Walkin' with an EAGLE . . . . . . .

[grdeno]

Originally Posted by Waitpinga Whittler

Hard to say for sure... depends on where you are, what the stick is made of etc . Here in South Australia, I get around $95 Aussie for an eagle head stick with a Jarrah shaft and contrasting wood spacers. I have it on good authority, that I could likely get between 30 and 50 percent more in Melborne or Sydney for the same thing. But getting it there and paying commission for someone else to sell it for me would eat up that increase and I'd net about the same...so why bother, especially as I'm having trouble keeping up with orders as it is.

Thanks for the info. I guess that I will just have to test the waters and see good luck with keeping up.

[Merle Rice]

Hi Dennis, That is so True about taking your Sticks for a walk. You sure do get to meet a lot of People. Good feeling when they admire your Stick. Merle

[Pracuss]

Originally Posted by grdeno

Very nice I am just starting to make some canes I have sold one so far but think I let it go to cheap.I got $60.00 for it I will be posting some pics of it when I figure out how.Would be intrested in the prices that they go for from someone who knowsAttachment 59340.

Stick pricing is a varient of conditions. First off, not many people in this economy, have a few hundred to spend on a walking staff. I have short walkers (palm walkers) that start at $60.00. I try and create at least a few VERY high end staffs that go for $200.00 to $500.00 each year.

Basically, the more detail, the more money...... Most of my high end carvings are commissions with the purchacer dictating theme ect.

[mateo]

Thats a good story Dennis and real nice carvings too. I was going to suggest carrying a stick in each hand, but then there wouldn't be a bidding war. Keep carvin

[woundedthumb]

what a great stick, thanks for sharing
lew

[grdeno]

Originally Posted by Pracuss

Hello to all. During the last Salmon-Run this past October, Taking a break from fishing, I took a walk along a river bank trail with one of my Eagle sticks. Everyone I'd met stopped me to admire the stick. In one of these incounters a couple of fishermen stopped me, inquired about purchace, then bidded against each other. One of them bought it right out of my hand. The other gentleman ordered his own Eagle stick. This one is his.

This happens often on park trails and whenever I'm out walking. Anyway, I'm off to deliver this one along with a few Santas', a Fairy-Door and a few other Christmas orders. Got my Christmas list done early this year (a first).

So the moral of the story is;
Walk your sticks and cary a lot of cards. Sold over 20 this year out walking.

Very nice I am very impressed