Where do I start, you may be thinking.

For materials you could look at the excellent Highland Horn Company website.

http://www.highlandhorn.com

Here you can order all the basic and advanced equipment you will need to make the best sticks.

Shanks, horns and files etc are all available here.

Sticks'n'Stuff

Supply handmade sticks, supplier of Stickmaking materials, stick related items bought and sold.  Joe Peart, Scottish Borders. Mobile;07800915883  Email;[email protected]

2012 STICK WORK SHOP

The 5th Stick Workshop will again be hosted in Cumnock, Ayrshire on 20th October'12

Demonstrators will be confirmed in the near future.

If you are interested to attend, please send your name and address to the Scottish Crookmakers Secretary , to secure a place and receive an application form,  it will be a first name on the list basis to attend. Please see 'About Us' for address to write to or email;
 [email protected]

Approximately 50 places available.   Cost; TBC , past workshops have been around £25

2011 STICK WORK SHOP

The 4th Stick workshop was held in Cumnock, Ayrshire in October'11.

We had a full house of 50 people, all had the opportunity to watch champion stickmakers at work, ask questions and seen the many methods and techniques of stickmaking.

Demonstrators were Dane Love, Ayr, Philip Roskell, Moffat, Martin Trinder, Dumfries, Drew Oliver, Newcastleton, Joe Peart, Newcastleton, Arthur dent, Doune, and Chip Carver - Colin Shand from Inch, Aberdeenshire.

2010 STICK WORK SHOP

The 2010 Stick Work shop was held at  Crailing Hall near Jedburgh, on Sun 24th Oct'10

It was an excellent opportunity to see our champion stickmakers pass on their skills and answer any questions our attendees had on the craft of stickmaking.

Demonstrations included Bulking & shaping Buffalo/Rams horn, Cw horns, Fish/birds heads, Straightening shanks, Thistle and Wood sticks.

The Demonstrators were Mr Arthur Dent, Doune, Mr Dane Love, Cumnock, Mr Drew Oliver, Newcastleon, helped by Mr Joe Peart, Mr Philip Roskell, Moffat, and Mr Martin Trinder, Dumfries, all very prestigious men of their craft. 

The event cost was £25.00 which included breakfast and light lunch.

56 people attended to see the skills being passed on.

If you are interested in future Stick Work shops, please contact the SCA secretary asap with your name, address and contact telephone number; to  Secretary, Lyn Ash, Canonbie, DG14 0TA

Any Show requiring Stick Judges;

We have a  judges list available, please contact the Secretary if you require a copy.

Anyone looking for their nearest Stick making Evening Class;

Contact the SCA secretary for nearest contact for evening classes in our area.

Or if you want to tell us about your Stickmaking Classes, please send in your meeting place, the night you meet, name, address and contact telephone number to the SCA secretary and we can pass on your details.