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A new edition of this popular exploration of the legends and the practice behind the craft of walking stick making from choosing the branch to treating and preserving the finished product. Jack Douglas takes the reader step by step through identification of the Blackthorn, choice of branch, straightening and finishing with some diversion into history, country lore and legend on the way. A fascinating glimpse into a traditional country craft.
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BLACKTHORN LORE AND THE ART OF MAKING WALKING STICKS. By John Murchie Douglas.
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Stenlake Publishing. Catrine, Ayrshire. 2011, 2011
ISBN 10: 1840335440
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Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2011). (1984) 2011 new edition. Square 8vo (175 x 180mm). Pp104. Colour & b/w photographs, illustrations. Laminated boards. Fine new copy. Stickmaking using blackthorn: how to turn knobbly, unpromising looking sticks or roots into fine, interesting walking sticks of various types. With a certain amount of Scottish local history and much on the folklore of the species (Prunus spinosa). Contents include: The tree; Identification; History, growth and reproduction; Thickets; Where it grows; Branches; Colour; A walking stick and a piece of string; Theory of straightening shanks and bending handles; Methods of straightening and bending; The last experiment; Objet trouve; Culzean Bay; Origins of folklore and superstition. . Seller Inventory # 28806
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