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DIY shanks information and price list Page last updated 1st December 2008 - click on "Refresh" or "Reload" to ensure you see the latest information each time you visit. |
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Picture shows typical "Seasoned only" hazel, Straightened hazel and Turned Ash |
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HAZEL - SEASONED ONLY 35" £3.00 each |
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HAZEL - SEASONED ONLY 42" £3.50 each |
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HAZEL - SEASONED ONLY 48" £4.50 each |
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HAZEL - SEASONED ONLY 54" £5.50 each |
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ASH - SEASONED ONLY 50" £4.00 each |
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SYCAMORE - SEASONED ONLY 50" £4.00 each |
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ELDER - SEASONED ONLY 50" £4.00 each |
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BIRCH - SEASONED ONLY 50" £4.00 each |
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BLACKTHORN - SEASONED ONLY 50" £8.00 each |
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BUDGET PACKS |
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BUDGET
PACK OF 10 (SEASONED-ONLY) HAZEL STICKS just £35
(previously £46) |
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BUDGET
PACK OF 4 MIXED
VARIETY (SEASONED-ONLY)
STICKS just £15 |
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BUDGET
PACK OF 10 MIXED
VARIETY (SEASONED-ONLY)
STICKS just £32 (previously £38) |
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Chestnut
seasoned and straightened. 52" to 54" at £8.00 EACH Pack of 3 for £22.00 |
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TURNED SHANKS |
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Stick Press with a stick in a vice
Below: Very bent stick before and after straightening with the press. It took less than 10 minutes to straighten this 54 inch blackthorn stick!
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Two brass parts and threaded steel inser. Use 1/2" or 13mm drill for holes in stick and use epoxy (below) to glue into holes. I've recently started using the epoxy putty because it holds the joints in place better than the liquid epoxy so you get more chance to get everything lined up before the glue runs out of the holes or sets hard too quickly!
I find the steel rod supplied is often longer than required so use epoxy to glue one end into the internal thread then cut the exposed part in half. You can also cut the brass part shorter if required.
I use strong Saddler's thread to whip behind the brass to strengthen the stick and prevent it from splitting around the joint.
Soak the whipping thread in epoxy or superglue to form a solid band. Smooth with steel wool and varnish or oil with the rest of the stick
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Screw-joints Brass, as in pool-cues, to make a collapsible stick. 25 mm diameter flanges (file down easily to smaller sizes). Essential if you are taking your stick on an aeroplane!
£4.50 per joint or £3.50 each for 4 or more, £3.25 each for 10 or more (ONLINE OFFER) These have steel rods fitting into brass threads and are much stronger than the old all-brass ones! OUT OF STOCK UNTIL AROUND DECEMBER 10TH - SORRY! Any ordered will be shipped as soon as new stock arrives.
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Epoxy putty Two-part epoxy - mix equal amounts of adhesive and hardner together to start the setting reaction. The mixture sets slowly, starting off quite soft like Plasticine and slowly getting harder. In effect you have an hour or so before the mixture gets too stiff to work and it's pretty hard after three hours and can be handled after that. |
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Epoxy liquid Adhesive Similar to "Araldite Rapid" but much cheaper! Equal amounts are supposed to come automatically from each tube as you press, but in use it doesn't always happen. I sometimes separate the two plungers using a small saw and this gives me more accurate measurement and less waste! Five to ten minute working time, full strength achieved in 60 minutes. Setting times are slower in cool conditions. I use nothing else for fixing heads and handles to shanks! Also good for filling hollows or cracks in horn handles - it is almost colourless, unlike some other epoxies that are cream coloured. Perfect for fixing glass eyes in heads and many other uses. Price £1.50 per pack
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Wrist straps nylon with elastic loop, fits most sticks. £2.50 each Black or brown available - if we are out of stock of your chosen colour we will send the other. |
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The oil finish I use on nearly all my sticks: Ronseal " Furniture Oil", made for protecting outdoor garden furniture but it's great on sticks - I use it all the time! More flexible than varnish so less likely to crack or flake. I've never known it set in the tin or even skin over like so many varnishes do, so it's really economical! Use it on bare wood for a matt or satin finish. Use sanding sealer first (rubbed down with fine abrasive) to get a more gloss finish. Very fast drying time - I often get two coats put on in about an hour. Price £6.95 for 500mls tin. |
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Vinyl glove £1.25
per pack of 10 Discount
for 10 packs or more
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NEW
Wading staff conversion kit. All the
bits you need to convert your own stick into a Wading Staff.
Kit includes lead sheet, shrink tube, nylon cord, clips,
pins, brass screw and heavy duty rubber ferrule. To see my wading stick click HERE |
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Make your stick glow brightly in the dark when headlights approach. Use our 13 mm wide self-adhesive reflective tape. For more uses click HERE |
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Amazing stuff! 38 mm shrinks to 19
mm when heat is applied (I use a paint-stripper gun). Just
slide it onto the stick and apply heat. Forms a tight
plastic cover. Can be used on metal, too. Stops soft wood
and cane from fraying. Makes metal "warmer" to the
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Shrink tube 38 mm (1 1/2")
diameter, for wading staffs and many other uses. Black, in
cut lengths of 20 cm (8")
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Abrasive tape. Much longer lasting than sandpaper, used for smoothing shanks, handles, horns, antlers and carvings. Three pieces, approx 30cm (12") X 2.5cm (1") in three grades - coarse, medium and fine |
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Small compass - diameter around 3/4 of an inch (20 mm). Fit into handle of hiking stick or glue one of these to a piece of polished wood or horn and fit a leather loop to make a simple gift for a walker. Note: The small air bubble inside the compass should float above the dial. During shipping the bubble may become trapped below it and stop the dial rotating - try tapping the compass on its edge on a hard surface to dislodge the bubble then place upright and allow to settle. Close proximity of any iron/steel may affect the correct funcioning of the compass. £1.50 each or a Discount pack of 5 for £ 6.25 |
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Leather lace (dark brown), for wrist
loops, whistle lanyards, boot laces etc. Sold by the metre
or on a full 25m roll. |
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