Shape the handle

If you are using a block of timber or a one piece walking sticks its much the same idea, when the walking stick or blank handle is seasoned you need to square of the edges, so you have a square blank to work with which then you can transfer your template onto the blank. If you need a crook blank we can give you a full size blank to work with. The shepherds crook walking sticks handle is just the same as the cardigan handle, the same work that is involved in each of them. When you transfer the template to the walking sticks blank it is now time to cut out the blank with a jigsaw or handsaw.

Don't follow to close to the line of the template, if you make any mistakes its to late to do anything, the rest of timber can be rasped off later. Just like the cardigan walking sticks it’s now time to use a rasp to remove the rest of the unwanted timber. Round the edges of the handle to make the handle of the walking stick completely round leave no flats edges and keep the whole handle round. The smoother and rounder the handle it makes for a much more balanced walking sticks.