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Stickmaking materials
and Accessories
FOR DIY STICKMAKERS.
(Finished sticks further down).

Adhesives
Alpine Spikes
Aluminium crook
Animal head Blanks
Antler
Badger blank
Bird head blanks
Blackthorn shanks
Brass collars
Brass ferrules
Buffalo horn
Cane holder
Carving blanks
Carving glove
Carving tools
Carving wood
Cock pheasant blank
Collars
Crook blank (wood)
DIY Materials
Dog blanks
Duck blanks
Engraved collars
Epoxy resin
Epoxy putty
Eyes
Ferrules
Fish blanks
Fox blanks
Glass eyes
Glue
Grouse blanks
Hazel shanks
Heron blanks
Hen pheas't blanks
Hiking stick blank
Horns
Horn spacers
Horn Polishing kit
Horse blanks
Kevlar glove
Knife
Leather lace
Lyre blank (wood)
Magnetic Ferrules
Partridge blank
Pins
Polishing Kit
Rams horns
Roe buck antlers
Rubber ferrules
Salmon blank
Shanks
Shrink tube
Spacers
Stag horn
Stick press
Swan blank
Thumbstick blanks
Trout blanks
Wading staff kit
Walker blank
Woodcock blanks
Wrist loop straps

FINISHED
Sticks & Crooks
normally made
to order see waiting times on each page.

These are Not normally
available outside
the UK -
email for details!

 

Animal sticks
Antler thumbsticks
Antler walkingsticks
Beating sticks
Bird head sticks
Buffalo horn crooks
Buffalo horn thumbsticks
Carved sticks
Derby sticks
DIY Materials
DIY Stickmaking
Dog sticks
Engraved collars
Gen purpose
Hiking stick
Horn crooks
Horn sticks
Knob sticks
Lyre thumb stick
Nanny McPhee stick
Rams horn sticks
Regency stick
Resin head sticks
Staffs
Thumbsticks
Wading convert kit
Wading Staffs
Wading Sticks
WALKING STICKS
Miscellaneous

Gift Vouchers
Cane History
Stickmaking class
Cane holder
Straightening sticks
Why use a Stick?

 

The Stick Man

WADING STAFFS

Wading staffs are normally used to help anglers negotiate deep and/or fast flowing water. I fish for wild trout and grayling on the River Rye near my home and even in quite shallow water (knee-deep) I find the wading staff a great help because I can 'feel' my way forward while keeping my eyes fixed on the fly or rising fish. The staff has a rubber ferrule on the bottom which allows me to probe in front without scaring fish - like a metal one might - the loud tapping noise from a metal ferrule can travel quite a distance in water. A detachable cord clips on to the stick when I am in the water and passes round my shoulders so the staff is always with me and doesn't float away if I let go of it in midstream!

The length of a Wading Staff is normally said to be around shoulder-height as it is more useful for probing deep water and for climbing and descending steep banks. Since I started using one regularly myself I have found this extra length to be more of a hindrance than a help! My own staff is now a normal chest height. I also adjust the shoulder cord so that the handle of the staff hangs just below my left hip. Every time I put my left hand down I know it will land on the handle and I don't have to search for the cord to wind in the staff. Using my wading staff is now a joy, rather than a chore!

As these are normally made to order (so I get the exact measurement and any extras you require) there is a waiting time of around four to six months. If we are less busy I may be able to make one sooner but please don't rely on that - order with plenty of warning if you can!

Two popular handle shapes are available as standard.

If you prefer to buy Gift Vouchers for a friend to spend for themselves then click the link.

Wading staffs are handmade to order. Waiting time around 3-6 months at present, sorry.

STANDARD PRICE IS ONLY £72

PLEASE SEE BELOW TO SEE EXTRA OPTIONS AND TO PLACE AN ORDER

Engraved salmon on handle.

Engraved Salmon
Make your wading staff even more special by having a salmon engraved (by hand) into the antler, which is first polished to a white background. The engraving is stained black to make it stand out.
Only
£18.00 extra.

 

                                                                     

Alternatively you may prefer a nickel silver collar engraved with a salmon (on two sides). The collar is fitted covering the joint between the handle and the shank and can be engraved with a name or initials.

Collar alone £12.00, engraved name or initials £10 extra

Stag horn straight grip. PRICE £72
STANDARD LENGTH IS 50" UNLESS YOU TELL US DIFFERENTLY
Includes weighted end, rubber ferrule and detachable shoulder lanyard.

Length required (maximum 56 inches) See notes

Fit steel spike (instead of standard rubber ferrule) £6.00

OR Fit steel spike with rubber ferrule to cover it £8

Include Engraved Salmon on horn handle £24.00

Fit Engraved Salmon collar £12.00

Engraving required on collar (maximum 10 characters) £10.00

If you have entered letters for engraving MAKE SURE you have also ticked the box for the "Fit engraved salmon collar".

If you would like to have a plain or engraved collar fitted, go HERE

If you prefer a thumbstick grip we charge £78

Stag horn Forked grip, PRICE £78
STANDARD LENGTH IS 50" UNLESS YOU TELL US DIFFERENTLY
Includes weighted end, rubber ferrule and detachable shoulder lanyard.

Length required (maximum 56 inches) See notes

Fit steel spike (instead of standard rubber ferrule) £6.00

OR Fit steel spike with rubber ferrule to cover it £8.00

Include Engraved Salmon on horn handle £24.00

Fit Engraved Salmon collar £12

Engraving required on collar (maximum 10 characters) £10.00

If you have entered letters for engraving MAKE SURE you have also ticked the box for the "Fit engraved salmon collar".

If you would like to have a plain or engraved collar fitted, go HERE

The bottom end is weighted with lead (covered in plastic) to help it sink and to make it hang low in the water so that the fishing line is less likely to tangle round it when using a fly line. A Heavy Duty rubber ferrule is fitted as standard.

         

If you prefer to have a steel spike fitted INSTEAD of the standard rubber ferrule, you must tick the "steel spike" check box above. You can ALSO order a rubber ferrule to slip over the spike when a softer tip is required. Mind you don't stick the spike through your waders!

If you prefer to make your own sticks, take a look at the Wading Staff Kit on the DIY pages - all the bits you need to convert your own stick!

Small (for fish up to ~ 2 lbs)

Stag horn Priest, price £18.50

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Staghorn Fishing priest £18.50

Polished Staghorn filled with lead and capped with black buffalo horn. Ring for attachment to lanyard or zinger.

Small (for fish up ~ 2 lbs)

Large Hazel/Stag horn Priest, price £18.50

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OUT OF STOCK

Hazel Staghorn Fishing priest £18.50

Polished Staghorn filled with lead and capped with black buffalo horn, hazel wood handle. Ring for attachment to lanyard or zinger.

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