Though not related, Hawthorn shares many of the qualities that make Blackthorn such a favourite, e.g. tough and hard wearing with frequent distinctive knots. When the outer bark is removed, a warm reddish brown underbark is exposed.

Hawthorn makes good quality walking sticks which are attractive, strong and hard wearing.

If you would like a walking stick for every day rustic country living, a once-off stick with a handle designed only by nature, a stick with its own unique characteristics, a stick that becomes your friend, a stick not just for admiring but for taking with you on a walk, then my sticks are definitely for you.

My sticks are produced from naturally grown shanks so the size and quality can vary significantly. Each handle has to be shaped, the shank is heated for some straightening (not a lot), then follows much boring sanding and, finally, several finishing coats are applied. Very few sticks will turn out to be blemish free. This is to be expected and natural cracks and colour variations must be accepted as normal characteristics.

So, the slogan ‘Created by Nature – finished by hand’ accurately describes my sticks. I avoid the temptation to straighten them like billiard cues or to hide natural imperfections or other little idiosyncrasies. Instead I concentrate on shaping a comfortable grip on the handle. Once this is achieved I shave, sand and finish the shank to enhance whatever colour and grain that nature has given the stick. The end product is always a stick with its own unique look and character… one that the owner can establish an affinity with knowing that he/she will never see a copy with anyone else.

Each stick is separately photographed and numbered so that browsers can be assured that the precise stick ordered will be the one despatched.

Length 40.75 inches
Width 1.00 inches
Weight 19.75 ounces
Size Large