carving walking sticks help........?

[outdoorchick101]

Hi everybody,
I am very new to the whole bushcraft thing and i first gained my interest when i joined scouts,anyway. I have been reading through the DIY and traditional crafts threads recently and have seen how talented some people are.

So I have got a few hazel walking sticks cut ready to be hung up for seasoning. Basically what I am asking for is ideas on what to carve,the tools I may need to do it and also other woods that would be good to use or carve something else like spoons/figurines out of.

I would post pictures but I dont know how/if I can because I am not a full member yet

thanks in advance atb sophie

 

[Goatboy]

Hi Sophie and welcome to the forum.

There are some brilliant crafts folk here.

You need to have at least 10 posts before being able to post pictures but in the meantime read this post http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=77526

Hope you have fun and some of the carvers will no doubt be along soon to help. I'm still learning.

ATB,
Goatboy.

 

[HHazeldean]

Hi Sophie, and welcome to BCUK.

If you're interested in the carving side of things, a great little book that helped me get started with lots of little projects in is the 'Little Book of Whittling', which might be worth having a look at.

Tool wise, you can get by pretty easily to start with just a penknife, so long as it's sharp! As you progress you'd probably want to get more knives/tools depending on what you want to do.

Most hard woods are pretty good to carve, however you probably want to avoid some of the much harder ones such as oak to start. Woods like hazel and birch are good to carve, yet whatever is available to you really.

Have fun, atb

 

[Mesquite]

Hello and welcome to the forum Sophie

With regards to carving things check out Woodspirits tutotrial for carving woodspirits

 

[Shewie]

Hi Sophie - welcome to the forum

I asked a similar question about walking sticks a few months ago, I got some useful replies but haven't started on mine yet ...

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=100870&highlight=staff