My Natural Beeswax polish is ideal for keeping your walking stick in great condition (it’s also ideal for your wooden furniture). My polish contains only natural ingredients, making a great alternative to modern synthetic products.

I source my Beeswax from a Somerset beekeper and mix it with the finest turpentine, refined from pine gum resin (extracted by ‘tapping’ pine trees), to create a polish that will leave a deep lasting shine. Used regurlaly, your stick, and furniture will develop a beautiful silky finish.

How to Use
Apply the polish sparingly (a little goes a long way) with a soft, clean cloth and leave for 20 minutes to allow the turpentine to evavaporate. Now buff to a deep shine using a seperate cloth.

£4.50 (UK only) & £1.50 Delivery

This is a rather flamboyant stick that will definitely be noticed on the hill.

The handle has been created from an Exmoor red deer antler piece, each side capped with a different cow horn tip. One side is a lovely cream coloured Charolais cow horn tip and the other is a contrasting black Saler cow horn tip.

The top of the shaft has a delicate curve which meets the handle perfectly. This is a very comfortable and unique thumbstick.

The stick has been finished with Danish oil and beeswax polish and has been left uncut. A brass ferrule will be fitted when the stick has been cut to the desired length.

SOLD

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This is a fantastic example of a twisted ‘crone’ stick. Honeysuckle has constricted the branch as it grew, creating the winding corkscrew shape that can be seen in this stick. The handle still displays the remnant of honeysuckle and the twist creates a very comfortable handle. The twist continues lower down creating a corcrscrew down to the bottom of the stick.

The stick has been finished with Danish oil and beeswax polish and has been left uncut. A brass ferrule will be fitted when the stick has been cut to the desired length.

£75  (UK only) Free Delivery

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Exmoor red deer coronet mounted on a beautifuly patterned shaft of spalted hazel.

An Edinburgh hallmarked, solid sterling silver collar sits between the handle and shaft.

The stick has been finished with Danish oil and beeswax polish and has been left uncut.

A brass ferrule will be fitted when the stick has been cut to the desired length.

For sale: £100.00 (UK only) Free delivry

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For sale: £40.00 (UK only) Free Delivery

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For international sales please visit: http://www.misi.co.uk/handmade/stickman.html

A couple of weeks ago we had a family outing to show the kids where Robin Hood used to ply his trade.

The obvious highlight of Sherwood Forest for me has to be the Major Oak.  The Major has stood proud for around 900 years and is now supported by a network of cables and crutches.

I took some shots of the Major with a view to digitally removing all the support aids and signs of human intervention, to produce an image of the Major as nature intended in all it’s magnificent glory… I have posted the results below… Please feel free to download a hi-res copy, all I ask is that if you use the image, please credit me with a link.

The Major with it’s crutches and cables:

The Major as nature intended (click here to download the hi-res version (6.5M)

Spring has definitely sprung in the Chadwick / Healey household with the arrival of a beautiful baby girl, Violet Rosemary Healey. Violet was born on the 22nd March at 3.36am, exactly 3 weeks early.

Annette and Violet are doing marvellously well and I am incredibly proud of Annette for giving me such a beautiful daughter.

This has obviously set back the building of my new workshop, but some things are just simply more important and i’m sure you’ll agree, for my part, she’s definitely my most beautiful creation to date!

Now to try and catch up on some sleep!

I made this fishing priest for my partner’s stepfather. Made form a trey tine from an Exmoor red deer antler capped with buffalo horn. The end has been significantly weighted with molten lead.

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Whislt it may not quite be capable of despatching an angry barracuda, it will easily usher a weighty sea bass or salmon back to the realms of poseidon, and will have no problems shuffling game birds of their mortal perch.

Fishing & game priests can now be  made to order £25-£30.

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Sgian Dubh

This a sgian dubh, made for my stepfather for Christmas to wear in his hose when performing (he’s a member of Oldham pipe band). The handle is made from Scottish red deer antler and buffalo horn (definitely not Scottish!) with a rather nice damascus steel blade. The accompanying kilt pin is made from roe deer antler and buffalo horn.

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It was received with great pleasure so I have decided to add them to my repertoire and make them available on a commision basis.  If you are interested in purchasing a custom-made antler sgian dubh, drop me an email or call me on 07747 444 692 for a chat.

This a sgian dubh, made for my stepfather for Christmas to wear in his hose when performing (he’s a member of Oldham pipe band). The handle is made from Scottish red deer antler and buffalo horn (definitely not Scottish!) with a rather nice damascus steel blade. The accompanying kilt pin is made from roe deer antler and buffalo horn.

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It was received with great pleasure so I have decided to add them to my repertoire and make them available on a commision basis.  If you are interested in purchasing a custom-made antler sgian dubh, drop me an email or call me on 07747 444 692 for a chat.

The stick is finished with 3 coats of Danish oil and fitted with a brass ferrule.

SOLD

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