Show us your Walkin' Sticks!

How many folks on here make their own walkin' sticks?

I've whittled a few walkin' sticks through the years, but they usually end up broken or in the fire (or both).

The sisters have been doin' homemade Christmas the past few years an' I wanted to join in the new tradition, so this year I'm makin' 'em as gifts.

I roughed them out this evenin'.

 

Now to figure out who gets which!

 

I guess I have a LOT to do before I figure out who's is whose.

 

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Here are a couple really wicked ones.



More along the lines of a pointed stick, but still useable, if yer careful!

They sure could put a hurtin' on sumthin' though!

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I think this one is going to turn out particularly beautiful, and dangerous. Sharpened some of the branches pokin' out.

A worm has gotten to it. In places.



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This one is quite stout, an' a bit tall.

 

Great idea, great job. You may want to look into getting some rubber cane tips/ walking stick tips to put on the bottom.

 

These Madrone staves have some crackin', but I think some clear 20 minute epoxy should fix em' right up. I have no clue what the best epoxy would be. Any suggestions?

 

Thanks Sprig!

That is definitely the plan for the smaller diameter sticks.
The larger diameter "Man sized" sticks will need another solution.
I'm thinking either wire wrap or copper pipe couplers with a rubber pad somehow attached to the point.
I don't want to whittle them down to fit cane feet, it would look funny.

 

I’m a walking stick aficionado, I have a dozen or so. I started using them many years ago backpacking. Now I don’t venture into the woods/wilderness without a walking stick (and a 357 mag). Even my walks around the neighborhood I take my walking stick. They are invaluable walking steep or rough trails and fording streams. And they are also a great defensive weapon if the need arises. The people you give them to should feel fortunate indeed to be getting a hand crafted walking stick.

 

Thanks again!

These will be my first real finished sticks, but I hope to improve with each one.

Hey, post up some pics of your's, if'n ya don't mind! I would LOVE to see what is in an actual walkin' stick aficionado's repertoire!

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I’ll try to post up a pic of a few of them later today

 

I grabbed 5 of them. Here’s a couple pics (I know not great pics).

 

Nice! Thanks!
Your pics are better than the ones I posted up. Hopefully the finished product pics are better.

Wood types?

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The wood types vary, some im not sure of. I know a couple are Ash, Hickory, Walnut, and Oak. All my walking sticks are hardwoods except one. I do not like the soft woods like pine. They are too light, they don’t last and they can break easily.

Some of the wood in your pics looks like manzanita. If it is that is some of the hardest damn wood on earth. If you make a stick out of that it’ll last forever. I use to get truck loads of it at my dads place in Clear lake. I use to use it for fire wood in my fireplace. That stuff burned so hot you could get near the fire place.

 

Thanks!

I think all of them are Madrone except for one small one that might be a softer wood. It has a different type of bark. My niece picked it up ad used it for a fire poker. Figured I might clean it up with the rest.


I'm always on the lookout for manzanita though! It's just so tough to find one that even resembles straight!

 

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