stick carving supplies

I am trying to locate a source for walking stick tips or ferrules. I don't want rubber crutch tips which I can get from a medical supplier, but I would like the good, brass kind. I am just starting out in this hobby and I do not need bulk quantities, only a few to get going.
Thank you.
PBL

[Ric]

Here is a site that you may like.
Cheers
Ric

http://www.treelineusa.com/frames/hardware.html

The woodturners catalog
Page 88

1-800-551-8876

Call for a free catalog

I think this is what you are looking for.
they also have the walking stick compass`

Good carving

Woody01

Treeline
Woodturners
Beaver dam decoys
Rockler
Surar Pine
Lee Valley
Chipping Away

All these companies carry them
The web addys are posted on my Yahoo group under
Links
carving tools
To get to my yahoo site just click on the link below

Thanks for the help. These are some good resources.
~PB

Here's a link for Lee Valley.......

www.leevalley.com

Al

[Mklein]

Hi:

You might want to try making your own using brass, PVC or copper pipe end fittings. You total cost to make one is less than $2.00 plus you get the satisfaction of saying your made everything when you finish your stick.

This is the basic how to do it: Get an end cap a little smaller than you stick diameters. Get a matching bolt and nut out of brass or steel. Drill a whole through the brass fitting and then put the bolt through the hole from the inside and secure with a nut. Use adhesive to have the nut secure.

Now fit it to the stick and you are down.

[DADDIO]

we have a mom and pop hardware store here that i love!! they have every size rubber tip you can imagine as well as cork stoppers for bottles and you buy as few or as many as you want. i love just walking around and seeing all they do have,and always end up buying more than i planned cause i keep finding stuff that i was like.man i didn't know ya'll had this?!! check one out if it's near by plus usually dealing with them is way more friendly and keeping the money local.