. Thanks again. Michael
A while back on the Wrekin in shropshire, I found a stick..I made quite a good Hiking Stick out of it without really knowing what I was doing tbh..but it turned out pretty good, its not entirely straight but its added a bit of character to it, so I left it like that, I varnished it with Walnut Colour Varnish then rubbed it down so it gave a natural almost tiger look to it, then teak oiled it, I have a few old pennies so I cleaned one up , bent it and stuck that on.. I bought some Brass Tips for the end, drilled a hole near the top and made a strap handle out of some leather strip I bought.. Made Originally for when walking up the Wrekin, but now sometime later I am having to use it daily for health reasons ( hopefully only temporally) but already people have asked and acquired about it, I call it my Wrekin Stick. I may put a small compass in the Top or my lucky Sixpence, don't know yet. Your vids are great, I may make some more now from what I have learned from them, Many thanks.
Old video I know but I used to Watch the old boy make sticks like this and watch him for hours and then take them to the town to sell as roma gypsy's we would often make painted pegs and copper pot also
I could watch & listen to you for hours, you really know your trade. Please don't be offended though if I suggest you should not pass on unsafe habits to people. Holding the antler in your hand whilst you are drilling it out with an electric drill is very dangerous. People will put themselve's at risk if they copy you. You said you know you shouldn't do it, so why not put the antler in the vice instead? I hope to make a stick using your advice, thank you for sharing your skills. If you think I am over the top with safety, well, I once had a guy kill himself at work on equipment I was responsible for. It was his error that lead to his death. I cannot watch anyone take risks without pointing out the danger since then. I do not apologize for my statement, SAFETY FIRST.
I stand by what i said with drills. They now have tension and speed control. if Antler is clamped tight in a vice then you stand a chance of drilling out the side, if its held loose then the drill will follow the marrow, the soft centre.
@@woodlandsticks1365 You are putting potential damage to an antler before safety. Why not use a soft rubber hose around the antler in the vice, as you have been doing. I'm an older person too. Do you know that the greatest accidents in NZ agriculture are in our age group, can you suggest why?
I'm in northern Illinois. Look around for a weed tree called buckthorn. I don't know if it grows as far south as you, but here it is an invasive weed everyone wants to get rid of. It's almost as nice as blackthorn for a stick.
@@johnarmstrong6403 Hi John We have a Sea Buckthorn it has edible orange fruits. Must have a look for sticks in it . We have lots of blackthorn but i find it too heavy for a long walking stick . Dave
Grandpa, there's a lot of knowledge packed into your simple demonstration. Please be careful with that electric drill. You don't need extra holes in your lap area.
I happen to have a large box of antlers that I wasn't sure I was going to do with. I thought I might keep the larger diameter ones for knife making. Now I know what to do with the rest. Thank you for the lesson! A word of caution though. Antler dust that is created while working on one, esp. sanding or grinding is very harmful once it gets into your lungs, so I highly recommend wearing either a good mask or a respirator.
Thank you for your craftmanship, sir!! BTW, I noticed each time you put the antler on the stick for fitting, it went on easier and easier. Does the final fit get loose by the time the fit is right(10:03)?
Long have I searched for someone whose craftmnship like you. Actual hand made..minimal power tools or machines but maximum skill & experience...great knife handling and good tip on the wood and antler scaling, Sir. You certainly possess the traditional way for crafting your art and mastery of modern simple pwr tools. It is an honour for me to learn this..now that i watched how you worked , it's like I don't need to refer to other videos anymore. Knife and drill handling, at awe. If i may request for 1 more Sir. How do you use your grinder i mean your freestyle technique? Please. Sarawak.
Have you ever tried premium plus extra contractors glue? It seems to hold up better than 2 part epoxy. It is also greyish so it matches better.:) I find it holds up and I need it to for kids exhibits...
Thanks for sharing and it is nice, kindly transfer for us what you know. I am making secont one, ther is 16 fgures on stick which curwed, not bad, not best, just a traying. Salute from Turkey 🖐️
Very nice work Although it was hard to watch you drill that Marrow holding the Antler in your hand the way you did I did Woodworking as a profession for over 20 years and as my honey for over 35 now and Unfortunately have seen way too many accidents happen to men and Women that have had plenty of experience using the power tools of the trade and they all said the same thing after a accident That it happened so quickly that I couldn’t believe it happened or I never thought anything like that would happen to me after all these years Etc Sadly it doesn’t take much to destroy a finger or a hand ! I really enjoyed your sharing on attaching the Antlers Wrap a old Towel around them and lock them into that Vise on your bench for drilling Why risk injuring yourself in a manner thats easily prevented
Hi Dave. I have started making sticks and wish to attempt to make a antler thumb stick. how do I go about capping the two ends of the antler that have been trimmed off to give it a nice rounded edge? many thanks Aled
A great set of videos thank you will you be doing one on a Rams horn handle they drive me mad and there doesn't seem to be any from start to finish on RU-vid thanks again Saul
I am really enjoying the series. Thank you for putting them together for us to learn some craft. Question, In part 1 I think you said you like to collect the sticks in the winter months when the sap is down. Is that when you cut so that the bark stays on? Will all trees keep the bark on when cut when the sap is down? I am in the states. Thanks again
Two Tracks Bow & Wool Hi yes stick cutting is best done in the winter when the sap goes down and the leaves fall off,and before the new buds begin to swell in the spring, with less sap in the wood the less shrinkage of the stick and more chance of retaining the bark.all the best Dave
hi I've made a nob stick a long time ago and use a lot. I cut down pear tree and kept one or two stick and got a deer horn I wish I had seen your video's before I put the deer horn on my stick your way is much better. you make seem interesting thank you
Dave......Have you tried Japanese saws. I use a fine cut with back....like a Tenon saw, they cut on the pull ( back stroke) Great when you get used to them. Cheers. Roger
Sir, would it not be a bit advantageous to take the drill bit used to drill the marrow, and use it to just start it into the end of the stick that will be used. Just start it, mind, so you can just see the tracing of the drill size on the end of the stick. You now have the EXACT size of the tenon needed to fit tightly into the hole in the antler. All that is needed then, is to whittle the stick down to the line made by the drill.
+Seth Warner That would do the job but you still have to find the center of the stick. idealy you could get metal washers in the sizes you need like 12m 14m 16m 18m that way would be easier. I mainly use them to find the center of the stick .Thanks for your imput.Dave
Hi Dave Great videos by the way, learnt alot from these. My questions to you are,can you tell me what sort of Antlers you are using in the video please? Also is there any books that you can recommend for a beginner like myself? Cant wait for Video No5, keep up the good work. All the best. Michael
+montgomerymick Hi Michael. Thanks for your comments. The only Antler I use is Red Deer or Fallow. Roe is no good for Stick making. I can't really recommend any Stick making books as they were not around when I started. You could have a look on Amazon, they have a section on Stick making. Thanks Dave
