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Book List

Please note: We cannot give refunds for any returned books or DVDs - for obvious reasons!

 

"Stick Making - a Complete Course"

Book by Andrew Jones and Clive George.

No longer available - it has been replaced by the new version below

Note: The smaller version of this book called "Sickmaking Handbook" has almost identical information but the templates are only 3/4 full size. I do not personally think the smaller verion is as much use as you have to find some way of making the templates full size!

"Stickmaking - a Complete Course" Revised edition  BEST SELLER!

Book by Andrew Jones and Clive George. The best book on our craft I've seen - covers everything you need to get started - cutting your owns sticks, straightening them, templates (full size) for various handle shapes, carving bird and animal heads, shaping horn handles etc. I wish I'd written it myself! I can highly recommend it for beginners and those with a few sticks behind them already. Great present for anyone who would like to start making sticks.

 

This is a newer version - better pictures and more information on some subjects, particularly stick carving and horn bending. The original version has been out for ten years and was in need of updating - this is definitely an improvement on an already very good book!

 

Stickmaking - a Complete Course Revised edition price £16.99

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"Make your own Walking Sticks"

How to craft canes and staffs from rustic to fancy, by Charles R. Self
"Woodworkers, carvers and turners of all skill levels will discover 15 fantastic and unique walking stick projects that range from the basic to the sophisticated".

This American book shows how to make fairly simple sticks - not the traditional British ones you find in the book Stick Making - a Complete Course. It has lots of patterns to copy for carved sticks and carved handles and a very useful section on turning sticks on a lathe.

128 pages, full colour throughout. £11.99

Make your own Walking Sticks price £11.99

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"How to bend Buffalo Horn"

Small home-made booklet by Keith Pickering. A detailed step-by-step guide showing you the 'easy' way to make Buffalo Horn handles. It includes colour photo's of the horn-bending jig (on sale on the Horn DIY page) in use with tips on how best to make use of it.

How to bend Buffalo Horn price £1.50

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OR you can download it as a "virtual booklet" from the web site at:

http://www.The-Cool-Book-Shop.co.uk

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"Carving Birds and Beasts"

Book by various authors - A detailed step-by-step guide showing you how to carve birds and animals. One topic covered, in some detail, is the carving of dog heads on sticks!

Three pages in all on dog head stick carving.

Carving Birds and Beasts price £14.95

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"Carving Nature"
Wildlife studdies in wood, by Frank Fox-Wilson

An excellent book for anyone wanting to progress to top-level carving of birds and animals. Great templates and instructions for detailed carving of birds, mammals and reptiles. One section shows how to carve a one-piece walking stick with a duck as the handle and also a carved wooden crook with squirrel running down the nose.


Many of the other subjects could be adapted to fit on sticks. This is a brilliant book and I have no problem with recommending it to you!

Carving Nature price £16.95

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"The Little Book of Whittling"
Passing time on the trail, on the porch and under the stars.
By Chris Lubkemann.

A fantastic soft back book that shows how to use "green" wood, freshly cut from the bushes, to carve into all sorts of useful items - whistles, flowers, knives and even walking sticks! A great little book for scouts and other youngsters - from nine to ninety year olds!

Little Book of Whittling price £9.95

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A 55 minute DVD featuring seven people and businesses continuing old crafts and traditions in Yorkshire - including The Stick Man!

Other items featured include a ten year old shepherd, a lady brewer, dry stone wallers and a traditional sweet maker. Well made and a joy to watch with almost an hour's viewing.

 

 

Yorkshire Crafts and Traditions DVD

Yorkshire Crafts DVD price £15.99

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NY Moors DVD. Sights and sounds of the moors and the towns and villages of the area. As a special feature, THE STICK MAN section from the Yorkshire Crafts DVD above is also included on this new one!

North York Moors DVD

N Y Moors DVD price £15.99

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