Diameter 2.5 cm 1.5 cm (tapering stick shaft). Length 3.5 inches or 9 cm (head). He continues to craft these sticks by special commission today, with a very long waiting list/time. Fabulous hand carved fox headed hazel shafted 51 walking stick by ian taylor foxes are small-to-medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family canidae.