huntmad. 67 Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Hi all thought I'd put a pic or 2 up , the two walking sticks on the bench my uncle made over 50 years ago so I thought I'd give it ago myself an this is what I came up with the one iv made is 55" long tho for out walkin with the dogs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
air gun ant 1,666 Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Did you carve the dog mate? Good job Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hot Meat 3,109 Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 i know everybody is diffrent sizes, but is there a rule of thumb regarding height a stick should be? its summat i never bothered carryin or using, but since bein out with fell pack my son wants 1, but how tall do i make it? whatever i make im sure it wont be as good as yours tho lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
huntmad. 67 Posted February 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 No I didn't airgunant it was a old brass terrier bottle opener , the opener bit was on the front so I cut it off sanded it for a edge an painted it black to try an make it look like a patterdale but looks more like a westie haha , drilled a therad in an sunk it into the stick , I made it just under the shoulder but you don't hold it on top like the stag horn thumb ones that's why I put a cord grip on it so I imagen to just make it where ever he feels comfy holding it and I don't know wat supposed to be used for the bottom but I used a piece of copper pipe with a cap to stop the bottom splitting , I don't know if it's wright or wrong but it works Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 i know everybody is diffrent sizes, but is there a rule of thumb regarding height a stick should be? its summat i never bothered carryin or using, but since bein out with fell pack my son wants 1, but how tall do i make it? whatever i make im sure it wont be as good as yours tho lol I have a nice collection of sticks and I find the ideal comfortable height for using one is to stand with your walking hand bent at 90 degrees at the elbow and measure from the hand to the floor ........... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hot Meat 3,109 Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 that makes sense socks, i got a mate with a load of cut an aired sticks, ill get lad upto his this week and let him pick one then we will start doing some work on it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiercel 6,986 Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 that makes sense socks, i got a mate with a load of cut an aired sticks, ill get lad upto his this week and let him pick one then we will start doing some work on it The only thing you might want to consider, is that your boy is still growing. So rather than taking the hight from the elbow make it just a little bit longer and the stick will fit him for longer. TC 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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