NC Moon Howler

07/19/2025

Taking a break from the Clayton Market! High Heat Index took a hard toll on Moon Howler and foot traffic was abysmal. Will return mid-September, but you can always contact me via [email protected]

07/19/2025

"With a Stout Stick in hand - I begin Adventure on the Trail before me!"

Thanks Debbie

06/14/2025

This is Oakley who bought her own Moon Howler this morning, with her own money carried in a ziplock bag! She got a Special Discount for being So Cute, but wanted to give me an extra $5.00 because she really loved her new stick, but I told her I couldn't accept it because the tree it came from didn't have pockets! Her Mom and Dad liked this a lot.

Oh yeah, Rosie was also back - buying herself a Moon Howler!

06/01/2025

Ended May with a morning at the Clayton Market! Thankfully I had purchased additional tent weights (40 #) as the wind gusts were frequent and strong. Saw a lot of friends and collected a few photos of Moon Howler sticks in action...

05/28/2025

Showing this coming Saturday, 31 May, at the Clayton Market, with several new and unique sticks. Thanks to suggestions from a few of you - I will be showing a lot more photos, starting today!

05/24/2025

A terrific Clayton Market today - temps in mid-70's with little breeze. Sold a few sticks, including one upper tier Shillelagh, with lots of interesting discussions with any passerby I could steal a couple of minutes!
Met Wendy, a tall middle aged lady who hated her cane and was trying to get along without it, with limited success. After some chatting, she picked out a tall stick and gave it a spin, with good results. She took advantage of my ongoing 25% discount (Anti-Recession Sale) and walked away confidently.
Received a donation stick from my bud Jon, for whom I had finished a couple of Sycamore sticks for his son and he - and this was Jon's way of saying Thanks for my earlier efforts. It is going to make a great and interesting stick.
Lastly, another pal, Dave, lived up to his promise - delivering a half dozen long Sweet Gum sticks from his back yard. A couple were beyond redemption, but 4 now fill my "Inbox". One of them needed trimming to length, as it was almost 8' long - and the 3 footer cut off became the prize of a young guy enthralled by my sticks.
A good, profitable, satisfying day!

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05/17/2025

Had a great Saturday at the Clayton Market! Sold 4 sticks and had a lot of good conversation with passers by! Met Capt Rock Hudson, USMC (Ret), who had received a donated Moon Howler stick a momth ago and we swapped a couple of stories! Reaching a point where I need to begin finishing a few more Custom Sticks!

05/15/2025

Exhibiting this Saturday, 17 May, at the Clayton Market!

05/10/2025

Tried the Flowers Plantation market today, with some success. It's a newer market than the Clayton City Market, but still had 30+ vendors - and was more Arts & Crafts oriented. Enjoyed meeting new vendors and a goodly number of potential new customers. I did sell one stick to a Clayton City Market person, who came to this market just to nab her own Moon Howler Stick!

05/10/2025

Learned something new today! David came up to my booth today, asking about "Musclewood", a.k.a. "Ironwood". Seems one of his adult sons is a certified Falconeer. The falcons don't team up with humans because of any emotional attachment, but because falcons are Opportunists - and we humans assist them in securing a meal!

The local falconeers use a stout Musclewood staff to smack trees as they work the bird, hoping to flush squirrels and other critters from the tree - where the falcon can proceed chasing a meal! I didn't know that!

David has a good size Musclewood stick which he would like me to convert to s hunting tool! I have several Ironwood sticks in inventory, so he could see that I could do what he needs! Fun (except for the squirrels!).

05/07/2025

Pleased to announce that Moon Howler will be at the Flowers Plantation Community Market this Saturday, 10 May, running 8 - 12 p.m.! I have some new sticks to display and a huge sale going on!