Making a couple of hiking sticks with my Bk10

[Dogzovwar81]

Hey everybody, been WAY too long since I posted a new thread here. With my son in school I thought I'd have more time to do so, but that hasn't been the case. Anywho, a couple of months ago I decided to make myself a hiking stick. Never even attempted to do so before so this was a huge learning experience. I started with a 6' fallen oak branch that was pretty solid but had some termite damage near one end.

Here is the branch I started with.

And here is the tool I used for 80% of the project.

 

[Dogzovwar81]

Spent a while scraping and hacking with my Crewman.

 

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After HOURS of sanding. Took my time on this part.

And after applying a coat of red mahogany.

Two coats of spar varnish.

 

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After applying some 2 ton epoxy to cap off the ends, I used a spiral hitch to wrap a handle.

 

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Here is the finished hiking stick. Even though I am a complete novice at woodwork, I am very happy with the results. I have used my stick quite a bit now and I like it.

To be continued...

 

[trailbum]

Very nice.
Looks stout.

 

[Gadsden]

Nice work

 

[Dogzovwar81]

Very nice.
Looks stout.

Thank you. It feels very stout indeed.

Nice work

Thanks!

 

[Galeocerdoshark]

That's really nice. Gotta try something similar myself!

 

[Dogzovwar81]

Here's the tree I found my branch under.

 

[Dogzovwar81]

My son had expressed interest in a hiking stick of his own, so I cut down a young Tree of Heaven. An invasive species locally known as "stink trees". I wanted to experiment and see if they would make a suitable light hiking stick.

 

[Dogzovwar81]

I used the spine of my Bk10 quite a bit to scrape smooth the hiking stick before I sanded it.

 

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After sanding and before the stain and varnish.

 

[Dogzovwar81]

And finally the hiking sticks. I'll make more when time permits. Thanks for looking!

 

[Dogzovwar81]

That's really nice. Gotta try something similar myself!

A lot more fun than I expected!

 

[tanglediver]

Those are cool! The bark of the 2nd tree kind of looks like Chinese Elm to me.

 

[mec003]

I especially like the Oak. I'm working on a couple of my own at the moment. Trying out a two tone stain. Doing a light stain first, then covering areas with tape and going over in a dark stain. Remove tape and let lighter color show. Hoping it turns out. Also attempting to make and fasten a copper cap. "Stick" with it as a hobby (see what I did there?), it's a lot of fun! Possibilities are endless!

 

[Ethan Becker]

Looking good..... Watch yourself the "making" disease can become chronic and a real problem........LOL..... Heading for the shop in a few minutes........

Ethan

 

[Dogzovwar81]

I especially like the Oak. I'm working on a couple of my own at the moment. Trying out a two tone stain. Doing a light stain first, then covering areas with tape and going over in a dark stain. Remove tape and let lighter color show. Hoping it turns out. Also attempting to make and fasten a copper cap. "Stick" with it as a hobby (see what I did there?), it's a lot of fun! Possibilities are endless!

Lol. It's a pretty fun way to spend time working with my Bk10 and my hands. Gotta do more, but we FINALLY got some much needed rain. This summer, it's on!

 

[Dogzovwar81]

Looking good..... Watch yourself the "making" disease can become chronic and a real problem........LOL..... Heading for the shop in a few minutes........

Ethan

I guess it is a good "disease" to have then. Better than the flu that's been kicking my butt lately. My next project, I think, will be making an atlatl. Should be fun!