Stag Handles?

[ACarlile]

Dear All,

Can anyone point me in the direction of a supply (UK preferrable) of stag handle material.

Many Thanks in advance

Andy

[mirage]

A lengthy hill-walk in the highlands, or these sellers:

a) HILLEND HORNCRAFT
85 HILLEND ROAD, CLARKSTON, GLASGOW G76 7XT
TEL. 0141 639 5735 FAX. 0141 616 3522

Martin Hyslop
hillhorn@hyslop.fsbusiness.co.uk

b) Dafydd W Davies
D D Stickmaker
"Fron Villa"
Llandewi Brefy
Trefaron, Mid Wales
SY25 6RS
Tel: 01974 298 566 (evenings)

Supplier of stickmaking components (horn, handle blanks, ferrules, etc.)

c) Horn & Country Crafts: Sticks
Hermitage School House
Via Hawick
Roxburghshire TD9 0LX

Seasoned ramshorn at reasonable prices. Also antler stick handles for sale

mirage

[keith_beef]

Or the good old favourite, Craft Supplies (look in Walking Sticks).
The web page and paper catalogue don't specify the origin, but I had an e-mail stating it to be Scottish.


Keith.

[cybertrix]

Try looking for your nearest Deer Farm and buy direct. Usually better around March - May when the antlers drop off.

[Roger Gregory]

Good links Mirage :biggthump

Finding sheds in cruddy conditions like the highlands isn't easy, the deer eat the sheds to supplement their diet. Deer in deer parks don't bother, they get much tastier snacks containing all their vitamins and minerals .......

Roger

[Martyn]

Craft supplies has coronets for a tenner.
http://www.craft-supplies.co.uk/

do a quick search on "stag" ;)