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Stickmaking (5 books)
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Canes and pipes, especially those made from found materials or by unsophisticated craftsmen, have long been of special interest to carvers and collectors. This guide collects over 200 pen and ink sketches of canes and pipes executed over a period of 35 years by an extraordinary folk artist. These sketches, very impressive in their own right, depict a strange and wonderful group of objects, many with fanciful carvings of mythical or imagined people and animals.
Stick Making
by Andrew Jones, Clive George,
June 1998,
155 pages, softcover.
Categories: Projects, Stickmaking, Techniques
An introduction to the art and craft of making traditional walking sticks, market sticks and crooks, this text comprises 22 projects. These reflect the diversity of knob handles, round handles, nose-in and nose-out handles, Cardigan sticks, thumb sticks and carved-head sticks. Some of the topics covered include: how to choose suitable stick-making timber; where to find suitable timbers; seasoning woods; shaping, carving and shanking handles; colouring and finishing; the properties of ram's horns, antlers and cow horn; one-piece and two-piece sticks; and ornamental carved sticks.
Stickmaking
by Leo Gowan,
October 1997,
122 pages, softcover.
Categories: Stickmaking, Techniques
Illustrated with photographs and line drawings, this is a guide to the craft of stickmaking. Topics include: tools and techniques; different types of sticks; materials - traditional and new; the microwave in hornwork; fancy sticks; miniature sticks; and jointing and finishing.
An introduction to the art and craft of stickmaking. It presents a range of modern and traditional walking sticks and shepherd's crooks, including one- and two-piece wooden sticks, sticks and crooks in antler and horn, Cardigan sticks and market sticks. Topics covered include: sourcing timber; seasoning wood; adapting material; fitting collars; shaping and shanking handles; decorating; colouring; and finishing. There are step-by-step drawings and colour photographs to illustrate the techniques.
Designed to appeal to the novice and craftsman alike, this guide explores all aspects of the traditional art of stickmaking.
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