Hickory walking stick for SD.

[daniel craig]

I’ve made several out of black locust. My daughter has one and keeps it in an umbrella stand by the front door. She went out with her yellow lab on a leash one morning and she and her dog were attacked by 2 dogs in her driveway. My son in law heard her scream and went out the front door grabbing the stick as he went by.
The attack was over quickly. Daughter, dog, and stick were unharmed.
I’ve got some Osage orange planks that have cured in the barn for 15 years. thought about making a laminated walking stick and alternating grain for strength in all directions.

Osage Orange is great for bows. Interested in selling one of those? LOL

 

[daniel craig]

I have what has to be a 30 year old can of Johnson's paste wax. No idea what's in it but it's good stuff and has lasted a long time. I am careful to get the lid on tight. There's still an old sock in the can that is a perfect applicator. I use it on oil finished wood gun stocks and also coat barrels with it. Good protective product.

I've always really liked tung oil but man is it stinky when you put it on.

 

[mope540]

Awesome! I'm thinking about making one for the days that my knee injury from the military starts acting up on me. How tall did you make yours did you go like hiking staff length or more like cane length?

Thanks! It's 45" long...a shorter hiking staff length in my case.

Pecan, oak, maple, Bo'dark, black walnut, red cedar, red wood, cypress, apple, cherry; anything hard and fairly straight would work.

...been working on a cedar stick lately. It's fairly light, and strong enough to do the job. I've never seen a cedar stick that ended up being striped like this one. Did nothing but use a draw knife to remove the bark and sanded it. Unusual.

 

[tazbigdog]

I have blackthorn, hickory and oak. I use BLO on the hickory and oak. Let it dry and you’re good to go.

 

[Zaydok Allen]

Thanks! It's 45" long...a shorter hiking staff length in my case.



...been working on a cedar stick lately. It's fairly light, and strong enough to do the job. I've never seen a cedar stick that ended up being striped like this one. Did nothing but use a draw knife to remove the bark and sanded it. Unusual.

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Beautiful

 

[WisBorn]

My wife and I have been trying pairs of hiking poles instead of a single pole.
There is an advantage with the pair. But also disadvantages. My polecat is built with a thicker aluminum and would make a better self defense tool. The pair are lighter and well built but not something that would be a good club. Still could be used to move those slithering nasty snakes.

 

[daniel craig]

Ash walking stick I made for my grandfather. Treated and sealed with beeswax from our hives.

 

[sanpitch]

I hope I didn't already post this knuckle headed stick here. (old and often confused)

 

[crstrode]

Broken shovel handles, sanded and shaped into a ball that fits in the cup of my hand are great. Adding a bit of varnish and a rubber tip makes a handsome cane/walking stick that is rugged as a Louisville slugger. I f you don't have any broken shovel handles laying around, you need to get some more yardwork done . . . just sayin'

 

[mope540]

I hope I didn't already post this knuckle headed stick here. (old and often confused)View attachment 1135698

I love the snub!!..and the stick too.

Broken shovel handles, sanded and shaped into a ball that fits in the cup of may hand are great. Adding a bit of varnish and a rubber tip makes a handsome cane/walking stick that is rugged as a Louisville slugger. I f you don't have any broken shovel handles laying around, you need to get some more yardwork done . . . just sayin'

Agreed. A dirty shovel is a happy shovel.


I've had to cut down a few more because of overcrowding. The larger one could be made into a club..or??

 

[Zaydok Allen]

I hope I didn't already post this knuckle headed stick here. (old and often confused)View attachment 1135698

I've looked at a loooooooot of knob handled sticks, and that is one of the best looking ones I've ever seen.

 

[sanpitch]

Tamarisk, a tree/shrub native to the middle east. Considered a weed around here. A 10 acre, jungle like, patch across the valley (5 miles) is a wonderful place for me. Full of wildlife. A stick from there.