From A Frequent Customer

From John, a frequent customer, via email:

Even though I don't use a cane, the craftsmanship and beauty of your canes and sticks have made me into a collector.

Sizing A Walking Stick

Sizing a walking stick is, in many ways, subjective; however, through years of experience, we have developed some basic parameters -- suggestions, really -- for choosing a correct walking stick size:

• For small children and shorter adults, we generally recommend a 41-inch stick.

• For people who are shorter than 5'4", we recommend a 48-inch stick.

• For people who are between 5'4" and 5'11", we recommend a 55-inch stick.

• For adults over 5'11", we recommend a 58-inch stick.

For walking canes, our standard 37-inch size is a good starting place for most adults. (For taller folks, we offer 40-inch canes as well.) Cane sizing is best achieved by standing up nice and straight, relaxing your arm naturally to the side, and having someone measure the distance from your wrist to the floor.

Again, let me reiterate, the sizing recommendations listed above are only suggestions.

Big Boy. Big Stick.

This is Andrew, one of our stick makers. He's 6'3" and somewhere this side of 300 pounds (I think). He just finished making a prodigious walking stick, a custom job for a customer who wanted something on the heftier side. The stick is 66-inches and about 1 3/4" thick -- it's quite the monster. So, without further ado, here's a photo of our very own Jolly Green Giant (Andrew) with his proud creation:



Email or call us and we'll make you a custom walking stick too!

A Little More Snow

We had a little more snow today in central Texas.

2010

The beginning of a new year is always an exciting time here at Brazos Walking Sticks. Each January we like to look ahead, anticipate what the year might hold, and think about ways to improve our walking stick business: everything from production and sales improvements to website maintenance and new product introductions.

As always, we're here for you, our customers, and we'd love to know what you think of your walking stick or cane, or answer any questions you might have. Please shoot us an email to info@brazossticks.com.

Now, here are some reasons you may want to buy a stick or cane from Brazos Walking Sticks in 2010:

• With years upon years of woodworking experience, we feel that we offer the best variety and quality of anyone in the business

• All of our products are made right here in Texas by our skilled craftsmen

• While we're not perfect, we do strive to have superior customer service

• We stand behind our products and guarantee them from defects or other manufacturing issues

The list could go on and on, but I think I'll leave it at that for now. Thanks for making 2009 a great year for us, and we look forward to 2010!