VIDEO: Make your own walking stick out of wood

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Choose and manufacture the wooden walking stick

That is well suited wood of hazel, beech or dogwood. If you want your walking stick to have a handle, look for a hazel stem and dig up the root before cutting it, this can be used to make a good handle. A good hiking stick is a little more than waist-high for its wearer. You should measure this in advance and note the length.

  1. Look for a suitable trunk or a straight branch in nature. A maximum thickness of 35 mm is suitable.
  2. Measure a suitable piece that is as straight as possible and mark the places where the separation is to be made with a knife or a saw. If you mark something more than measured, you can correct the length later.
  3. Saw off the branch or trunk. Let the stick dry in a well-ventilated, not humid place for 6-12 months.
  4. Remove the bark from the walking stick and smooth out any unevenness with the carving knife.
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  5. Point the lower end slightly. Work on the surface of the walking stick with fine sandpaper until the wooden surface is comfortably smooth for you.
  6. Use a clean cloth to remove loose parts and wood particles from the walking stick.
  7. Oil the walking stick well with the wood care oil, wait a while and remove the excess oil with a clean cloth.
  8. Wait 24 hours and repeat oiling and removing excess oil.

If you want, instead of oiling the stick, you can coat it with a wood protection glaze to protect the wood. Follow the manufacturer's instructions. As soon as you use your sharpened walking stick, it will fray a bit at the bottom, so do not carve it out. Because this gives him more grip on the ground. Have fun hiking.

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