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Good stuff Bushy, I'd still like to see part of the handle hollowed to accept a ferro rod that is held in the end cap with a grub screw !!!!
 
Bushy, this is whats left of my "heavy duty" stump ripper. Can anyone mount this onto a cool pole? Maybe I'll talk to VEC.
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i have an idea, i can do a one off for you, but your gonna have to wait until may 2010 or so.......... :)
 
My goofy wife catches rattle snakes by hand. Women are supposed to be afraid of them.
 
what is your approximate price point? I know you said you're waiting on word from the machine shop, but give us a ballpark figure.
 
haven't gotten that far yet, i want to get the prototype machined and dressed up, and then test the heck out of it for a bit.
 
Bushman,

I made a couple of versions of something very similar to what you are talking about. I got tired of looking for a good durable hiking stick that could both take a beating and put one out if needed, so i came up with this:







Here are the business ends. The black one has a jack hammer bit. The green one has a turned down plumb bob.



I made the handle section of the black stick hollow with a removable cap.







The top piece is brass and it screws off to allow attachments like a gun yoke or camera plate



The black one is 4'-6" the green one is 3'-6"




I made both of these on my lathe using 1 1/4" heavy walled aluminum pipe (the hollow handle is 2" pipe). I used solid 1 1/4" aluminum turned down to fit inside both the top and bottom of the sticks and sleeved in in about 8" to 10". This added a good amount of weight to the sticks and balanced them out . I also put heavy knurling on the handle areas for a good grip.

They are both very solid and have taken a beating. I would not fear using them to fight off man or beast.
 
^ very nice! I like the idea of the heavy wall aluminum, thats already giving me another idea.....cheers

I definitely plan to use old jack hammer bits, turned down slightly, they take a beating and never quit.
 
Looking forward to pictures of the final product. I can't help but wonder though what it would be like holding on to it in freezing temp's. Long ago in my compound bow days I carried it home more than once by the string, the magnesium handle would suck the heat from your hand like crazy. My wooden recurve is different like night and day.
 
I'm sure you'll call me a weight weenie -- but seriously, how heavy is this? Gotta be 5-6 pounds, right? Even apart from carrying it (which would get to be a drag very quickly), it seems like it would be very slow to maneuver, in the odd chance that you actually did use it as a weapon.

I guess I just don't get it, except as an experiment in making something sort of fun.

Asa practical matter, wouldn't an oak staff of the same dimensions be a more effective tool? If you wanted to, you could still give it a weighted foot.
 
That's some dense oak.

;-)

Looking forward to seeing the pics once it's done, in any case.
 
Well you know bushman, your going to have to get an out sider to do a review of it, and you know who wants toooo??:D
 
An aluminum rod 1" in diameter by 6' long should weigh around 5.54 pounds.

Oak is a little harder, since it depends on the type and moisture content. Common figures for white oak are around .026lbs./in^3. So, a white oak rod 1" in diameter by 6 feet long should weigh around 1.47 pounds. Working backwards, an 8 pound staff would have to be around 2.33" in diameter by 6' long. That's pretty big, I can't imagine swinging that thing around for long.
 
Try running around with a 30 pound machine gun bouncing around against your knee... I think this is one of those products that will take some prototyping but has a definite unfilled role and alot of potential. I've got about 5 different hardwood walking sticks in various stages of use, abuse and decoration, all of them have been incredibly useful to me. Camera monopod, shooting rest, canvas tent post, you name it. Handy as all getout.
 
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