Friday 30 November 2012

Using a Hand Held Crow Caller

There are many advantages of using hand held crow callers rather than electric crow caller. One massive advantage is that hand held crow caller can be sued in many different ways, there are many different sounds and crow calls you can choose from and us to call in crows. When you have successfully called some crows in it then takes a lot of practice to read the crows behaviour and then bring them in even closer

The FT2 Crow Caller is perfect for this job, it handmade design is perfect for calling crows. Using the crow caller takes some time but with practice you won't be disappointed with the performance of this handmade crow caller. The caller ha many different sounds and calls you can us, both European and America crows can called in with this crow caller. The techniques are very different but work perfectly in Europe and America.

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Wednesday 28 November 2012

Thumb Walking Sticks and Canes

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Thumb walking sticks are becoming very popular across the UK and Ireland, mainly used for hiking or trekking on hillsides and mountainous trails. Thumb walking canes are also a very good every day walking sticks, it can cover a wide range of uses, for example so people use the "V" to place there thumb on when walking while others use the shank of the stick for walking with. The thumb walking sticks can also offer a excellent support if you injure you leg when walking, the "V" of the handle can be placed under the arm pit and leaned on as a crutch.

Thumb walking sticks can be made from many different materials and timber, usually made from hazel or stag horn the thumb walking canes can also be made from blackthorn, ash and chestnut. The handles also vary from stag horn, buffalo horn, one-piece shanks.etc. They all have there own unique design and qualities. But the stag horn and hazel combination are the most popular by far, the horn and hazel walking sticks match up very well and really stand out when made together.


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Friday 23 November 2012

New Handmade Crow Caller

Picture New handmade FT2 Premium crow caller, unique design special for calling European and America crows, the design of the crow call is made just for crow calling its give a nice sharp sound that is exactly like the call of real crows, unlike other crow caller which have a very raspy sound that can also be used as a turkey call haven't the same sound as real crows and over use of the cheaper crow calls can put crows off very quickly. Unlike our FT2 crow caller, which is design just for crows, it can be used over and over again and the crows keep on coming into the call.

Each crow callers are handmade with excellent quality and design, any damage can be replaced or fixed when you send them back to use, refunds are also available. Each caller has a lanyard, audio calls and manual with each one. Some people might be put of by having to use a manual for a crow caller but with practice you will get better and with time you will be able to "talk" to the crows by using different sounds from the crow caller. Crow calls are very different from each other so it’s important to listen to the crows and try and get the same sound from our crow caller.


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Amazon Payments on Prestige Walking Sticks

Picture We now accept Amazon payments all across our walking sticks and canes. Its now even easier to purchase goods on www.prestigewalkingsticks.com with Amazon payments. Its so easy to use just add you walking sticks to the shopping cart and on the checkout page you will see a Amazon logo button, just click the logo which will bring you onto Amazon payments.

Amazon Payments is an easy way to shop across the web using the shipping and payment information stored in your Amazon.com account. You can pay with your Amazon.com account on any online store or nonprofit website accepting Amazon Payments without having to re-enter your credit card information or sharing your financial information with the charity or merchant. Get the familiar and trusted Amazon.com payment experience off Amazon, just use your Amazon.com e-mail address and password to complete the transaction.

Contact us for more information on Amaon payments.


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Tuesday 20 November 2012

Gifts with Walking Sticks

New to our handcrafted walking sticks is our range of handmade clocks just in for the Christmas season. Our new gifts are clock designs from wood and acrylic. Very simple design but a very effective and contemporary look. Each design is very unique no copies of other design or any other clock maker.

We think these handmade clocks fit in perfectly with our handmade walking sticks and canes and offer you the customer a very different shopping experience unlike no other.


Each handmade clock has a very modern and cotemporary look and is made to fit almost any modern home. Pictured left is a 3D effect clock with a 2 piece design, one small clock face in front and a arch made separately which can be place at the back on over the small clock face. Check out our gifts page for more details and more clocks available just for the Christmas season.

Also available in our gift page is walking sticks and camping gear, each gift pack is made up of a small selection of walking sticks and gear special put together, like our accessories pack which is made up of all kinds of walking sticks accessories like wrist strap, ferrule.etc.


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Friday 16 November 2012

Walking Sticks UK Wholesale

We now offer a small range of wholesale walking sticks UK from our selection. Our handmade walking sticks are all available in wholesale numbers, each of or walking sticks UK are all handmade in the UK and Ireland.

Shepherds crook walking sticks are very popular ranging from timber to buffalo horn and in different ranges of shanks and collars. Shepherds crook walking canes are mainly used by sheep farmers but can be shortened into smaller walking sticks sizes like 30 - 40 inch. The average height of crook walking sticks is 55inch.


Hiking poles and shooting walking sticks can are very good quality and very good value for money, hiking  poles are very simple with a added wrist strap make a excellent low cost walking sticks for a simple desgin, shooting sticks are much the same made using lower quality timber but at very low cost price to the customer.

For more information contact us and we can provide a small price range of quantity’s available.


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Tuesday 13 November 2012

New Walking Sticks In.

Picture New to our selection of walking sticks are our shooting walking sticks, handmade in the UK and Ireland. Pictured the left is a low cost 2 shank shooting stick. Designed so it can be folded up and used as walking sticks and when you need it can be opened and used for a shooting stick. Very simple design and a very simple price at £18.50. Check out the shooting walking sticks page for more. Each of our thumb and shooting sticks are long enough for most people.

 Also in a handmade collection of shooting walking sticks is our crook and thumb walking canes.  Crook walking sticks have been used for farmers for years and also by stalkers on highland ground and hillsides. The thumb and crook sticks offer an excellent support when walking on steep ground.



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Sunday 11 November 2012

What Walking Sticks Handle to Use?

Choosing the correct walking sticks handle is one of the most important decisions when buying any walking sticks or canes. There are many different walking sticks handles to choose from, some are very comfortable and designed for heavy walking or long distance walking while others are made for show and are not mend to be used for walking sticks. All these handles will make a huge difference to your walking sticks and canes.

A few examples are: derby handle which are a very popular walking sticks handle that provide a very comfortable handle and very strong which makes this handle great for use of a walking aid to support your weight. Derby walking canes come in a large Varity of styles and ranges, pictured above in a carbon fibre walking canes with a derby handle, also available are patterned handle walking sticks also with a derby handle.

Many people think of
Shepherds crook walking sticks as a farmers walking sticks but can be cut down and used for a excellent walking aid, the crook handles offers great comfort and are a very strongly made walking sticks made for heavy work. One disadvantage of crook handles is that they are very wide handles and some people may find this hard to use.

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Thursday 8 November 2012

Fitting Ferrules to Walking Sticks and Canes

The next step is to select and fit a ferrule to protect the bottom end of your walking sticks before putting the finishing touches to the walking canes.

For making walking sticks UK and Ireland three choices of material for the ferrule: metal, rubber or horn all can be fitted to all walking sticks. I shall deal with horn later because, to my mind, such a ferrule goes best with a walking sticks handle to match. As for rubber, whilst giving a good grip and being easy to fit (and replace) it always appears cumbersome to me. So, I am going to concentrate here on metal ferrules.

At its cheapest, a sawn-off piece of copper tubing will suffice, but it always looks just what it is. For the modest cost involved, a purpose-made, closed- end ferrule in dull brass is the answer, being both neat and durable.

Brass ferrules are available in a variety of sizes for different walking sticks, ranging from /8—1 inch (10—25mm), and can be purchased singly at game fairs and larger agricultural shows, or in quantities from the suppliers of walking sticks material.

Tuesday 6 November 2012

Why use Walking Sticks

Walking sticks offer many different options for walkers or for someone how needs a walking aid, Walking sticks and canes cane be used for a walking aid, if you feel unstable while walking or standing. Also walking sticks may be used for trekking or hiking. If you have suffered an injury and you need to recover a walking sticks can be used for a very good support.

When you choose your walking sticks it is very important to choose the correct size of walking stick for you height, everyone has a different walking stick size. One way of doing this is to measure from your wrist to the ground and at 1 inch to this height; this will give you the correct height for your walking sticks and canes. Read through our walking stick size page for more information.

Walking sticks and canes come in a massive range but it is very easy to select the correct walking stick. Categories of walking sticks divide up different walking canes to make it easier for you to choose the correct one. If you need to go hiking the hiking walking sticks are your best option, for a farmer a shepherds crook would offer a very good walking stick and so on.

Monday 5 November 2012

Walking Sticks and Canes for Weddings

Picture Wedding walking sticks in the UK cover a wide range of walking sticks and canes. We get many requested for wedding walking canes, blackthorn is a popular walking stick for weddings, with a black shaft and round handles they really do stand out for the occasion. In our collectable walking sticks page there are many walking canes that are perfect for weddings. Picture left is a impressions stone walking cane that also comes in a white handle and black shaft. These walking canes are very light right and perfect for almost all weddings.

UK  formal dress with the correct walking sticks UK are admired around the world, given many people full of new ideas and styles to choose form. Silver top walking canes are the perfect match for weddings with the usually suit and tie and wedding dresses.


For all the animal lovers animal walking sticks come in a massive range and designs are one of the most popular walking sticks there is. The range goes on forever, but one type that tops the rest is the bronzed top walking canes, beautifully carved into dogs heads.

Sunday 4 November 2012

New app for Ash Tree Disease

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A new app has been launched to help prevent the spread of the devastating disease that has wiped out million of trees across the UK and Europe.

Ash is a very important material for making walking sticks and canes; we use ash for making walking sticks just as much as any other type of timber and it would be a devastating blow to all walking sticks makers.


The disease is known as ash dieback, caused by the fungus
Chalara fraxinea, the disease was first found in the UK last week raising fears that it might spread right through the UK.



Ash is used to make all types of walking sticks and walking canes; knob, crook and thumb walking sticks are all used to make ash-walking canes. One advantage of ash is the strength for the timber, which is excellent for making quality walking sticks. We also cut ash in 6 by 6 inch squares to make crook handles that are used in shepherd’s crook walking sticks.

One major checks sound be made is you find a ash tree with this disease, it is recognisable by lesions on their bark, dieback of leaves and the trees crown and also leaves turning brown. But one major problem is with autumn seasons make it harder to spot the disease on the ash trees.

The idea of the app is that if you see or if you think you have seen the disease you can submit photos and the location of the trees, then the app will send the information on the forestry commission.


More information can be found at www.guardian.co.uk


For the app visit - www.ashtag.org

Thursday 1 November 2012

Personalize Walking Sticks and Canes

Picture Don't forget to personalize almost any walking sticks and canes in our UK store. For birthday gifts or Christmas gifts our name engravings are excellent ways of adding a personal touch to any walking sticks. Everyone loves a personal gift that is unique to them; with prices starting at £9.99 personal name engravings are very reasonable.

We offer two types of name engravings that work on almost all our walking sticks and canes. Silver disc nameplates are solid silver and any name with up to 18 letters can be added to the plate, the plate is then secured to the shank of the walking sticks with two small nails.