Stick making?????

[Guest pip]

I need a stick,thinking of a hazel with a sheeps horn,im going to attempt to make it myself.While hunting the other day on the mountain i came across sheep skulls with great looking horns but when i handled them a bit the outer casing came of as a shell.Are these too far gone to use or can i not use sheep horn or how do i go about it.Thanks sorry if this is a bit silly or if it has been covered before.

[anpablo 0]

its a ram or tips horn you need for a stick head most probably the horns that you have found are ewe horns check ebay for rams horns or highland horn supplies

[Guest pip]

Thanks ill have an ask around a few farmer friend s first see what happens ,thanks for that.

[FPO 0]

personally I love holly, Had a wonderful twisted holly for beating for a few years, first drive this year and it snapped though spotted another lovely straight stick on the next week, just got too strip it now. I found sheeps horn once and had the same experiance as you with it coming away in a shell, lovely to polish up though.

[kreet 0]

do you dry out your sticks if so how do you do it ? i used to strap one to the vclothes line and leave it for a few months .

[Guest pip]

I hang em up in the garage rafters clamped between to boards to stop them warping any,been waiting on antlers but can only get big red ones a lot of waste and even at that not a lot even to fit,as you can imagine.

[anpablo 0]

I hang em up in the garage rafters clamped between to boards to stop them warping any,been waiting on antlers but can only get big red ones a lot of waste and even at that not a lot even to fit,as you can imagine.

the rule of thumb on seasoning sticks is a year for every inch placed upright on there ends lets them dry out evenly

[Gin 498]

All you will need for stickmaking,- ask for a catalogue.

http://www.highlandhorn.com/