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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.