What do Sir Chris Bonington, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Sir Tony Robinson, Dame Judi Dench, the Hairy Bikers and Julia Bradbury have in common? They are all the proud owners of a walking stick hand-crafted by me.

The Stick Man
The Stick Man

My name is David Roberts and I served in a Welsh Infantry Regiment for seven and a half years. In 1997 my life was overturned when I was medically discharged from the job I loved. The transition to civilian life was hard – I had a couple of low paying jobs until 2000 when I became unfit for work due to mental health issues stemming back to my army service.

A few years ago I started messing about in my shed making stuff. I started out by crafting candle sticks out of deer antlers. It was my wife who suggested I make walking sticks and the first few were rubbish, but they started to get better and better with practice.

The Stick Man
The Stick Man
The Stick Man

The first stick I made was for Julia Bradbury. From then on I started to email the agents of some celebrities offering their client a walking stick in return for a couple of photos and a short video message just giving me feedback on their stick.

The Stick Man

All the photos and videos are available to view on my Facebook page.  I do take on commissioned work, so if you would like more information then please call me on 01646279716 or email me at: droberts8641@gmail.com

David Roberts