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DIY
blanks ONLINE price list
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Hardwood
handle blanks (for
horn handles go HERE)
We don't carry ready
cut blanks since we cut them to order (to save
wasting time & wood).
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Read
about it
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All the wood is
either kiln dried or air dried and the blanks are
cut on a band saw to the right profile and the
edges taken off to get you started. Simple tools
and a bit of work will soon have your handles ready
to fit to a suitable shank. I use a traditional peg
and socket joint but some people use threaded rod
(studding).
We stock a
variety of wood types but can't guarantee to have
what you want every time. If you wish to choose a
type you can do so on the order form (Technical
Instructions) and I'll send the nearest to it if I
don't have exactly what you want. No Burr wood at
present.
Pictures are
NOT to scale and show a variety of wood types and
are for illustration only.
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ORDER THESE BELOW: To order more than one of any
item simply change the number in the quantity (Qty)
box
Handle blanks are
cut from timber 1" MINIMUM thickness, up to 1 1/4"
(25 mm to 32 mm) thick for you to finish down to
fit your shanks. If you need a specific colour you
can indicate it in the "Technical Instructions" box
when you add an item to the shopping cart - but you
may have to wait longer while we obtain it for you,
otherwise we'll just send what we have in
stock.
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Hardwood
"carving crook" blank with extra wood left on the
nose so you can carve a thistle, acorn or maybe an
animal on it.
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Hardwood
"carving crook" blank
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Hardwood Knob
Handle blank
These are turned on a lathe
by a local woodturner so vary in exact shape and
size but are pretty much the size and shape shown
in the picture. The 'neck' tapers to around 23 -
25mm (an inch or less) at the base. Normally made
of ash, oak, beech, sycamore - others sometimes
available. If you need a wider base then cut the
neck higher up the
taper.
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Carving
blanks
Cut from blocks of good
quality carving wood - usually Lime, sycamore,
poplar or cherry - which are fairly soft and can be
cut easily with a sharp knife or woodcarving
chisels.
These blanks are cut in
profile and then have the square edges taken off to
get you started, but you still have to do the
bulk of the carving!
The necks of the blanks are
left oversize for you to finish down to the
size of the shank - please don't ask us to fit them
to shanks as we simply don't have the
time!
Apart from the fish and the
full body owl, all these blanks are for the head
only.
We've listed the most
common blanks below - with the eye types we think
most suited to each blank. If you wish to order
different types of eye then use the separate "Glass
eyes" section below the blanks.
NB I've
been shown a lot of sticks by my customers where
they have done no real carving and basically just
sanded the edges off the blanks and then painted
them. Although they look "OK" - if that's all you
are doing then you are missing out on so much
detail that you can't really say they are "carved"
sticks!
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If you need good
photographs to help with carvings of birds and
animals then take a look in my LINKS
page. You can see my own carved sticks using these
blanks
HERE
THESE
ARE ALL CUT TO ORDER
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Hare's head blank that can
be made into a thumbstick if you widen the gap
between the ears enough. The grain runs from the
chin right up to the tips of the ears for maximum
strength.
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I HAVE TEMPLATES FOR
LOTS OF OTHER BIRDS AND ANIMALS SO PLEASE USE
EMAIL
TO DISCUSS IT AND SEE IF I CAN CUT A BLANK FOR
YOU.
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FOR CARVING
KNIVES, PAINTS, BRUSHES AND OTHER CARVING TOOLS
PLEASE LOOK HERE
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Plain black
eyes - sperical eyes that can be left all black or
have coloured irises painted on yourself
Brown eyes
with black pupils, as in this Mallard
Drake
Cock Pheasant
- orange eyes with black pupil
Blue eyes in this Siamese cat
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Glass eyes (sold in
pairs)
Best quality glass eyes for
use with your carved stick heads. These eyes
come in pairs on wire so you can't mix them up!
When you're ready to fit them, snap off the wire
where it joins the back of the eye, or snip the
wire with pliers, leaving a short length as a pin
which will help to hold them in place while your
glue sets - either way will work. Use epoxy for
this - see below!
I stock only the most
popular colours and sizes, but others can be
ordered if you give me a couple of weeks notice.
Many need ordering in packs of 10 pairs
though.
Plain black: sizes 4, 5,
6, 7, 8 or 9 mm at £1.20 per pair. These
are most suitable for small birds, otters, badgers,
horses etc where a coloured iris is not usually
visible.
Brown eyes: sizes 4, 5,
6, 7, 8 or 9 mm at £2.35 per pair.
Suitable for gamebirds, waterfowl, birds of
prey, dogs etc.
Coloured eyes: I'm
only stocking the plain orange for cock pheasants
(use brown for hen pheasant), yellow (herons and
some other birds), amber (fox) and some pale blue
eyes which are useful for some cats or other
projects you may have. We also now stock some
colourless ones with black pupils - clean the backs
with meths to degrease then paint with acrylic or
enamel paints to get any colour you need. Other
colours may be stocked from time to time so you can
email
me if you wish to
discuss this.
TO ORDER EYES, ADD A NUMBER IN THE
QUANTITY BOX FOR ANY THAT YOU WANT THEN CLICK ON
THE "ADD TO CART" BUTTON BELOW THE CAT PICTURE.
YOU CAN ORDER SEVERAL TYPES AT ONCE THAT
WAY!
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Items used for
connecting the handle to the shank:
Studding
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Sorry, we no longer stock
this item.
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Wood Dowel
Rod
For those who prefer a
wooden rod but find it difficult to carve a peg on
a shank - here's your answer! Wooden rod, approx,
112 mm long and 16 mm thick (4.5 x 5/8 inches).
Drill a hole in the shank and the handle and use
epoxy or wood glue to fix in place. Easier to use
than studding - you can trim the wooden rod to
shape if your holes are slightly out of line or too
tight - and the wood flexes with the stick in a
more natural manner. Cheaper too!
50p each or 3 for
£1.20
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Similar to the above but
only 13 mm (1/2") thick - fine for most sticks that
don't need to take a lot of weight or pressure or
for shanks less than one inch (25mm) thick. 50p
each or 3 for £1.20
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Forstner
Drill Bit
16 mm drill bit for
drilling out 'socket' in handles and heads. Forms a
flat-bottomed hole and the bit is steerable so you
can correct its direction if it goes out of line
while drilling. Use for 16 mm dowel above.
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Twist drill 13
mm
Use for 13 mm dowel
above.
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Abrasive
tape. Much longer lasting than sandpaper,
used for smoothing shanks, handles, horns and
carvings. Sold in a mixed pack or by the
metre
MIXED PACK Three
pieces in each pack - approx. 30cm (12") X 2.5cm
(1") each - one in each of three grades (coarse,
medium and fine).
(CHEAPER BY THE METRE IF YOU WANT 3 OR MORE
MIXED PACKS!)
COARSE tape (80
grit) sold per metre
MEDIUM tape (120
grit) sold per metre
FINE tape (320 grit)
sold per metre
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FOR MORE ABRASIVES AND
TOOLS PLEASE LOOK AT THE TOOLS PAGE
HERE
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