Making a Walking Stick

here is a site to make a diamond willow walking stick
http://www.sticksite.com/makestik.htm

Wow, thats a lot of info.
Thanks Very Happy

eric

Good link, Thanks.

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No prob guys

here is the start to my walking stick i am making. i took it with my camera phone and it was dark out so thats why its kinda crappy looking photo

Looks like a nice straight piece with some character Very Happy

eric

ya thats what i was looking for was something with some character cuz i have had alot of boring st8 normall willow walking sticks so i was out looking for some diamond willow i think this will turn out pretty good

Looks good, nice shape. I will post my 3 here in awhile.
Today im off looking for another just so happens Laughing

I like Hazel its strong, light, flexable.

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i wish i had some of the trees here that you ahve there lol
i cant wait to see yours though

Looks good, NH. Cool

I've done a fair share of making walking sticks, and I love it. Very Happy

The last one I made was out of hickory. Cool

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Well these are my Hiking sticks ive collected over time.
Today i was out on the hunt for a new one & i found this cool twisted maple Cool

i had to have it.
The one on the left is the new maple i got today. The second one is Birch, third is Hazel, the far right is one ive had for almost 8 years Shocked

its Alder. I like to do something custom to them.
The second one looks like Gandolfs Staff, so thats what its called. I put some leather around it.
Ans the Hazel one i used a full boot lace rapped & tied. It serves as a FireBow string.
Some i leave the bark on, some i dont. Depends. Ive never used a sealer or anything & they never cracked or checked. Im always on the look out for a cool Walking stick Cool

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those are nice
i like that twisted maple
are you going to do anything with it or just leave it as is?

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Lol, i dont know yet ?... i keep going out to the garage and looking at it Rolling Eyes

.... i do that often before i make something. Leave it on ?.... take it off ? ........ i'll let it dry up a bit 3 or 4 days then figure it out.
It was on the same hike ive gone on 10 times Shocked

i stopped for a drink of water .... looked left looked right & there it was. I walked past it many times. That whole cant see the forest through the trees thing i guess. Laughing

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lol ya i know what you mean

Another cool thing to look for out and about inthe woods is look for a nice forked stick to make a sling shot Cool

Ive yet to do that myself. But another thing to keep in mind if looking for a project/craft to make.

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i have made lots of sling shots when i was younger i think i still might have one or two still at my rents place
i went for a walk today and found another place to make my new shelter and i can walk to it i dont have to drive Very Happy

so im going to make another shelter and im going to take more pics this time

Nice sticks, Dave. Very Happy

Good luck with your shelter, Northern. Cool

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	flashlightfreak9 wrote:
	Good luck with your shelter, Northern.

ya i abandond that idea for a shelter over there cuz there are to many people that go over there and i like being alone when im out there and ppl tend to break stuff so im going to stick with my other shelter for now Smile

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	flashlightfreak9 wrote:
	Good luck with your shelter, Northern.

ya i abandond that idea for a shelter over there cuz there are to many people that go over there and i like being alone when im out there and ppl tend to break stuff so im going to stick with my other shelter for now Smile

> Dont ya hate it when people invade your space ! Mad

.... thats a sign to run to the hills !! Wink

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lol i thought i was far enough out that not many ppl would go over there but they all must have seen my tracks in the snow and followed them cuz there were alot of other tracks down there today when i went so i am going to stick to my shelter thats 15km or so out of town lol