Making A Walking Stick From Green Wood

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Making a walking stick from green wood.

In order to do this you need to ensure that you pick a stick that matches your height or the height of the person that you are making the cane for. Cut your wood to length making sure both ends are free of splits. When you make your own walking sticks you must choose between using dry wood or green wood. Just joined because i have a question i can t sem to find information on hardly anywhere.

The knob handle is both comfortable to hold and visually pleasing while the natural shaft has a dark and twisted appearance that adds a touch of. Green wood advice posted in homemade walking sticks. A good walking stick usually starts as a fairly straight piece of wood that is approximately one to two inches in diameter. For more on carving walking sticks see hand carving your own walking stick by david stehly.

Autumn is my favorite time to harvest the year s crop of walking stick wood. Before you actually go on to the process of making a walking stick it is important that you pick out the wood that you will use for the cane. This spiral knob handle twisted beech wooden walking stick shows that beech wood canes are anything but boring. A good walking stick starts with a good piece of wood of course.

Find a good stick. I need to know a bit a bout green wood. The leaves are changing and beginning to fall which makes finding and identifying the different tree species easier. The stick should be above your shoulder or the shoulder of the person you re making it for.

Using green wood often results in stronger more customizable finished products but the wood must dry. Hardwood from deciduous leafy trees is better than evergreen softwood because it is less gummy. The sap in the trunks has begun to drop so the drying time is less than it would be for a spring cut sapling. The size shape sturdiness and age of the wood all contribute to the quality of a potential walking stick.

Choosing the wood for the walking stick. I used to make walking sticks a long time ago and am trying to start again but last time i had acces to predried wood i was using did not know it was pre dried at the time because i didnt know wood had. If you have extra time to build the walking stick take a branch that s still a little green it will make the next step easier.