Make a handsome wooden walking stick for almost nothing

Step 9: You've finished

I hope you have made a lovely walking stick They are great presents for fathers day.
Here are pictures of more wooden handled sticks I've made.

One is a cross handled walking stick, a regular crook, a pine handled stick similar to the one in this project and Snake. Made from one fiece of wood with a great shape just painted to resemble a snake

The penknife. My trusty Victorinox Rucksack. It has a saw just perfect for cutting a shank if I see one and really handy on the workbench.

Please let me know how you get on with this instructable - it is my first! and perhaps show pics of your own sticks.

Best wishes
Phil

Comments

[carlo$]

very nice, They look very light.   i need something sturdy and heavy.  Lots of dog where I walk.

[thepelton]

The handle could be made of any one of a number of very strong woods, up to and including Lignum Vitae, if you could find it.  Purpleheart is fairly strong and inexpensive compared to Ebony or Lignum Vitae.  Look at what is available at woodcraft.com, or check your local wood supplier.  Incidentally, "hardwood" just means that the wood comes from a broadleaf, winter-shedding tree.

[philslizzy]

Hi carlo$. The stick i made here is designed for mobility and easily stands the weight of a grown man. You could use thicker wood I suppose. That fat metal bolt in the handle end adds some weight and you'd know if it hit you against the side of your head!
If the dogs in Texas are so mean perhaps a gun or a taser may be more appropriate when walking Rover! In England they tend to snap around your heels and a stick like this (or perhaps longer) usually wards them off.

Thanks for your comments, take care
Phil

[carlo$]

Thank you for your reply.  I walk in a park where its clearly written "dogs must be on a leash", once in a while I ran into people  walking pit bulls w/o a leash.  The mentality  is "my little dog will lick to death" until the damn dog attacks.  So I always carry a baton and a pocket knife, just in case.  I would carry "better" self defense "tools" if they were legal on the streets.  I will follow your instructable and  use heavier wood or metal.  Cheers.

[Sea-the-light]

I liked your projects..  Hopefully I will have time this winter to try this out.