The URL of this website is now: http://www.sticksite.com/
....... or ............................................... http://www.DiamondWillowSticks.com/

You can tap the F11 key on your keyboard to see more of this page, click it again to return.

(this, my main, home page, was getting so long I had to divide it into two "chapters")

Chapter 1

Chapter 2: click HERE

or look on any of my pages for this blue bar to take you to the Order Info page:

SPECIAL:

This is a ONE-TIME-ONLY offer; my largest special EVER. ONLY ONE! Can NOT be repeated.

click HERE for details

UNfinished sticks:

These are most popular; you can finish them YOURSELF! All varieties here.
There is a change in the DISCOUNT scheme; see the page and you must ask me for it.

I call these my "Regular" sticks. See the comment there about my "REJECT STICKS" also.

IF YOU WANT TO SELL your Finished sticks, please see the note which I will e-mail to you when I have shipped your order for UNfinished sticks.

Super Sticks: Annual AUCTION details at:

Finished sticks:
For those who want them already done. GREAT for gifts. First come - First serve. Paypal advised.

Rails:

Rails are thick pieces with great diamonds. These look fantastic around a stairwell etc. Pictures on that page show what others have done with Rails.

For CANES:

These are specifically cut for making canes; price includes shipping.

Note links a bit further down to TWO tutorials on HOW TO MAKE A CANE.

Picture Frames!

VERY detailed notes and pictures of how I like to make picture frames out of Diamond Willow.

Scout Sticks:

Frequently I get a request from somebody for a large number of VERY LOW PRICED sticks for a club of boys or girls who want to finish sticks but cannot afford to buy C$20 sticks. On this page, ALSO SEE the OTHER great ideas for projects: "animal tracks" and "put-put boats."

Birch Sticks:

This is something I am trying; just to see what sort of market there is for birch sticks. Three kinds available, but, for the moment, at least, I have VERY, VERY FEW.

ORDERING: All the information you need to get your own supply of finished or unfinished sticks: look for this blue bar on any of my pages:

'Scuse me, I have to interrupt here and shamelessly show off 3 VERY UNIQUE pieces I found in 2007. Here I am holding them. The BIG one on the left is like a huge ribbon; up to 5 inches wide. NEVER in all my years of Stick-ing have I ever seen one flat like that. The grey one is a pine tree killed by fire about 75 years ago. It would look VERY nice, varnished (no sanding on that one!). The other one is fantastically "carved" by Mom Nature; too big for a hiking stick but great for whatever project comes to mind. All three sold.

Finishing Sticks:

MAKING sticks: My own discoveries about making sticks; as I learn from others, I pass their suggestions along here. THANKS to all those who have helped make this page so useful. This page keeps getting better all the time thanks to YOUR input.

Make a Cane:

My late friend Jerry Tanner showed me how to make a cane so I took lots of pictures of him making one. Here they are; a complete tutorial.

NEXT VERSION!

Canes: FINISHED: NEW, SUPER-LOW PRICES:

THESE are VERY beautiful canes, NOT Diamond Willow either; that I am now importing. Made of Cranberry wood. Check it out; these are SOOOOOOOOOO nice; both "To Have and To Hold" and to GIVE as GIFTS.

And the prices are within your budget, FOR SURE!

NEW, LOW PRICES! ALSO NEW: Five (ONLY 5) SUPER CANES!

Testimonials:

Actual comments from my friends (read "customers") who have bought my sticks. I could add many more.

A few pictures of carvings and other amazing projects made from my sticks.

Note how Gary used the branch stub for the beard.

LOTS of other things you can do with Diamond Willow; check out this page for LOTS of ideas.

If you cannot view this page, you probably are not using a computer. Get one soon!

NOW HEAR THIS: * * * * * * *
Remember Victor Kyam who liked that electric razor so much that he bought the company? Well, I like the FLEX DRUM SANDER so much that I want EVERY stickmaker to have one. My friend Terry Weber now has a dealership on them. Whether you make ONE stick or loads of them, this tool is a "MUST HAVE!" Mr. Weber is in the USA so there is no problem with all those stupid Canadian taxes like GST (Gouge and Screw Tax). PLEASE NOTE: he has TWO PRICES: the super-low price is for my stick customers and the "regular" price is for everyone else. YES, the sander needs for you to provide the electric motor but the website will explain how you can get a motor entirely FREE.

Finding Sticks:

People often ask me where to find their own sticks. To help them, I am inviting YOU to come with me on a photographic, virtual stick-ing trip. Come on!

BIRCH sticks:

A very FEW are available; they are drying now. VERY few. They still have bark on them. They are on my SCOUT page.

Diamond Willow Fungus:

Once in awhile I get lucky and find these unique items in the woods. They are rare; used for various medicinal purposes and Native Americans use them in ceremonial activities; details on that page. A few comments there re "Labrador Tea" also and info coming on Chaga Mushrooms.

As you have probably gathered by now, my computer is filled with "Stick Stuff" as you can see here:

This is my Toshiba Satellite laptop. It was nice, I thought..... but a month after I bought it at Staples, the monitor went south. Then, 3 years after I got it, it started turning itself OFF at the most inconvenient times. The "guy" at Toshiba was no help. But "Brenda" was. She suggested putting bottle caps; the plastic ones from 2-litre soft-drink bottles, under the laptop to provide more ventilation. I did and that worked. THANK YOU, Brenda. Later I got a can of compressed air and cleaned it out. If Toshiba had been a little more "on the ball" then maybe I would have bought another one. Instead, I got an Acer. ;-( Unfortunately, it has major hardware problems and I won't buy another Acer.

And now, a few more of my interests and, hopefully, some of yours:

FIRST, a neat tip; thanks to Terry D and Marie T:

if you want to change the size of the text on in (almost) any window, hold down your Ctrl Key and roll the scrolling wheel on your mouse!! (Why did nobody tell me this before!?)

Copy your music from tape to CD:

If you are like me, you probably have a lot of tape cassettes around the place and would much prefer to have all that music on CDs that you can play, e.g. in your car. I converted mine and here are my very detailed notes so you can do it too.

SENIOR CITIZENS:

will enjoy this one; FUN stuff etc. etc. If you are an "elderly" person, you won't want to miss this one!

ALZHEIMERS:
My late mother suffered from Alzheimers. This webpage has been made to share with all the others who are facing this situation. Thanks to those who submitted suggestions!

Freeware:

My favorite free software made by some very talented individuals across the world. There are 80+ items in the list now.

My Cabin in the Bush:

My favorite place to go........ far from civilization...........! Silence; some days all you can hear is a wolf howling. Deer walk across my lawn all the time. Moose sometimes. And bears.
A set of 2 DVDs is now ready for you; details HERE.

YOUR OWN Property:

If YOU are an outdoor enthusiast, as I am, and are looking to buy, or lease or sell a "Recreational Property" then this page will interest you: http://www.sticksite.com/RecreationalProperties/.

Antiques:

Over the years, I've collected a few antique items. Since I am now, myself an antique, I no longer need the other ones so they are for sale. More coming.

COTTAGE ideas:

I have a lot of fun at the cabin and some of the things we do, you might enjoy too. So here is a long list of ideas (80+) to make your Cottage experience, hopefully, more enjoyable.

Convert your Movies:

We all have movies to convert to DVD, don't we? I sure do. This page details my experiences in that process. More to come.

PICNIC TABLE: Complete, free, detailed INSTRUCTIONS so you can make it EASILY!

A great weekend project; make a picnic table. Great for all kinds of things, from use as a saw-horse to actually having a backyard picnic. This article was featured in the Cottage Magazine of May/June 2001. This is a really good table; I've made many dozens of them. This is one of my most popular pages! Lots of photos.

FARMING in CANADA:

Yes, at my cabin I'm farming too. This page details the results of my 2003 crop of Canola. Canola is an oil-seed; used to be called "Rapeseed." If this interests you, this page may be of interest.

JOKES:

To put a smile on your face! What would a website be without some jokes? Besides, laughing is good for your health. FINALLY updated again, July 21, 2011.

GOLD Panning:

There's GOLD in them thar hills!! We find it all the time! You can too. FREE GOLD! My complete HANDOUT (33 pages) with my Lecture Notes and "Portasluice" plans are now available for YOU. Click the miner. And if YOU WANT to take over my business, click him too.

Crossbows:

Just happens I got to thinking about crossbows now that they are legal for hunting; here are my experiences with mine. I'll show you how I am making my own tools to go with it, for stringing it and cocking it.

IF you are into Crafts:

WHAT is this???? Yes..................MOOSE POOP.........a.k.a. "Moose Nuggets." Great for crafts if you have a fertile (pun intended!) imagination. You can use them for fertilizer too. "Moose Nuggets: Good to the last dropping!" You may have seen earrings made from these, being sold on Ebay.

Amazon's Kindle:

This is a truly amazing piece of high technology. You can read all about my own experiences with my Kindle here and find loads of resources such as links for finding free books for YOUR e-book reader.

Best Books:

When I'm at the cabin where there is no TV and no Internet, and weather is not too good, then I read; I have a LOT of books there. Here I'm sharing with you, which books I found to be REALLY good books and where you can get them. You'll find ALL kinds of great books listed and even some RARE BOOKS.

Big GRIZZLY BEAR:

THIS won't happen to you, I'll bet: this page was originally intended only for family but I hate to keep something so unique to ourselves so here it is: GRIZZLY!

Disabled:

Linux:

Webcams:

Spam:

Powerpoint:

You know those Powerpoint files that we all get in our e-mail so often, with, for example, beautiful Slide Shows? Do you ever feel you would like to make one but cannot afford the costly Microsoft Powerpoint program? Well, wish no longer; you can do it FREE. All the details here. Easy.

Insects:

Sometimes the very tiny wildlife is just as interesting as the bigger wildlife such as the deer, moose, elk and bears which I like to photograph. Here is my newest interest: BUGS.

Protect Your Credit Cards:

No doubt you have seen, as I have, on the TV news, reports about the risks we run every day with, in our wallets, cards which have embedded RFID chips. More and more cards nowadays have those chips in them whether you can see them or not. RFID, of course, stands for Radio Frequency Identification. These are my notes on how I made a wallet to protect myself.

"Pure Art by Mom Nature"

Note the annual auction starts Feb. 1 and goes to Feb. 15; details below.

Diamond Willow Sticks