I went out for a wander in the woods yesterday and, while I was out, found a lot of cut pine branches in various sizes that had just been left at the base of the trees. That's handy I thought, I had been toying with the idea of geting walking poles so thought I'd see if one of these would do the trick. I got one, cut it to size, cleaned off the bark, cut off the knots etc and went on my merry way. It wasn't long before I thought "why didn't I try this years ago!" Especially when I was going uphill and got knackered, it gave me something to collapse against to get my breath back! I had intended to ditch it when I was finished but that seemed a bit of a waste so it came back with me.
My question is, what should I do with it? Should I oil it or just leave it to dry out in the garage? Or should I be treating it in any other way?
It was oddly relaxing waiting for my brew while cleaning off the bark, I might give wood carving a try after all!
My question is, what should I do with it? Should I oil it or just leave it to dry out in the garage? Or should I be treating it in any other way?
It was oddly relaxing waiting for my brew while cleaning off the bark, I might give wood carving a try after all!