Your spot on there m8 about cutting sticks in the autumn and winter. I sometimes see good sticks in the summer and I think, I'll come back in the winter months to see what its like after a full summer of growth. Spot on about the safety gear.
Hello Simon, as a wood turner I believe that the markings on the shaft that you thought might be due to snails is in fact known as 'spalting' which is a fungal infection. I am always amazed to see food chopping boards offered by woodworkers that are made made from spalted beech. Definitly not food safe...
It was Watching your stick making video that got me started making them. I now make around 8 to 10 sticks a year which I provide for free to old age pensioners in my locality. Nice one Simon, great video.
Great video Simon, like others have said here and what we discussed at the Bird fare, my first recollection of your channel was the original thumb stick video. Great work! Chris
Simon,.! your hazel walking sticks is how I discovered your channel,..ps my favourite Birds are Barn owl, Kestrel, n Sparrow Hawk but absolutely love the classic Tawny owl call,. Who doesn't,. Take care👍
There might not be any bird photography in this vlog, but still a great video. I've made a hide in the past with Hazel sticks for filming badgers 👍. Cheers Simon 👍
Hi, nice video, I always have one ready at home for outings. But in my area I was always told that the hazel should be cut during the first waning moon in January so that the wood would be more resistant. I don't know if it can be done at other times, since I've done it that way since I was a kid. Greetings from the north of Spain.
It would be a poor hobby for me if I were making the sticks for myself. I have one of hickory that I cut back in the late '70s or early '80s that I'm still using. I wore off several inches of the bottom before I thought to put a rubber tip on it. That tip also made it quieter on the trail because it no longer made a noise when I bumped little rocks with it while hiking. It's only about an inch thick and very light weight but it is great for helping me keep my balance and for taking some of the muscle strain off my arthritic hips. It greatly improves my endurance at my age too. The bark has a nice smooth, reddish color now because I hand rub it once in a while with the same wood treatment I use on my oil finished gun stocks. I cut it abut 6-ft long to start with because I used on hillsides and gullies and often had to use it on the down-hill side because I had my squirrel rifle on the other side in some precarious slopes. It saved my @$$ from falls many times except once when the the ground gave way and we all went down together: stick, me and the rifle. But using the stick to stay mostly upright kept any of us from getting hurt. Then I used the stick to help me climb back up to the top. Believe me, I'm a big fan of walking sticks and consider them a necessity when I go out. I've almost always used hiking sticks as far back as I can remember. but now at age 82 I sometimes can't get out at all without the aid of a walking stick. You have a great hobby, Simon, and I wish you a lot of luck with it.
Very interesting Simon, well done. About 10 years ago we stayed in a cottage on the edge of Tobermory which was run by a Lancashire guy called John Marsh and his Wife. He had a large workshop and storeroom for making walking sticks and items made from antlers and horns. He also had a shop called Island Crafts. He had plastic drain pipes for steaming his sticks. I wonder if you came across him? Thank you for the video.
Well done Simon a great video. I used to make walking sticks myself at one time but some kind person or persons cleaned my shed out of tools etc but it is what it is. Anyhow take care keep going. B. K.
Simon you have been blessed with many gifts, when I first found your channel as I waited for a new film to come out I went back and watched every one of your past films. I loved watching you make the walking stick it was absolutely beautiful and if I remember correctly you had a contest and gave one lucky follower one of your walking sticks. Hopefully we get to watch you make another one of your beautiful sticks. ❤
Must get loads of British hazelnuts, smaller than bought ones but lovely taste, and my (wild red squirrels) love them, if not ripe just leave in a dark drawer for a few weeks
Hi Simon, my first time on your enjoyable channel. I use to make sticks years ago,Just started back up again. It Great fun looking for sticks,my Labrador loves the walk too. I noticed you only cut shanks,do you cut larger branches to make one piece head sticks? For carving Animal heads etc ?
Daft question but ever thought of putting the screw that fits in the bottom of a camera, i often am out in the lakes and think “how handy a walking pole with the ability to use as a monopod. Yeah crazy but ….
Aye, first time at your channel: liked and subscribed now. Cracking episode. Your offcuts like the bits from above the thumb V: do you shive them in the ground to root and grow on? Your accent: I'm not familiar with the bit of Wales where folk talk gradely? Your vowels are like mine;-)
This is really weird..... lasdt night I was chatting to a friend Gary and he told me you had appeared on his pubcast. This morning I came to have a look and get this - I have literally discovered this morning that I lost my walking stick - sometime in the last 2 weeks but only last night did I realise it was not in my car or in the house., I must have put it down whilst out and left it. Gutted.. it was a present from the wife . Its one of thos thumbstick canes made from hazel.
Fantastic video Simon loved your other video on stick making. Little question what's the optimum height for a thumb stick in relation to someone's body?
@simoneardley thanks very much, my other half's father made me one but have been thinking it's a bit to long. Went & watched your other video again after this one & think I will try & find some Hazel but it seems a bit hard to find around here
Hello Simon are you able to make a wading staff for salmon fishing....longer than a walking stick..lead weighted on the end to sit on the river bed in a fast current? Traditionally made of hazel I have one that is about 30 years old.....(original made by an old expert near Northallerton) Simon Artley Manchester
It is like watching Out of Town with Jack Hargreaves all over again. Brilliant, Simon.
@@alistairboyd5770 i was thinking off How
Your spot on there m8 about cutting sticks in the autumn and winter. I sometimes see good sticks in the summer and I think, I'll come back in the winter months to see what its like after a full summer of growth. Spot on about the safety gear.
Hello Simon, as a wood turner I believe that the markings on the shaft that you thought might be due to snails is in fact known as 'spalting' which is a fungal infection. I am always amazed to see food chopping boards offered by woodworkers that are made made from spalted beech. Definitly not food safe...
I've never had a problem with my beech cutting board
Well Simon stumbled onto this channel now subscribed and watching the back catalogue .
Superb channel!!
That land is lucky to have found yourself as it's caretaker, Mr. Eardley.
It was Watching your stick making video that got me started making them. I now make around 8 to 10 sticks a year which I provide for free to old age pensioners in my locality.
Nice one Simon, great video.
Your a talented man Simon! another great video 👍
That snake-like stick is fantastic.
Great video Simon, like others have said here and what we discussed at the Bird fare, my first recollection of your channel was the original thumb stick video. Great work! Chris
Another great video Simon, your a man of many talents.
What a beautiful piece of land! 3 acres in the UK? You must be rich! 🤣🤣🤣.
I WAS!!!!🤣🤣
Simon,.! your hazel walking sticks is how I discovered your channel,..ps my favourite Birds are Barn owl, Kestrel, n Sparrow Hawk but absolutely love the classic Tawny owl call,. Who doesn't,. Take care👍
Thanks Sean, aye we love a raptor!!👍🏼
@simoneardley we do, although not seen my local Barn owl yet,
There might not be any bird photography in this vlog, but still a great video. I've made a hide in the past with Hazel sticks for filming badgers 👍. Cheers Simon 👍
Hi, nice video, I always have one ready at home for outings. But in my area I was always told that the hazel should be cut during the first waning moon in January so that the wood would be more resistant. I don't know if it can be done at other times, since I've done it that way since I was a kid. Greetings from the north of Spain.
Fantastic, cheers Simon. All the best. 👍👍😎
It would be a poor hobby for me if I were making the sticks for myself. I have one of hickory that I cut back in the late '70s or early '80s that I'm still using. I wore off several inches of the bottom before I thought to put a rubber tip on it. That tip also made it quieter on the trail because it no longer made a noise when I bumped little rocks with it while hiking. It's only about an inch thick and very light weight but it is great for helping me keep my balance and for taking some of the muscle strain off my arthritic hips. It greatly improves my endurance at my age too. The bark has a nice smooth, reddish color now because I hand rub it once in a while with the same wood treatment I use on my oil finished gun stocks. I cut it abut 6-ft long to start with because I used on hillsides and gullies and often had to use it on the down-hill side because I had my squirrel rifle on the other side in some precarious slopes. It saved my @$$ from falls many times except once when the the ground gave way and we all went down together: stick, me and the rifle. But using the stick to stay mostly upright kept any of us from getting hurt. Then I used the stick to help me climb back up to the top. Believe me, I'm a big fan of walking sticks and consider them a necessity when I go out. I've almost always used hiking sticks as far back as I can remember. but now at age 82 I sometimes can't get out at all without the aid of a walking stick. You have a great hobby, Simon, and I wish you a lot of luck with it.
Very interesting Simon, well done. About 10 years ago we stayed in a cottage on the edge of Tobermory which was run by a Lancashire guy called John Marsh and his Wife. He had a large workshop and storeroom for making walking sticks and items made from antlers and horns. He also had a shop called Island Crafts. He had plastic drain pipes for steaming his sticks. I wonder if you came across him? Thank you for the video.
Well done Simon a great video. I used to make walking sticks myself at one time but some kind person or persons cleaned my shed out of tools etc but it is what it is. Anyhow take care keep going. B. K.
Another great video,thanks Simon 👍👍
Cheers Simon, love a stick.
Fantastic deffo going to give this ago now
Simon you have been blessed with many gifts, when I first found your channel as I waited for a new film to come out I went back and watched every one of your past films. I loved watching you make the walking stick it was absolutely beautiful and if I remember correctly you had a contest and gave one lucky follower one of your walking sticks. Hopefully we get to watch you make another one of your beautiful sticks. ❤
Must get loads of British hazelnuts, smaller than bought ones but lovely taste, and my (wild red squirrels) love them, if not ripe just leave in a dark drawer for a few weeks
We do get lots Andi but the bloody Greys get them before we have chance to pick em!!
@@simoneardley another reason to remove greys
another great video keep them coming
Brilliant video, very informative.
That was brilliant 🙂
Cheers Michael 👍🏼
Perfect timing I’m just about to start going out looking this next week. May I ask what make the ground cloth you sat on is please? Cheers Ian
What ground sheet is that your using whilst having your brew please ? Brilliant video
Super mate. Loved it. Pop one in the post will you? 😊
Great video my friend
You can sharpen the larger Silkys with the right file. I think that applies to the Zubatt
Brilliant as per usual, great to hear the hide has a customer!, Question do you ever use rose, I have some fantastic ones near me I fancy cutting, TY
Always carry my Swiss Army Camper knife with the saw blade when out walking, just in case.
Brilliant video as always. What is the music at 34 minutes I want to download it
I like the silky 180 for its size it's about the same size as the lap lander but silky cutting power.
The F180 is my main tool as a gardener/woodsman. I get years of use out of them. An old one that lost it's tip still serves well for cutting roots
I cut my first stick with a Swiss army knife too.
Hi Simon, my first time on your enjoyable channel. I use to make sticks years ago,Just started back up again. It Great fun looking for sticks,my Labrador loves the walk too. I noticed you only cut shanks,do you cut larger branches to make one piece head sticks? For carving Animal heads etc ?
Great video. Can I ask why you keep the bark on when others sand this off?
Just subscribed .
What was your ground sheet made of?
Daft question but ever thought of putting the screw that fits in the bottom of a camera, i often am out in the lakes and think “how handy a walking pole with the ability to use as a monopod. Yeah crazy but ….
Never thought of that Andi, might be worth a look 👀👍🏼
Aye, first time at your channel: liked and subscribed now. Cracking episode. Your offcuts like the bits from above the thumb V: do you shive them in the ground to root and grow on? Your accent: I'm not familiar with the bit of Wales where folk talk gradely? Your vowels are like mine;-)
Your starting to remind me of Jack Hargreaves …… off “How” when I was a kid
An honour indeed, I used to love 'Out of Town' when I was a kid 👍🏼
This is really weird..... lasdt night I was chatting to a friend Gary and he told me you had appeared on his pubcast. This morning I came to have a look and get this - I have literally discovered this morning that I lost my walking stick - sometime in the last 2 weeks but only last night did I realise it was not in my car or in the house., I must have put it down whilst out and left it. Gutted.. it was a present from the wife . Its one of thos thumbstick canes made from hazel.
Fantastic video Simon loved your other video on stick making. Little question what's the optimum height for a thumb stick in relation to someone's body?
Thanks very much, personal preference really but usually if your forearm is a right angles to your body thats not a bad marker.
@simoneardley thanks very much, my other half's father made me one but have been thinking it's a bit to long. Went & watched your other video again after this one & think I will try & find some Hazel but it seems a bit hard to find around here
I’ve never wow 😉
Hi again any chance of an answer regarding the small ground sheet you used . Name supplier etc . Thanks in advance.
Hi Grant, I make them myself. I'm waiting for a material delivery so drop me an email and I'll give you some details. simoneardley1969@gmail.com
Juast
Hello Simon
are you able to make a wading staff for salmon fishing....longer than a walking stick..lead weighted on the end to sit on the river bed in a fast current?
Traditionally made of hazel I have one that is about 30 years old.....(original made by an old expert near Northallerton)
Simon Artley
Manchester