WALKING STICK WITH A TWIST
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
- This week we are working with a beautiful piece of cherry. This stick has some amazing colors and patterns and not much has to be done to enhance its beauty. We carve a twist, some woodburning and add a new lanyard style and stick to the end and I show you an easy way to polish hardwood and produce a glass like finish! Hope you like the build and let me know your thoughts.
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I am a 83 yearols Missouri Ozark hillbilly and i harvest soft wood sapplings that have been squeezed by Honey suckle vines and have a natural twisted designed in them, ,i make several a year and gift them to people in need. i usually inhance the twist with brown leather dye. and some time have made some with a "KINDA" eroyic shape to them . :)
Nice, I don’t get any of those up here in the north. Have to create my own twists!
i like my walking sticks that reach the top of my head so it doesnt jam under my jaw in case i slip or fall and also like a bolt or metal for good foot instead of the rubber. tight lines!
Nice, never thought of it that way. I like the rubber foot as it's quiet on pavement but yes, the spike gives better grip in soil. Thanks for watching
@@JasonHedrich thanks for the quick reply, tight lines
Thank you Jason! I love to make sticks too for myself! It is very symbolic for me and I respect your job!
Great to hear! They are fun to make and use! Thank you for watching
I am interested in hearing your symbolic meaning of the stick. Will you tell, please?
@@just-a-fella3212 bit of a sad story really, I had made it for a family member who was I'll but loved to go on walks, so I was making it to help support her. However she sadly passed away as I was finishing it and I never got to give it to her.
@@JasonHedrich Yes, that is a sad story. The dying and deaths of our loved ones as such impactful times in our lives.
I find walking stick and staffs to be meaningful and symbolic too. I have three large clay pots as holding stands; one holds about a dozen walking sticks, another holds about 10 long staffs, and the third has several each. I have carved symbols and symbolic patterns on many of them. My mum and dad's walking sticks are among them, a friend's fencing quarterstaff who passed away that her sister gave to me. Every stick and staff is meaningful. They remind me of the 23rd psalm.
@@just-a-fella3212 sounds like you have a large collection. And yes, each one means something… thanks for sharing
I love that lanyard. I have never seen anything like it.
Thank you! Its surprisingly comfortable on long walks... glad you liked it!
Nice job Jason, gave me some ideas on how to tweak my walking stick. Thanks!
awesome! happy to help... glad you enjoyed the build
Excellent job and I like the wrist support!
Great to hear! Thank you
Very nice stick. Love the wrist support.
Great to hear! Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you
Another fine piece of workmanship 👍🇨🇦
Thank you very much!
There are a few nice Paracord weaves you can put around your double strands to spread out the pressure of those strands. Nice job.
Thanks! I have seen some amazing patterns done with paracord... another skill to work on!!
Amaxing 👏👏👏lOv all your wonderful walking stick work💯/💯
Thank you so much 😀
Haha this is how much things have changed. I'm a child of the 60s and 70s. They marketed wood burning kits for kids which my parents bought. I can't tell ya how many 3rd degree burns I got from that thing. I still cringe when I see one.
Works just fine however. Still gets the job done! Thanks for watching
My brother and i used to have fights with the burner, still have a few scars 60yrs later
Trying getting hit with a lawn dart
Thanks for this. I learned a few things from the video particularly about adding a twist. I don't like the rubber foot. I add a lag screw or carriage bolt. I can keep the head as new or grind to a point.
Thanks for watching! Yes, I have added a steel rod at the base instead of the rubber foot a few times. It works well but I find it creates noise when on pavement or across rocks. But yes, certainly a few options for the base
Oh, I see! It's a hand support. At first I thought you were building a staff sling! 😊
I think it could serve both purposes with some adjustments. Right?
Probably could… I just thought it was a different way to support your wrist!
Nicely done. Thank you for sharing
Thank you very much! I'm happy you liked it, thanks for watching!
Nice to see a man using hand tools instead of all machines.
Thank you! I like keeping it simple, takes a bit longer but I like hand tools more than machines
Super job!!
Thanks, I appreciate it!
Just out of a hot bath on a cold day over on the northeast coast England, Logged onto the UA-cam and then found your vid. Magic, a really well presentation of making a walking stick. I'm normally making alsorts in wood, currently making sets of drawers, dolls houses and miniature shops pus lots more. After watching a clip the other week making sticks, thumb sticks started to look for material while out and about. Found a few items of all shapes and sizes brought them home so here we go on another adventure in something completely the opposite to what I normally work, play with. Thank you for a great vid and will let you know how I get on with sticks. Take care from the UK. Peter
great to hear! Happy to know that you liked the stick and found it useful... let me know how yours turns out!
Very very nice,,,
I do all this stuff, and it is nice to watch a craftsman at play,,,
Thank you! It is a fun hobby!
I hiked for 19 km. in the Himalayas and after 12 hours non stop reached Kedarnath temple with a help of stick like the one you fashioned. The stick was of great use and due to the support I did not get any back pain. After returning I presented the stick to my father and he used it for some time and presented it to his friend telling that the stick got sanctified as it visited many holy spots.
I love that story! Thank you very much for sharing
@@JasonHedrich I am from India. I am glad that you read every one of the comments and do not fail to respond. Your humility and respect for others is astounding
@@ckneelakantaraj7829 thank you for your kind words. If my viewers take the time to watch and write, its the least I can do to answer :)
Simple yet effective. I like it a lot
Thank you!
The larger tool he is employing to strip the bark off that staff is called a Drawknife. The smaller one is called a Spokeshave. Many years ago these were commonly seen in carpentry shops, but now they are very rare items. However, they are still available from specialty supply houses.
Exactly right, comes in handy for stripping bark. You can still find them at certain stores but you have to know where to look!
@@JasonHedrich Long ago when I was much younger I had many of the woodwright's tools and even constructed for myself a shaving horse from a white oak log that I had felled myself. Ah, those were the days of strength and vigor and ambition. Nowadays I'm doing well just to get out of bed in the morning. Thank you Jason.
@@notmyworld44 every day is a new opportunity for something better than yesterday... Thanks for writing
@@ghostladydarkling3250 Good for you! 😀
Awesome job Jason
Thank you very much!
❤ Beautiful!!!
Thank you!!
Very nice. Like that quote too.
Thank you!
Thankyou I do walking sticks u gave me some good ideas,,thanks again
Awesome! Happy to help... Thanks for watching
Excellent! Thanks
I appreciate the support!
Thanks for sharing ! Probably the best "How to make a walking stick" video on YT !
Thank you very much! That means a lot to me
Looks great 😊
Thank you!
Just dremeled a twist into a stick for the first time today, first time using a dremel too. Thanks for the inspiration and knowledge. And great video, that’s a fantastic stick!
That’s awesome! Congrats on making your first one. Glad I could help a little. I bet you are already thinking about the next one!
Beautiful stick
Thank you!
Nice to see another walking stick with a twist made, good design and finish
Thank you very much!
@@JasonHedrich
Would like to show you a few I have made
@@theodorehowe2262 that would be great, always nice to see new designs
great work
thanks!
Such a Prize Walking Stick and it's like an ole' Friend walking with you and if needed it's such a great tool for mean dogs and such~! I am thinking I will make one for myself soon. Thanks for the calm tutorial.
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That's great to hear! Happy you liked it and thanks for your support
@@JasonHedrich Most Welcome
Very nice work
Thank you!
wow nd i really like that hole punch.
Yes, that is the nicest one I’ve seen. Luckily it was a hand-me down gift and I didn’t pay a thing for it. Full set of hole sizes too, couldn’t be happier with it!
Really nice
Thank you
A proper shillelagh you made there lad!
Thank you very much!
Hi Jason, genial, beautiful 👍👍👍 you made so much with handcraft, and suddenly you work with a mini Drill machine? Thumb down. That must be made with a sharp knife - please 😉
The ash was too hard for my carving knives to cut through so I switched to a rotary tool. Didn't have a choice. Sorry it wasn't to your liking. I've done others with only hand tools
@@JasonHedrich OK 🙂🙂🙂🙂
Fairly heavy... But strong! Better for a young fella.
I make them different sizes but it's not too heavy this one... Thanks for watching
I carved myself a stick as well and put a hand grip into it
You gave me great ideas for my next one
Excellent! Happy to hear that
Bro great idea, doubles as a shepherds sling
Thank you!
Never thought to use my metal punch for leather but it works.
I’ll use anything I have handy around the shop… if it can cut metal, it can cut leather
You can check the grip of traditional cross country sticks. I believe it is better for walking, giving both more support and control.
I’ll look into that, thanks!
Like it. Thanks
Great to hear! Thanks
LOL, i also have a leather shop as well as a wood shop and never thought of useing my metal sheaars to trim leather. :)
It's all I had that could cut cleanly through the leather. Have to use what's available sometimes. Thanks for watching
I just go out in the woods and look for trees with vines wrapped around them that's how I get my twist
Right, I can’t find any of those where I am, so have to create them myself… thanks for watching
Truly an individual and the leather on the wrist is truly different. I can't believe I'm going to tell someone my secret and there's probably a few that I already know it but if you want to find natural spirals own sticks for trees find honeysuckle and 9, times out of ten you'll find a nice spiral stick, very simple very easy. Y'all think about it now
Great tip, thanks! Glad you liked it
very nice, new subscriber
Great! Thank you
Nice job...
Thank you!
@@JasonHedrich Thank you sir... You gave me some good ideas...
@@ddub6135 great to hear! Glad I can help out in some way
Not bad Jason. nice looking stick. I have a few staffs that I have collected over the years, that I want to make walking sticks from. Curious, why didn't you use linseed oil? I found true linseed oil to respond to steel wool buffing very well. Just thinking. You have restarted my desire to make these walking sticks thank you and well done!
Thank you very much! Honestly I haven't tried lindseed oil yet, not really sure why... But I will look into it, heard good things about it
OH and by the way the inner bark of the cherry tree when processed make a good Tea for curing a cold or coff.
Looks like a map of Australia at the end of the stick.
Thanks
🙂 love the video, I like the leather and the saying. Good choice on the twist. Using the Kutsall bit. This walking stick is simple and elegant. Nice trick with the 0000 steel wool. At first I thought you was going to buff it with the Beeswax lol
Beautiful work. Oh and the fast forward action was great 😁
Happy to hear from you. Glad you liked it... yes, I updated my video editor and now I have the option of speeding up the videos. This will allow me to show more of the process without boring everyone with 2 hours of sanding! The steel wool can be used with wax but I find it buffs the surface of hardwoods without the need for wax. Thanks for writting!
@@JasonHedrich Keep it up, they are great videos. I tell everyone I can to watch them 🙂
@@christinakindler9112 I should hire you for all this advertising! Thank you very much, I appreciate the support :)
@@JasonHedrich LOL, thanks for the compliment.
Thanks, enjoyed the video. How many coats of oil did you put on and how long did you wait between coats? Thanks!
Thanks for watching. Most of the time I do one coat of oil, wait 2 days then put on a coat of paste wax for a bit of shine. But I know others put several coats of oil (3) with about a day between applications
Nice enough stick Jason, but a little simple for my liking. I carve sticks too but i put actual carvings on them, such as as a frilledneck lizard, or big game trophy heads, or vintage motorcycle emblems. I usually put 40 to 50 hours in a stick before stain then automotive clear coat. very tough finish.
He did not ask you to like it - You do what you do and others do what they do - It is what it is
Nice, I have a few other carving videos where I do more detailed carvings. Check those out and let me know your thoughts
@@JasonHedrich Thanks I will, do i find them by seaching your name
@@markseehawer3762 yes, @JasonHedrich
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How long did you let your stick dry before you finished it ? I have one drying now for about 5 weeks but I’m getting impatient to finish it . Nice work by the way like how you did that with the leather 😃
I let them dry a minimum of 4 to 5 months. The rule of thumb is a year an inch thickness but that's if you cut them still green. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching
@@JasonHedrich thank you !
What a nice one! I like that saying.
Which typo did you use for it?
@@Fraususemil thank you. I think the font was Times New Roman, but I’m not 100% sure
@@JasonHedrich That confirms my guess, thank you! 🙂
Easy to weaponize...a shepherd' sling shot...
I discovered an excellent walking stick material right in my back yard , very durable and light weight. Guess what it is.
That is awesome!
What, Alder?
Jason, You always seem to amaze me with every stick you do. I wish I had the time and materials to do what you do. Maybe one day I can make one you will like to see. Congrats on another beautiful stick.
Thank you so much, I appreciate your thoughts. That's great to hear. Don't sell yourself short, I got lucky that this stick has some beautiful lines and colors in it. Nature had a huge help in making this one. Glad you liked it and thanks again
Just came here to say that it appears someone has been reading a lot of ‘Dragonlance Novels’😏😉
Read a few back in the day...
That's a nice piece of wood. Do you have rowan where you are. I think that rowan is a very hard wood and even when fresh of the tree.
It's ash wood... Pretty common here. I haven't heard of Rowan, I'll have to look it up... Is it common in north America?
Ofcourse your are wayyy fancyer than mine .
I use leather lace instead of paracord, more authentic. Great vid though, magic stick.
I’ll have to check that out. Thanks for your help!
Well it can also sling a Rock or any type of projectile if needed, and to a Heck of a distance at that?
A few people have mentioned it, maybe if we make a “Y” at the top and attach it to that…
You wouldn't need a Y at the top just sling it over the top?
@@hardyhodge2538 I was thinking more like a Y thumb stick / slingshot combination. All this to say it was never my thoughts to make a sling
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The lanyard looks like a stone thrower to me.
I can see that...
Taking the bark off is a piece of cake if you do it while it's green
I agree... but most of my sticks are taken when they have already fallen so that's not always an option. I'm not a fan of cutting green trees to make walking sticks when I can cultivate the ones that have come down already.
thank you Jason what an idea I need to do one forty mum who's 80 and tends to loose balance do you have any other idea I can use to make one thanks
Great idea for a gift. I have alot of videos uploaded with different walking stick ideas, check them out and I'm sure you'll find one that works for you
Would it be possible to make a sling stick out of this walking stick, using the leather pad as the ammunition holder?
Not sure, I suppose anything is possible. I would think it's best left as a walking stick however
Do you ever consider removing the bark when it is still green and then drying it because it is easier to remove then? When I made walking sticks ( not as fancy as yours!) I had a devil of a time removing the bark when the stick was dry as opposed to when the bark was green. It probably would have helped if I had more than wood saw and a larger pocket knife! LOL!
Absolutely easier to remove the bark when it's green. I only collect stick that are already down so I don't see them green too often. But yes, easier when it's fresh. Although the drawknife easily removes the bark when it's dry so that helps
Leaving the bark on slows the drying. Same as painting or greasing the cut ends. If they dry too quick they can crack.
@@theflamingone8729 exactly right!
@@theflamingone8729 Good point!
you have made a sling staff.
I wasn’t planning to but a lot of people are pointing it out
You use many power tools. I don't have any knowledge of how to use power tools. I've been carving on and off for several years. I love to carve Celtic symbols, basket weaves, etc. I want to learn how to Chip Carve. I have had a subscription to Woodcarving Illustrated for years. I've got a walking stick and started to carve it. I'd like to carve a wood spirit as a handle. I don't know how I want it to be carved. I love your walking stick, but I wouldn't be able to carve it because I only have hand carving tools.
That’s great to hear, glad you are woodworking. I have done a few videos where I’ve carved wood spirits in my walking sticks using only hand tools… mostly just with a knife. It’s 100% possible to do without power tools. Check out my other videos and let me know if you have any questions
I've subscribed to your UA-cam channel. I've moved from Ohio to Michigan to live with my mom. She's 91 years old and legally deaf with a cochlear implant. All my carving tools are still in Ohio. I need to go down to clean up my 20 years of collections. My husband's been in the hospital off and on for about a year trying to fit off an infection. He's now in a nursing home for rehabilitation. He doesn't know if he'll be able to live in the house. It's at least 100 years old and in need of several repairs. When we moved in I had a lot of ideas for restoring it. My husband's not one who keeps up with homeowners maintenance.
I really learned a couple excellent tricks from this guy. I really liked the piece of paper he used for doing the math on a basket weave stick. He used hand tools and I only used hand tools to make two different sticks with his lessons. You will seriously enjoy and learn no power tools are needed for making a basket weave. You don't need a drill or Dremel just skip it and chisel it. You will surprise yourself. Have fun and the first step is the hardest but it's addictive once you get bite. Good luck
I thought the leather was for a sling, for pitching rocks.
seems like you weren't the only one who thought that... nope, just a different way for a wrist lanyard
What product you put in the wood finishing?
I used just Teak oil on this stick... really made the grain pop with its natural colors.
Jason, I saw you using a really nice wooden handled surform (grater)style rasp in another video. Did you make it or buy it someplace? I would love to see it up close. How is the rasp blade attached and tensioned on the handle.
Could you share some information or a few pictures please? I can not seem to find your email address.
Thanks
Yes, that was a Microplane. I bought at a local woodworking store but the can be found online as well. The handle I made myself out of a scrap piece of cedar 2x4 I had left from the Greenland Paddle build. The microplane is screwed into the cedar handle, it is rigid enough that I didn’t have to worry about tensioning it after attaching it to the handle. It works well for shaping wood. Hope that helps a little
@@JasonHedrich thank you, thats what I needed to know. 👍
Nice stick. Maybe secure your workbench a little better, using a drawknife needs a firn hold?
Thanks, yes my workbench is on casters and I forget to lock them sometimes
Can you use it as a sling as well?
I didn't design it to, but I suppose a sling could be made with a few modifications
Preciso de um desses pra sair vagando por esse mundo louco, cada dia mais perdido...
Aren't we all. Glad you enjoyed it
@@JasonHedrich You're welcome buddy, I really liked the stick, especially the wrist rest.
After the steel wool use a brown paper sack
I've heard about that but never tried it... I'll remember that
should go ahead and make a staff sling like David killed Goliath with
I’ll put it on the list! Thanks
Have you done a video on the tools you use for doing this
No a specific video just on tools, but I try and mention those that I am using in each step… but it’s an idea!
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Thanks
Bu asa ne işe yarıyor?
Özelliği nedir,bilgi veren olursa sevinirim 🙄 🇹🇷
It's a hiking stick, helpful for long walks
@@JasonHedrich : thank you 😊✋
i never put lanyards on just incase you have to defend yourself that can get caught on or be used to rip it out of your hands
Interesting, I think of it more for grip and comfort but an interesting point
I made a lovely hickory hiking staff that I put to use but being in a hurry, I hadn’t put any sort of lanyard on it. Took it on its first hike, bushwhacking looking for a path down to a creek bed. We came to a 50 foot drop off, no way down. As we dropped our packs to scout the area, I laid my new stick down, only to have it sail off the edge! D’OH! I came back the next weekend with rappelling gear and got it back. It has a lanyard on it now 😂.
@@asmith7876 luckily you managed to get it back! Quite the adventure
Pero di como funciona, haz una demostración
I’ve seen a couple of your videos. Nice work. I have a simple recommendation. Please sharpen your tools. It is painful to watch you struggle with dull tools. Especially the Exacto knife.
Thanks, I'll look into that.
What type of Spokeshave do you use ?
I have a flat Stanley spokeshave. Works well once you get it dialled in
@@JasonHedrich thank you very much, now I'm pretty new to woodworking I'm traditionally a Blacksmith so all this is new to me. I assume the Spokeshave is similar to a draw knife but what's really the difference? I quickly looked some up but there's multiple types which would you recommend? Love the videos you give good inspiration.
@@tristanc2412 a spokeshave is meant for more refining the shape, originally used to shape the spokes on wagon wheels. The drawknife is for rough shaping, traditionally used to remove the bark off of trees.
That’s called a fisherman’s knot.
Awesome, thanks. Good to know!
Dude, I have seen many sticks and staffs with natural twist and twirl. Why put and artificial twist that goes the wrong way for the northern hemisphere?
I work with what I have available! Thanks
Shalom
I thought this was going to be a sling
A few people have mentioned that… didn’t even think of it while I was making the stick! Thanks for watching
@@JasonHedrich very cool idea though! I never thought about the string digging into the wrist didnt even accore to me, but you learn stuff everyday.
Great video how ever that wax is poisonous and you should NOT get it on your hands, use Neatsfoot oil instead, it is way better for the leather also.
I dont know where the Neatsfoots live so i use Olive oil. :)
Good to know!
If you walk fifty miles with that stick.....you'll get tired
I'd get tired walking fifty miles without the stick...
Get a proper bench then you might stand a chance of using the tool more effectively.
It's on the list of things to build... Thanks
You're losing half the force of your drawknife with flex.
You really have to make a project of bracing your vice table. :-)
It’s not a question of bracing, I just have to lock the casters on the bench more. I move it around for space and tend not to lock them which causes the movement.
Excelente creatividad
Thank you
Thats' a hiking staff not a walking stick,
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Nice stick! Talk too much. :)
thanks for watching! I'll keep that in mind...