Comments on: Take a hike with your own walking stick

By: Den1

Den1 — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:23:04 +0000

This is an awesome project!!! used it to introduce my Wolves to some wood working skills…!!! they and I had a blast making the walking sticks…

By: dock

dock — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:37:47 +0000

INTERESTING

By: VFRPIC

VFRPIC — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 08:51:27 +0000

I like to use recycled eucalyptus from our airport perimeter line. Works great! Very strong, and smells good too. Has an attractive grain structure when sanded and finished.

By: DragonMaster

DragonMaster — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:23:35 +0000

I find that using a 3/4 inch copper pipe cap is better for the end, this completely covers the end as it is only open on the side that attaches to the stick. And if this is too short for your liking, pipe first and then cap.

By: Lizardman

Lizardman — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 02:21:45 +0000

I get my walking stick basics from the piles of branches when people trim their trees. Free is as cheap as it gets

By: Eagle555

Eagle555 — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:08:44 +0000

That is awesome! I am going to try it!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 21:29:58 +0000

it is really good i think i might do loads and sell them it is a good way to make you would not think it would be that easy

By: GEAR MAN

GEAR MAN — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:17:14 +0000

I never had to do any of that other stuff, I just cut a small tree down with long hard branches. Hey, it worked for me!

By: jimbo

jimbo — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:07:51 +0000

It must be the feeling that celebities receive in a crowded room, everyones eyes following you across the room, complements of admiration are everywhere and then to say “I made it”. It’s my homemade staff, It was made with LOVE and each person, wishing they could own such a stick. Something happens when your fingers grasp a stick, it becomes a nature thing, gives comfort on the trail as far as the eye can see, and then take you home

By: jimbo

jimbo — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:33:02 +0000

a walkin stick give me confidence and a feeling of having security,if approached by a preditor. Its also wonderful for clearing the trail of spider webs and poking around in places you ought not be stickin your hands in. Its like a third hand on the trail

By: ASPL 50

ASPL 50 — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:35:50 +0000

if you find a small sapling you can use the roots as decoration on top

By: Geoman

Geoman — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:17:07 +0000

Geocaching rocks!!!

By: walking canes

walking canes — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:14:46 +0000

I use to read about 15 blogs a day, but because my time is nowlimited, I only can read 1 or 2 now. And this is one of them…Great post!

By: troop scouter cori

troop scouter cori — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:52:01 +0000

Walking sticks are so much fun for the kids, in our troop each kid picked a color, eg yellow for sun, brown for earth, etc painted each color on each stick, plus the sign for each, when we finished everyone had a stick with all the colors, but their color was on top, kids loved doing this.of course dont forget add the feathers and beads, or whatever they want.

By: Treeguy

Treeguy — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:04:04 +0000

You may be able to chop down a small evasive tree (or, a tree that acts like a weed and eventually kills other trees), but it is probably better to use a branch that has already been cut.

By: love guns

love guns — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:41:48 +0000

I made mine 3 years ago. It is awesome! it was from a branch from my tree and

the tree is some type of tupelo tree and it is a awesome tree!

The handle is bent to the left and I made a leather slip cover to go over the handle.

sincerly, love guns

By: CubScout530

CubScout530 — Sat, 31 May 2008 18:38:29 +0000

I made my own when I was at a Scout Camp. They really do come in handy! I carved my name and the date into it. Also, I put some other things. You can also use it not only on hikes, but many other places.

By: Desertrat

Desertrat — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:53:03 +0000

I made a couple of walking sticks using branches. I also have found that doing to a hardware store and buying dowels also work well as they are perfectly round and come in all types of wood. from there it’s up to your imagination as to what you want to put on it. I placed a small compas/ thermomiter on mine as well as used 550 cord (parachute cord) to make a hand grip. On another I tried my hand at ingraving. and staining the walking stick.

By: love guns

love guns — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:51:34 +0000

I LOVE THIS!!!!!

By: runescape4eva

runescape4eva — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 23:35:12 +0000

Whoop de doo! I get to make a hiking stick tonight. Thanks for providing this information! Peace out!

By: Control Freak

Control Freak — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:56:17 +0000

I like to use a round latching as a grip/handle. It keeps your hand from slipping and getting splinters, and it is a fairly simple knot. Also, I take the metal badges you could get at camps and nails them on. It makes a good souviner.

By: Power Mad Patrol Leader

Power Mad Patrol Leader — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:46:16 +0000

On my walkingstaff, I use a round lashing as a grip. Also, I use the medal thingys you can buy at camp, and nail them on. It makes a good souvineer. BTW, I named mine Nathan. ;^D

By: Brittie Babie

Brittie Babie — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:20:38 +0000

show how to make desigs and make it shorter!!!!!~

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 04:02:54 +0000

I made one a long time ago. I found a dying small tree that had a vine growing around and around and around it – it has a great natural curly appearance – I get lots of comments about it. After peeling the bark and sanding it I let it dry for several months and then applied a light wood stain and several coats of varnish. I also put a rubber tip on the end to keep the wood from wearing. I have had this for over 30 years now and it still serves me well.

By: dish

dish — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 23:36:11 +0000

I burn my name with a magnifying glass, since I can’t use a burning tool.

By: your mama

your mama — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 19:22:07 +0000

ha this is really good

By: irish man

irish man — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:56:38 +0000

yesterday i made my own walkin stick it was fantastic!

By: Always an Eagle

Always an Eagle — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 23:03:28 +0000

A walking stick can serve as a great memento of a Scouting adventure, especially if it is made of a wood native to the area visited. A natural hiking stick can also be used to teach new Scouts about respecting the outdoors – since no Scout or Cub Scout would ever cut a live tree for a walking staff. That would go against the Outdoor Code and the Leave No Trace Guidelines. One of the best comments I heard from my Pack this past summer was: “these hiking sticks are great, and even better, they were FREE!”

By: BAS

BAS — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:17:20 +0000

Another way to attach a strap is to use a Klemheist knot (Google it). This has the advantage of being adjustable and removable. It also keeps you from having to drill, nail, staple or otherwise damaging your stick. Yes, it even works with webbing.

By: Not Knox

Not Knox — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:02:15 +0000

If you drill a small hole just above the “handle”, on your stick, then pull a peice of thong or cord (doubled up of course), with a piece of wire, through the hole; then tie a large knot on the loose end, then put some Elmers glue in the hole and pull the knot partway through so that the glue and thong set in place, you should have no problems putting a strap or handle on your stick. Walking sticks are part of the Woodcarving Merit Badge course that we teach at our Council summer camp each year, this trick works for us.

By: JP

JP — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:53:28 +0000

A great place to find sticks for walking sticks is beaver huts/dams. Be careful when walking around them. You can also find sticks pushed up on shore around the huts. The beavers already strip the bark off and you can find some really great starter walking sticks!

By: scout boy

scout boy — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:03:40 +0000

use a coping saw to take off the branches and then sand then.

By: cubmaster642

cubmaster642 — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:44:52 +0000

My cub scout troop made walking sticks and they loved them, we used turkey and duck feathers from a local farm. we also carved arrow heads and used leather and laced woden beads. my troop loved this and we plan on doing one each year for our new comers.

By: DogDay

DogDay — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 03:35:36 +0000

Anybody have any ideas about the best way to attach a wrist strap to the stick. I was thinking about just screwing a loop of webbing to it but would be intersted in any better ideas.

By: Derrick, Age 10, Florida

Derrick, Age 10, Florida — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:19:47 +0000

I haven’t made one of these myself, but my mom’s friend gave me one that I could carve on at our school craft fair. This project looks really fun and I can’t wait to d it myself. There are plenty of trees in my backyard, so I think it’s going to be pretty easy to get a tree branch. Also, I might consider wood-burning my walking stick, because I have already done that with my dad. Awesome idea!

By: monkey

monkey — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:49:01 +0000

I go tenting with my family all the time and my walking sticks are just kinda picked up on the way and end up being fire wood on askadent

By: Nintendoboy4567

Nintendoboy4567 — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:46:06 +0000

I made a walking stick before, but I never thought of using copper to protect it from splitting.

By: Patrol Leader

Patrol Leader — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:33:54 +0000

It looks really cool I am going to try it! Hey you may never know when you will need it on a hiking trip?

By: boy scout

boy scout — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 04:37:16 +0000

yeah i need this in troop

By: scout 19

scout 19 — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:51:49 +0000

That was really helpful, thanks for doing that!

By: StarScout59

StarScout59 — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 01:31:38 +0000

We did these with our troop at Scout Camp last summer. They are totally awesome for Scoutmasters. Kids are busy! Kids are Quiet! Kids are using their knives for a worthwhile project! Who could ask for anything more!

By: Trp334FL

Trp334FL — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 02:35:03 +0000

Rudi, Either somebody will come and teach you about it, as in for my Troop there was a little Session of using the hatchet. And when we went to Summer Camp they had it where they were teaching the whole Totin’ Chit, same as Fireman Chit. If nobody comes from your Troop tell your Scoutmaster, maybe he can resolve it, maybe a new volunteer to teach yall that.

By: Slugger

Slugger — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 19:45:39 +0000

Our Scoutmaster brought a bunch of dried walking sticks to Summer Camp. After we earned our Totin’ Chit, we got to carve on them. It was fun.

By: eac

eac — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:51:48 +0000

sweet!!!!!!

By: rudi

rudi — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:04:02 +0000

dude i want to get my totin chip but ill probaly do it at home does anyone no how to get it (everyone says some guy will do it but he never comes to meetings

By: bill

bill — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 04:35:39 +0000

(: sweet.

By: philly eAglEs810

philly eAglEs810 — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:26:02 +0000

can u say how to carve a birds head too?:-)

By: flamingo

flamingo — Fri, 25 May 2007 15:21:42 +0000

awesome idea. neat.

By: flamingo

flamingo — Fri, 25 May 2007 03:28:23 +0000

Please keep on showing these projects. I love them!

By: marshmella

marshmella — Thu, 17 May 2007 02:02:43 +0000

you could attach an arrowhead to it and make a spear.

By: end123

end123 — Wed, 16 May 2007 17:55:03 +0000

geocaching is when people have boxes that they hide with stuff in them like a notebook, toy cars, and little stuff like that.they get the coordinates on a GPS and put them on a website and you get your own GPS, punch in the coordinates, and go find it. it’s like a high-tech game of hide and go seek.

By: Drakel

Drakel — Sun, 13 May 2007 17:27:06 +0000

Yo-shi, what is geocaching?

By: Galactic Marine

Galactic Marine — Fri, 11 May 2007 22:14:30 +0000

That’s a cool project!

By: Tots

Tots — Fri, 11 May 2007 20:04:46 +0000

Geocaching rules Yo-shi!!!

By: 93 fanatic!!

93 fanatic!! — Thu, 03 May 2007 04:03:30 +0000

Dude I can’t wait until I get a totin’ chip now!

By: Yo-Shi

Yo-Shi — Wed, 02 May 2007 23:34:28 +0000

Hmmm….would be great for geocaching, with a Signal head on the top. Thanks BL!