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Davis Hill Weather Sticks
Now cheaper by the dozen! Details.

Every weather watcher should have one! They're $7.50 each and if you buy three or more, we'll throw in an extra one for FREE. Shipping in the continental U.S. is $1.75 for the first weather stick and only fifty cents for each additional one. Email us for an international shipping quote. Always in-stock and will be shipped within two business days.

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Not just a conversation piece. They really work. Weather sticks tell what the weather is doing. With good weather about they point to the sky and when things aren't so pleasant they point to the ground. We don't know why, but the Old Timers had faith in them and that's good enough for us. They are mounted under eaves or on window frames or out on garage or barn walls; anywhere they can be seen from outside. When first put up they will take a short while to get used to your house. Be patient with them and they will serve you well for a long time. Some sticks have lasted for 15 years.

Where we found them. We met Bob Hart, proprietor of the Davis Hill Company, at the Stowe Vermont Art and Craft Festival. Bob is conservative and only claims that his weather sticks tell what the weather "is" in his printed marketing material. However, Bob quietly told us that the sticks usually start bending even before weather changes happen.

Where they come from. Weather sticks are made from balsam fir saplings that grow among commercial sugar maples. Maples are now tapped with plastic pipes that run to a main collection area, rather than small pipes dripping into buckets hanging off individual trees. The fir saplings shade these pipes, blocking the sun and slowing the melting and flow of the maple sap. Therefore, removal of the fir saplings is beneficial. After harvesting, the saplings are carefully prepared and dried.

Cheaper by the dozen! Weather sticks make great stocking stuffers, wedding or party favors and corporate promotional items. Get a dozen for $49.00. Email us for an even bigger break on quantities of 4 dozen or more.

Hang-up sticks Hang-up stick is simply a new name for the oldest hook known. Just a cut off branch. Every cabin in America used them for anything that was hung; from cups, keys and coats to muskets and mittens. They were an essential part of the home. Now your homestead whether high in the hills or a 5th Avenue penthouse can share the legacy. Hand-crafted from birch and other hardwoods and coated with lacquer. Each one is unique and one of a kind. They're about 1" wide and vary in length from 4" to approximately 6". Hang-up sticks will hold a good burden. Just be sure the included brass nail goes into a stud or other wood member. They're $7.50 each and if you buy three or more, we'll throw in an extra one for FREE. Shipping is a flat $3.75 no matter how many you buy. In-stock and will be shipped within two business days.

Scottish walking sticks aka thumbsticks Made of maple saplings, dried slowly to keep their temper and sealed with a special finish. "You can't leave home without one". Practical, comfortable and easy to hold. Just hook your thumb over the crook and away you go. They're designed for walking, but are also perfect for getting the best apples which are always out of reach. $17.50 plus $5.75 for shipping. Sorry! Currently out of stock. Email us for an update.

Weather stick/snow gauge deal! Watch snowstorms bend your weather stick and measure accumulations with your snow gauge. This set is $17.50 plus a flat $5.00 for shipping no matter how many sets you buy. Both items are in-stock and will be shipped within two business days. More about our snow gauges.

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