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Stick Making 2011

On January 25th 2011 the Friends of Haw Park Wood were invited to watch Crofton Stick-Makers at work.

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Pete Walton has a selection of sticks ready to be worked on by beginners.

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Jan and Ann are reletively new but are well and truly hooked.

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They were more than happy to tell Val all about their decorated sticks.

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Members of the Club had brought their finished sticks to put on show.

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Mal is this year's novice champion for the whole of the country

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John enjoys working with greenwood and making wooden spoons.

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There was all sorts of craft work on display.

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Roger, Val and Phyllis spent quite some time admiring the varieties of carving and decorating.

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Terry, with 30 years of stick-making, is the most experienced group member.

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He demonstrated how to make a ram's horn handle - a time-consuming and complicated procedure.