Plexus Media

Designers and programmers of this site.

1.The Border Stickdressers Association

The BSDA have a detailed and information packed website that's well worth a look.
The Association itself centres it's activities in the Scottish / Northumbrian Border country where there is a long and expert tradition of horn stickdressing, taught at night classes in the winter months by experienced tutors.
Don't miss the main show of the season - Northumberland County Show, Bank holiday Monday at the end of May each year for a fine display of work.

2. Scottish Crookmakers Association

The Scottish Crookmakers Assoc have a long and distinguished history of promoting and encouraging the craft in Scotland, centred around the Borders but being supportive of interested groups and individuals further afield. The calendar highlight is the Border Shepherd's Show , the first Saturday in October at Yetholm, where a fine display of 250+ good, traditional , practical sticks are exhibited and all the current seasons winners compete for the Champion of Champions Trophy - well worth a visit if you are in any way interested in sticks!!!

3. The British Stickmakers Guild

The largest stickmaking organisation in the UK with several thousand members and publishing the "Stickmaker" magazine, quarterly.

4. Calleva Stickdressers

Calleva are a group of enthusiastic and progressive Stickdressers based in Berkshire, publishing their own excellent regular magazine on the craft and club activities and participating in shows and demonstrations on a very regular basis.

Steve Nowacki, Custom UK knifemaker working in a variety of materials... including horn and antler!!! ....take a few minutes and have a browse at Steve's marvellous work.

Bill Lowe

Bill is one of the most talented carvers around. Good practical sticks with fine detail and finish in horn, wood and antler. Lots of fine work on view on this site. Lincolnshire based.

Seamie Heffernan

Seamie Heffernan - Eire's hardest working stickmaker with a huge array of finished work always available.....browse the well photo'd gallery on this site for many examples of Seamie's work.

Steve Barrett - Stickmaker

The quality of Dorset based Steve's fine traditional sticks will speak for themselves. A fantastically colourful website cataloguing a fine array of the most sought after shapes in horn and wood.