How to whittle a staff or a walking stick. :2)

First I want two say that I DO NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE OR INJURY .
(also sorry for any spelling mistakes or punctuation as I am only 13 years old)

So you want to make a cool looking walking stick but you don't know how to. This is the instructible for you!!!

What you will need:

-A good stick,
-A sharp knife,
-sand paper,
-two hands,
-Varnish (optional) 

Step 1 Finding a good stick

-Step 1

Now if you are going to make a walking stick you will have to have a good stick. You should choose one about shoulder height, as straight as possible, thick enough to not brake but thin enough to be easy to move and with as little knots as possible.
 

Comments

[fandr]

The best walking sticks ever!!!

[henster22]

ThanX!!!
:2)

[knife maker]

Wow this is amazing!!! Those stick's are sooo cool!!!

[henster22]

ThanX i am planning on making alot more like it!!!

[henster22]

ThanX i am planning on making alot more like it!!!

[Don,t try this at home]

Nice instructable just one sujestion more pics plz

[henster22]

Sorry It is just because I carved the stick before I was going to make an Ible.

:2)

[littlebill64]

hey for your first walking stick nice.

[henster22]

ThanX

[l8nite]

Ive been carving walking sticks, canes and staves for many years and your instructable is very good for a beginner. Some things you may want to consider for the future, chose a strong stick with a good diameter, allow the stick to age/cure for at least a couple of months out of the weather, after seasoned remove the bark and sap layer, then carve and finish as desired. This will give you a stick or a collection of sticks that will last a good long time, adding a ferrule on the bottom, (metal or rubber depending on intended walking surface) will protect the end of the stick. A green stick is fine for a temporary, picked up, used and discarded stick but is prone to cracking if you remove the bark and carve it, any remaining bark will eventually dry and flake off even if you've varnished the piece. Keep up the good work....

[henster22]

Thanx

I have only been carving sticks for about a week so i don't really know the affect on the stick but i did carve one about a year ago and i took of all of the bark and it was still green, now a year later it hasn't cracked??? It was still a rubbish carve

[l8nite]

I said the stick would be more prone to cracking, even a seasoned stick can develop cracks or the stick can crack while seasoning and very little is as annoying as coming back to a piece and finding a crack running through your design !

[henster22]

I am sure it is.