[cobalt]

We have quite a few stick making shows here and one of the categories which seems to be coming popular is miniature sticks

Here is a few phots of some by Nick Richards on the Facebook site

1st one is rhododendron thumb stick on a blackthorn shank topped with buffalo horn

2nd rams horn crook

a spalted beech with buffalo horn spacers

mahogany on a hazel shaft most of which have been stained with coffee

maximum size for these is 9 inches a fun thing to do there is also quite a few miniature stick holders

 

[Sean]

Those are fantastic little sticks! I've got to try a coffee stain one of these days.

 

[Rodney]

Neat sticks. Might be fun to make in between other projects.

Rodney

 

[cobalt]

yes there fun and it will be a way of using off cuts both wood and horn, bit of a challenge to work rams and buffalo horn so small

the turned small stick holder I have seen was exceptional good.

Ideal little projects to do whilst waiting for other sticks to dry etc.

 

[Gloops]

One of the guy's at our stick club makes these for competition,there is a section in competition for these minatures .

The are shown in a set of 5 and the maximum size is 9 inches, and only the sticks are judged not the base.

As Cobalt says ,it is a good way of using wht would otherwise be scrap.