Best Wood For Making A Walking Stick

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Best wood for making a walking stick.

Hardwoods tend to make the most manageable and sturdiest walking sticks. Good options include maple alder cherry aspen and sassafras among others. For these reasons stick with hardwoods if possible. If weight is not an issue most types of hickory ironwood and birch are all incredibly strong and make excellent walking sticks.

Woods to collect for walking stick making are aspen maples willows basswood birch and many other deciduous tree limbs. By stephanie mitchell when you make your own walking sticks you must choose between using dry wood or green wood. The book is available from fox chapel publishing for 14 99 plus s h. Look for fresh hardwood but never cut from a live tree to make a walking stick.

Make sure you check out our full range of wooden walking sticks before committing to one. Using green wood often results in stronger more customizable finished products. Go into a forest near you and get yourself a stick fairly thick and long enough for a staff walking stick with the axe or machete knife. Then slide the axe machete along the bark to remove any twigs and knots.

You can also use maple and many other woods. Also softwoods become gummy when you work with them are harder to sand and don t take finishes as well. Black locust branches are among the strongest possible choices and they are relatively resistant to decay and abrasion. The stick i m using is birch.

Durable hard and in a stunning light color with a prominent grain these qualities make oak wood walking sticks a desirable choice for vintage wooden walking stick and ladies walking canes. This density makes hardwoods more durable and better suited for this purpose. Enjoy nature don t damage it. Blackthorn wood the strength of the wood makes them particularly useful for country or hiking sticks which can be seen throughout our blackthorn walking sticks category.

Hardwoods oak maple and walnut to name a few are denser than softwoods pine and spruce. Like hickory oak is hard and strong but very heavy.