Hand Carved Snake Headed Walking/Hiking Stick Carved In Jarrah On Hawthorn Shank
New photos as the stick is now finished and the old photos did not show the true colour or the character of the stick. I have for sale a beautiful hand carved walking or hiking stick (can also be used as a beating stick) featuring my interpretation of a Cleek Shaped handle with a stylised Snake head at the snout. It is a mounted on a lighter (approx 20mm at top) Hawthorn shank with lots of thorn "buds" giving it a unique "texture".
It is lighter but extremely strong as Hawthorn is similar to Blackthorn in weight and strength. The stick is 49inches in length. The stick for sale is finished and ready to postI. The stick is 49 inches tall fitted with a brass ultra ferrule. I carve these sticks myself, they are not bought in to sell on, or even worse imo, made from cast resin heads.
My sticks have glass eyes, are hand carved and each one is unique, it is impossible to make two identical sticks due to differences in grain and colour of the wood and the way the knife goes. All my sticks are finished with multiple coats of yacht varnish on the shank, Matt polyurethane on the head and solid brass ferrules ready for work or display.
I can fit rare earth magnets in the ferrule for use picking up cartridge cases upon request and a small extra charge. My sticks are mostly carved from lime and mounted on hazel or blackthorn shanks.
I sometimes use different shank woods including fruitwoods and other unusual shanks. My crook type handles are carved from various woods including spalted hardwoods. I keep a supply of suitable woods in stock for commissions.Ask if there is something you want in particular, I can usually satisfy most requests by way of wood and/ or shape. Most of my shanks are bought from a fellow walking stick maker who cuts hundreds of shanks each year.
Many of my sticks have collars fitted between the head and the shank to highlight the joint or are cut at an angle to follow the line of the beak etc. A woodcock or a Heron with an angles joint following the line of the beak, imo, is most pleasing to look at. I have been making sticks for some years and I have made sticks for German Princes, the President of Luxembourg, Multi Millionaires and the late Queen Elizabeth II amongst others. I sell sticks to customers and collectors both in the UK and overseas. Many of my regular customers are stick collectors in the USA. I still sell sticks to customers in the EU but posting to the EU has been made more expensive due to the VAT changes imposed by Brexit unfortunately. Please see my feedback it says everything!