I think this is a fantastic piece. The patterns are very cool and I appreciate your overall vision of it. There is something special about working with wood that has always drawn me to it artistically. It certainly started with a knife and stick when I was a youth., but I quickly realized that there was so much more.
Love the pattern, came out great. But for me I think I would have started the pattern a little lower so your hand would be contacting a smooth surface. The pattern might cut into your hand after a while of walking. Again great idea, it's a good looking stick. 👍
Yes, this was also a piece of butternut... a little bit harder to work with but the colors are fantastic. I used an HSS Ball burr in the rotary tool. Seemed to work well in the wood.
Thats a rotary tool (Dremel type) with a flexible shaft extension. You can use different 1/8" shaft bit for grinding, shaping or polishing... Thanks for watching
@@josephinelynngipson1162 teak, Danish or linseed oil works well as a finish. Maybe the dye you used interacted with the clear coat. Watch if it’s water based or oil based polyurethane
I’ve never worked with butternut or heard of anyone I know working with it or known of it growing here (in Texas), where are you that this was growing?
@@JasonHedrich very interesting. How did it feel to work with? I also do wood burning,…. I am going to have to find someone who has burned it and see how it did.
Thanks for watching, and thank you for writing to me! You dont even need a kit to start, just pick up a single good Flexcut carving knife and start from there. I carved for years with nothing more than a utility blade and a single carving chisel. You can expand your tools as you go. I have a few other videos where I'm using some basic tools to carve my sticks. Hope this helps and good luck with the carvings!
What kind of hiking stick is in I like it a lot I wish I could have something like that but I want my hiking stick to be very strong and sturdy so in case if a person was try to attack me if I'm hiking summer self-defense hiking stick that can protect me from a stranger that's trying to attack me and hurt them and try to get away that's what I want I like how you made that design in it that is also Sharp I wish I could come up with a cool design I made a swervy snake cane it did not turn out to be a professional cane like the other person did but least I made it look like a snake but then I send off the paint and then I repainted it red right and blue it looks like a golf club almost but if not it's just a regular swervy Kane if I can find me a cane like you did I do the exact same thing heated up really good rest nice and soft and then Breaking Ben and then take them Zippy tizen pool real tight to keep it straight that's what I would have done I like the cane that you're making now I wish I could go out and get this hiking stick sorry people for calling it a cane it's a hiking stick very awesome I've made my came when I was in high school North Central that was not really my high school but I went there that's a different story people
looks like a butterfly wing at the top so cool
oh nice, I had never thought of it like that! Glad you enjoyed it
Wonderful walking stick,👍👍👍
Thank you very much!
that's a great design I like it and fairly simple too
yes, an easier weekend project. The nice grain in the wood helped this pattern stand out as well.
@@JasonHedrich agreed
I think this is a fantastic piece. The patterns are very cool and I appreciate your overall vision of it. There is something special about working with wood that has always drawn me to it artistically. It certainly started with a knife and stick when I was a youth., but I quickly realized that there was so much more.
Thank you very much! Wood is special and unique. No two pieces are alike. Thanks for watching
You should have done the pattern all the way down, looks good.
I have the same idea in mind for another stick. It came out better than I thought, the wood grain helped a lot as well. Thanks!
Very nice! Keep on, keeping on.
Will do! Thanks for watching
Very cool idea thank you for sharing
glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!
👏👏👏Fantastico!!!👍👍😉
Thanks!
Looks great!
Thanks! I appreciate it
Thank you for that Lad ...Ideas for my next sticks ..
An easy weekend build… glad you enjoyed it
Love the pattern, came out great. But for me I think I would have started the pattern a little lower so your hand would be contacting a smooth surface. The pattern might cut into your hand after a while of walking. Again great idea, it's a good looking stick. 👍
@@fredlennox1861 thanks, the edges are smooth but I see your point. The pattern did look nice on that stick
Simply ACE. 👍🇬🇧🙋🏻♂️
Thanks! I think it came out pretty well
Brilliant idea with the stencil! Love the channel! 👍👍
Thank you very much!
I like that tip...re: straightening the stick.
Thanks, it bent a little since but overall it worked. I’m sure using a steam box would have worked as well
very nice!
Thank you!
Excelente trabalho. Parabéns
Thank you!
i put sticks beetween two bolted planks.for a year it keeps em pretty straight.
Nice, I didn't have a year to wait but your way surely worked well!
@@JasonHedrich nowt wrong with your stick at all.carving very clever.i normaly do thumbsticks and finish with shotgun brasses on top
@@stephenparkin9855nice, I like the shotgun brass design
Dear sir, I am a great admirer about the bird heads you make ( I also want to pursue this) I love Walnut fon't know if it will work for this?
Thank you! You can use walnut for the bird head carving, the grain is beautiful and the wood is somewhat easy to carve
What’s the name of the tool you’re using to scrape off the bark?
Hi, I alternate between the spokeshave and a draw-knife… thanks for watching
Do you need to strap the green sticks down like that or will they bend as they dry out?
this one was bent from the start, so I tried to strap it down to make it "straighter". It mostly worked but it still has a bit of a bend in it.
Really pretty wood, I like the simplicity of the Honeycomb pattern and yet it has a big impact. Which bit are you using to lightly carve the pattern?
Yes, this was also a piece of butternut... a little bit harder to work with but the colors are fantastic. I used an HSS Ball burr in the rotary tool. Seemed to work well in the wood.
@@JasonHedrich I like the way the bit didn't seem to gouge the wood. It turned out great
@@christinakindler9112 yes, a light touch and multiple passes to get the depth you need works well. The HSS burrs leave a smooth finish I find.
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Sorry to ask but what kind of tool are you using here?
Thats a rotary tool (Dremel type) with a flexible shaft extension. You can use different 1/8" shaft bit for grinding, shaping or polishing... Thanks for watching
so you finish your stick with oil? i use food coloring to dye mine then when i put the clear coat on it ruins it. so sad, very good job sir
@@josephinelynngipson1162 teak, Danish or linseed oil works well as a finish. Maybe the dye you used interacted with the clear coat. Watch if it’s water based or oil based polyurethane
I’ve never worked with butternut or heard of anyone I know working with it or known of it growing here (in Texas), where are you that this was growing?
its in the North-Eastern US and Canada, its related to walnut.
@@JasonHedrich very interesting. How did it feel to work with?
I also do wood burning,…. I am going to have to find someone who has burned it and see how it did.
@@offairhead it was very nice wood... harder than I expected though. I tried carving with my knives but it worked better with the rotary tool.
What's that first tool called you used to scrape off the bark?
That’s a spokeshave… great tool. Thanks for watching
Hey man, I just got into Wood Carving. I'm wondering what's a Good Beginner kit that isn't too expensive. some tips would be helpful too!
Thanks for watching, and thank you for writing to me! You dont even need a kit to start, just pick up a single good Flexcut carving knife and start from there. I carved for years with nothing more than a utility blade and a single carving chisel. You can expand your tools as you go. I have a few other videos where I'm using some basic tools to carve my sticks. Hope this helps and good luck with the carvings!
Very beautiful! May I ask the name of the tool you used to carve in the grip design?❤️
Thank you! I used a rotary tool (Dremel) to carve out the details. Hope that helps.
What tools do you use to debark
If it’s still green, just a knife can peel the bark off. When it’s dry, I’ll use a spokeshave and drawknife to debark the sticks. Hope that helps
Nice
thanks!
Love it
Thank you!
What do you use to whittle it in the beginning?
At first, I use a combination of spoke shave and a drawknife to get the bark off and reduce the diameter to what I need
What kind of hiking stick is in I like it a lot I wish I could have something like that but I want my hiking stick to be very strong and sturdy so in case if a person was try to attack me if I'm hiking summer self-defense hiking stick that can protect me from a stranger that's trying to attack me and hurt them and try to get away that's what I want I like how you made that design in it that is also Sharp I wish I could come up with a cool design I made a swervy snake cane it did not turn out to be a professional cane like the other person did but least I made it look like a snake but then I send off the paint and then I repainted it red right and blue it looks like a golf club almost but if not it's just a regular swervy Kane if I can find me a cane like you did I do the exact same thing heated up really good rest nice and soft and then Breaking Ben and then take them Zippy tizen pool real tight to keep it straight that's what I would have done I like the cane that you're making now I wish I could go out and get this hiking stick sorry people for calling it a cane it's a hiking stick very awesome I've made my came when I was in high school North Central that was not really my high school but I went there that's a different story people
I live on the south side of Indianapolis Indiana in the United States
You United States of America I live in Indianapolis Indiana
what type of tool are you using to strip the bark?
I usually use a combination of drawknife and spokeshave