Selfmade Walking Stick

[Survivalmike]

Hi Folks!

I´ve done myself a walkingstick and wanna show you the result of my work - Hope you like it!



Made this stick out of a maple sapling and dryed it over the last 3 weeks in the corner of my livingroom......

The next question was the head part of the stick and I decided to make it out of a piece antler llieing around in my workshop.
The handle is made out of string which is wrapped around the stick and tied off with a loop for my hand.







As bottom part I decided (after a 3 weeks of thinking) to make it out of an antler piece as well. Also I set a 6mm stainless steel bolt in which I filed cross whise to get a ribbing in the end. This stainless steel bolt provides the bottom part of the stick to get damaged by any stones or other parts from the surface I´m walking on.







To get the stick a bit durable from water and dampness I´ve done a coating of glaze. I also decided to dye the wood for better looking over all.

Thanks for watching and hope you like it as well as I do.
Gave the stick a test today on a little trip on a mountain nearby (1600m and no problem at all)





cheers Mike

 

[maddave]

Nice work Mike

 

[Tjurved]

Nice! I have plans on a walking stick myself but I am to cowardly to carry it when people might see me, they probably think I am playing Lord of the rings or something...

 

[Harvestman]

I love stickmaking! You start with a stick, and you make ... a stick!

That's about my level of skill, anyway. But I'm improving.

Slowly.

 

[JonathanD]

Great stuff. I make a few now and then, but usually sell them here.

 

[Survivalmike]

thx for all the kind words........
and YES I use my walking stick
I also met a lot of people on my last tour and no-one talk badly about my walkingstick.......I also met 2 other guys using a selfmade walkingstick along the route - so I´m not alone out there

cheers
Mike

 

[Mojoracinguk]

You start with a stick, and you make ... a stick!

Why try and improve some thing nature has taken millennia to evolve...
I guess because some sticks are more fancy than others so we have to address the balance....
On the list of things people want making a fancy stick is number 5.....so I'll be attempting one in about August.

 

[Elines]

I'm currently having a go at making some walking sticks - hope I get somewhere near to as good as yours