TRADITIONAL STICKMAKING. By Charlie Walker.

(2016) 2023 1st edition reprint. Large 8vo paperback (172 x 242mm). Pp95 + 1pp ad. Colour photographs throughout.

"This beautifully illustrated book describes some of the customs and practices used in traditional stickmaking. It encourages beginners to get started with a simple staff or thumb stick, but also explains advanced techniques such as making sheep and cow horn handles, for the more experienced. Written with careful attention to detail by a prize-winning stickmaker, it is an essential guide to this fascinating craft." The author, Charlie Walker, is an experienced stickmaker based in Dorset. He has won numerous prizes for his sticks and regularly judges stickmaking shows. Chapters include:- Getting started; Selecting, storing, straightening and jointing timber; Antler handles; Wooden handles; Buffalo horn handles; Sheep and cow horn handles; Decorated handles.