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dirk · #1 08-09-2007, 04:39 PM

Hi All,

What a great site. I have been carving wood for years, I had an art gallery in Santa Monica, CA. I closed it last year and, moved to Olympia washington to opened a small store featuring hand carved walking sticks and canes. I use all the local woods i could find. The problem is I don't have as much time to go looking for sticks. Im looking for all types of wood straight enough to make walking sticks, and sticks or roots with a natural handles to carve in to canes. Is there any body who could supply me with
blank sticks????

THANKS!!!!!!!

Dirk

wood-whittler · #2 08-10-2007, 03:07 AM

dirk,

hello and welcome to the board

bart

kitaye · #3 08-10-2007, 04:32 PM

Welcome Dirk. There is a thread going on over in General Carving about that subject walking stick blanks.

Might be a good place to get some contacts.

dirk · #4 08-10-2007, 05:34 PM

Thanks!!!!!!!!

dirk · #5 08-10-2007, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wood-whittler

dirk,

hello and welcome to the board

bart

THANK YOU!!

susieq · #6 08-10-2007, 06:54 PM

Welcome Dirk,
I must admit that I am green with envy over where you live now.....that is one beautiful part of the country and I wish I lived there.
This is a great group of people here. You will enjoy it.
susieq

GeorgiaCarver · #7 08-10-2007, 07:26 PM

Welcome to the forum!

Greg

dirk · #8 08-10-2007, 07:29 PM

Olympia is a very special place. Thank you for the warm welcome.

anne5440 · #9 08-12-2007, 09:59 AM

I know there have to be sources because when I went to boy scout camp with my grandson a couple of years ago they were selling walking sticks for $5. The kids were doing all kinds of things to them in there activity groups.
Anne

Bill · #10 08-12-2007, 10:19 AM

I think you can get all the Aspen you need from Mountain Woodcarvers, in Co. and welcome ...

Bill