I was fascinated to watch the BBC Television programme “Who Do You Think You Are?” on Patsy Kensit as it turns out she is descended from a family of walking stick makers. The family ran a business in London in the middle of the nineteenth century crafting their own walking canes and sticks.
It’s a tradition that we have tried to keep alive in a small way. On our website, in addition to the kinds of everyday walking sticks that are generally available, we also sell hand-carved walking sticks. Our supplier lives in Turkey and uses Cornelian cherry wood to craft individual, distinctive sticks.
It does seem important to encourage traditional cottage industries like this. Fortunately, many of our customers think so too, and we sell a small but steady number via the website.
