How to make a shepherd's crook with Irish Stick maker John Daly
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John Daly is a stick maker from Navan in county Meath. Meath is in Ireland and it is an hours drive north of Dublin.
I was travelling the Chicago to do judge a sheepdog trial and I decided that it would be nice to take along some traditional shepherd's crooks for anyone that might like to buy one.
I called in to see John Daly about a week ago to see if he had any crooks that I could buy.
While I was there I asked John if he would explain what is involved and how to make a shepherd's crook
John has been making crooks and walking sticks for 40 years. I bought a lovely Jacobs horn stick from him a couple of years ago that I still have.
if you would like to buy a stick for yourself you can message me and I will see if we can send you one.
the Sticks are very individual and unique in their own ways. it can take up to 40hours of craftsmanship to make a shepherd's crook. Years ago, before youtube and social media, there was more time for traditional crafts like stickmaking. makers could give time to the craft on short autumn or winters evenings and nights but nowadays people don't have time.
so I like to buy a stick occasionally becuase in a few years time, there will be no one to make a new one.
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John Daly made my hunting crop. He has hands fine as silk👌
@ChurchmountSheepdogs
Күн бұрын
Thats deadly
"You can't afford to have your wood shrink and keep your horn straight" Fecking priceless!!
@ChurchmountSheepdogs
6 күн бұрын
Lol..I missed that one 😆🤣
can’t get enough of these videos with traditional craftsmen! thanks for sharing
@ChurchmountSheepdogs
6 күн бұрын
Cool. Thanks for commenting
I've dabbled with stick making, using many different kinds of material for the tops - I've even sold a few sticks - but today I learned that I've a long way to go to reach John Daly's standard. Thanks for posting this video.
@ChurchmountSheepdogs
4 күн бұрын
Well I think nice wooden handles are a great way to practice and deer antlers are fairly plentiful and can make a useful stick too so keep making them becusse we are running out of these guys 😆
Excellent work
@ChurchmountSheepdogs
4 күн бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
Really good and informative video..thank you
@ChurchmountSheepdogs
5 күн бұрын
Thank you for your feedback
I read how to make shepherd's Cook lol I Don't know word crook. In portuguese crook is Cajado. Thank you share this great video.
Does Mr Daly have a website for his crooks?
@ChurchmountSheepdogs
8 күн бұрын
No these fellas don't even tend to be on social media..well i suppose it was a good thing that there was no tiktok when these fellas were starting out making sticks in the boring winters evenings or there'd have been no stickmaking lol
@fredmertz3837
8 күн бұрын
@@ChurchmountSheepdogs Thank you for your prompt response.
I live in Boise, Idaho, USA, would like to buy one of John Daly’s shepherd’s crook/ walking sticks. You mentioned that you might could arrange that. That would be much appreciated. -JFox
Another great stick maker is Tom Kavanagh, Offaly.
@ChurchmountSheepdogs
6 күн бұрын
I called Tom first but he was all out of sticks and John just had 3 that suited what I wanted so I took those. I got a lovely stick from Tom and another friend of his at the Irish National sheepdog trials last year.