Hazel wood is a great material for walking sticks it enables amazing and intricate designs to be carved into them and gives a beautiful sheen when polished.
Making a walking stick from hazel.
If it s taller than that you can cut it to size.
Apart from finding the right stick to work on they need a steamer for bending the tops of the walking sticks and a good supply of sealant.
Walking sticks and crooks for sale stickmaking supplies handmade by local stickmaker tobermory isle of mull.
They use chestnut silver birch oak and hazel.
Using green wood often results in stronger more customizable finished products but the wood must dry.
P eter jones and his sons make walking sticks on a serious scale using sticks they come across in the woods where they do their forestry work.
But they avoid using willow as it goes brittle once it s aged.
We also carry a selection of quality metal ferrules available for stickmakers and hobbyists at the stick cane shop.
When you make your own walking sticks you must choose between using dry wood or green wood.
A range of walking stick fit ups in woods such as blackthorn hazel and beech making the perfect shanks for your handmade walking sticks.
While beech ash hazel chestnut and blackthorn are the most common types of wood for making walking sticks that are both attractive and durable there is a whole sea of wooden walking sticks out there to choose from.
To make a walking stick start by finding a fairly straight 1 2 inch thick stick that s about as tall as the distance between the floor and your armpit.
Seasoned and unstraightened hazel shanks long and short seasoned and unstraightened good quality shanks colour from light brown to dark brown and mottled.
Advice on buying a wood as well woodland activities flora and fauna conservation and other woodlandy topics.
When you re finished let your walking stick dry for 2.
Once you ve found a stick whittle off the bark and any twigs or bumps using a knife.
Make sure you check out our full range of wooden walking sticks before committing to one.