Published by Dalesman. Clapham, North Yorkshire. 1980, 1975
ISBN 10: 0852062702 ISBN 13: 9780852062708
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1974). (1972) 1980 2nd edition reprint. Small format paperback. (120 x 183mm). Pp48. B/w photographs. Slightly browned but very good. "This book is written in the first person. It is an account of David Grant's stick making methods as told to Edward Hart. David Grant carved sticks and crooks for over 40 years. He won many hundreds of awards including major shows such as the Royal, the Royal Highland and the Great Yorkshire, and also judged them. Edward Hart is an agricultural journalist who formerly famed in a Yorkshire dale." Chapters include: History; Cutting a shank; Selecting the horn; Tools; Wooden block sticks; Shaping horn - first steps; Shanking; Tips and ferrules; Finishing; Fancy sticks; Showing and judging; Leg crooks and thumb sticks; Carving ornaments by Frank Graham. The foreword is by Lady Isabel M. Duncan. .