stalking sticks ?

[bogwelly]

does the brainfart run to knowing where to get these Neo? (magnets) from

 

[finnbear270]

Just Googled it, quite a few selling em.

 

[mereside]

jcf1, where did you find your oak staffs,been looking all over for ash or oak and im struggling,thank swayne.

 

[jcf1]

I'm hoping my old man can source some nice ash ones - he faffs about with wood a lot.

But you can get oak or ash staffs cheap-ish online if you look for "bo staffs" - most martial arts places do them. They need to be decentish hardwood as they take a few knocks - most are oak. That's what I'm going to experiment with until I get it right - I bought 2, then I'll source some nicer timber for it.

Magnets were evilbay. Pegs and dowel: timberframing supplies - they use oak ones.

 

[mereside]

thanks for that going to have a go myself will let you know how i get on

 

[countrysports5]

you will get decent ash sticks from the traditional agricultural merchants shops . They are sold as fork handles (not 4 candles as per the 2 ronnies) not gardening forks but pitchforks or as long handles for hay rakes.
got my magnets from www.first4magnets.com. quick reliable service

 

[finnbear270]

sticks

Just had some 1.4 mtr hazel stick making blanks, off e bay, looking at a friends metal extending sticks, they are fastened at the pivot point with a through bolt, & they are never closed down to much of a degree, so I am going to get an exhaust system bungee today to use for the pivot as most of the dairy rubbers are perished, enabling me to adjust hight if needed, might be a quicker system than twisting & pulling legs in & out.

 

[Brithunter]

Hmmmm I wonder how Willow would do for this? I am about to prune a couple and there are some lengths of about 3 1/2 Dia and some smaller ones Perhaps I should dry a couple and see how they go. When I next visit my patch down south I will cut a bundle of Hazel to brign back and dry.