Find and season the wood; fix flaws; shape and straighten sticks; cut wood to size; fit a ferrule; form a handle; and varnish the finished item. Begin with a vee-shaped thumbstick, or dip in anywhere–you’ll find simple, one-piece walking sticks, four cardigan sticks, wooden crooks and market sticks, ram’s horn and antler sticks, buffalo and ram’s horn crooks, carved sticks in wood and horn, and a medley of fancier models.
