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Greetings from snowy NW Indiana! ( 1st week of March and 3" of snow today yuck!)
I am newly retired and took up stick making and carving as a hobby a couple years ago after seeing some of the walking sticks for sale in the gift shops while traveling out west. The wife wanted to purchase one made from a broom handle with Custer State park wood burned on the handle, cost $35. I told her I could make a better one for a lot less and I have been fiddling around with sticks & canes ever since. ( Made her a nice hickory stick with bear bells and leather strap)
I was pleasantly surprised to stumble on this site and am impressed with the work I have seen from the members. I will have to get my I.T. guy, (g-son) to help me figure out how to post some pics of some of my work.
Glad to be here Mark
I am newly retired and took up stick making and carving as a hobby a couple years ago after seeing some of the walking sticks for sale in the gift shops while traveling out west. The wife wanted to purchase one made from a broom handle with Custer State park wood burned on the handle, cost $35. I told her I could make a better one for a lot less and I have been fiddling around with sticks & canes ever since. ( Made her a nice hickory stick with bear bells and leather strap)
I was pleasantly surprised to stumble on this site and am impressed with the work I have seen from the members. I will have to get my I.T. guy, (g-son) to help me figure out how to post some pics of some of my work.
Glad to be here Mark