Making A Hickory Walking Stick

Once you find a strong straight piece of wood hickory ash maple work really well.

Making a hickory walking stick.

Dip each end of. Take about 6 inches 15cm of line and glue it vertically along your stick. You can remove some all or none of the bark from the. Measure where your hand comfortably grasps the stick with it upright in front of you.

A good walking stick starts with a good piece of wood of course. If possible use fresh wood. Cut your wood to length making sure both ends are free of splits. Hardwood from deciduous leafy trees is better than evergreen softwood because it is less gummy.

If you are making the walking stick for your own use stand the stick on the ground and hold it in. Put some wax in a. Green wood is too bendable to be effective as a walking or survival stick so only collect dead wood to make for possible staffs. Choosing and cutting 1.

Find a good stick. This is where you will drill to insert the 1 4 side dowels. Whittle off the bark. If you can find them cherrybark oak and pignut hickory are among the strongest north american hardwoods.

In by backwoods i have cherry poplar and black walnut. Lay the cane flat on it s side and with a pencil along the length of the cane mark the center of the cane 1 above and below the joints. Shave off any bark you plan to remove with a whittling knife. You can use dead dry wood but it s hard to carve and makes a weak walking stick.

Then across the width of the cane mark 3 4 above and below each joint. How to dry wood for walking sticks 1. Bring the water to a simmer. The size shape sturdiness and.

If you find a very desirable branch that you d like to use but it s too green cut it and whittle it to debark it but let it dry outdoors for several weeks before treating it and finishing. Tinder kindling and larger branches for fuel and while you re at it look for a piece of wood to make a sturdy walking stick. A few exotic hardwoods also resist bending but. However most common types of oak and hickory will also make strong walking sticks.

Pour about an inch of water into a pot and put the pot on the stove. This nice man explains how to make a walking stick from the beginning of a branch then adds style decorations and accessories to make them all unique if you.