Walking Sticks

[Scorp]

Jess,

Awesome pics! My favorites are 1, 4 and 6 and my desire is to make sticks that look just like those!

That's exactly what I was talking about earlier and my vision is to make them look like that with carving. But hell, it's really difficult! I am NOWHERE near being experienced like that. That will take me an eternity. For now it's carving the bark off, and indicating little minut designs and shellacking them only. And I also, put rubber leg tips on the bottom of them.

One day I hope to make expert sticks like that.

[QUOTE=Jess;396921]these are gorgeous


Wryly, I was actually thinking about that earlier when I first started this thread, (about donating them) but quite honestly, they're not perfected like that!! Those sticks in the picture above are truly amazing!!

AtLast, Thanks & WELCOME TO THIS THREAD!!

[Medusa]

I want a walking stick!

I would feel all "Gandolf" if I had one that looked like #6!

[Anastasia]

Most embarrassing first post ever, but when saw a thread about "Walking Sticks", I was excited and thought it meant these kind



Now I know I am a serious nerd.

Those carvings are really beautiful though, so I am still glad I stopped by.

[Scorp]

Hi folks,

I took a couple of pictures of my sticks the other day and need to figure out how to post them in this thread rather than in the gallery.

I'm working on another stick and "attempting" to do it with a little more detail. It' all trial and error but still my little creation. Of course there are major flaws because I'm trying my hand at carving with my own little designs. This stick is totally beyond a beginner and i'm my own worst critic. It's nothing to write home about and looks so juvenile, but it's fun to see what I come up with.

When I settled in from work last night I decided to do a little more carving. I was out on the back deck and happily carving away with the stick positioned on my lap. I was so into what I was doing that I didn't come inside and retrieve my finger and thumb guards like I should have. Needless to say it finally happened, everyone's nightmare of cutting themselves. I actually took a chunk out of my forefinger right beneath my knuckle. It was pretty deep.

Here comes the graphic part: Blood was gushing everywhere and I think I was more stunned than anything with the way it was bleeding. It was all over me. I called for my wife from the deck and I think she heard my tone. I didn't want to run into the house because I would have made a mess on the carpets and floors. Next thing I know she came running out with the roll of papertowel and got a little panicked and yelled at me to sit down and elevate my hand LOL...

We thought I may have needed to take a trip to the hospital for stitches. I applied pressure to see if it would stop bleeding and it slowly did. We washed the area and applied ointment and put one of those butterfly dressings on it and I'm happy to say no trip to the hospital was needed.

This may be gross to some folks, but...The area on the stick I was carving has some blood on it which dried. I'm going to leave it on there as a reminder of what happened. And when I'm ready to shellac it, I'm gonna shellac right over it for it's own characteristic and mostly as the reminder.

What sucks is my deck has stained blood all over it and didn't come out. But, powerwashing will clean that up.

Lesson for the day: ALWAYS USE YOUR FINGER AND THUMB GUARDS WHILE CARVING!!

[Starbuck]

I've joined a stick making class at the local Veterans hospital as part of their Recreation Therapy department. I have a cedar stick that I've begun cleaning....it smells sooo good! Wish me luck on it!

[Scorp]

That's awesome Starbuck! I also find it very therapeutic and really enjoy it.

Cedar smells so good. Good luck and take pics of the finished product!

Originally Posted by Starbuck

I've joined a stick making class at the local Veterans hospital as part of their Recreation Therapy department. I have a cedar stick that I've begun cleaning....it smells sooo good! Wish me luck on it!

[Jess]

Christie and I took a drive last weekend up on the mountain and came back through Fancy Gap, a little area with a shitload of antique/ junk stores/ produce stands.

One place we stopped at near Meadows of Dan had a crock full of walking sticks hand carved by a local named James. Guessing they are all on a first name basis up there. LOL!... Here is a pic of James' sticks...



We wandered around the shop, which was set up in little areas kind of like boutiques of junk, and I saw a couple more high gloss shiny walking sticks that also had a tag hanging off them. " Made in China". My heart sank. It was time to go. I hope James sees them one day and whacks someone with his!


Careful with the fingers there Scorp!

[Dude]

Originally Posted by Anastasia

Most embarrassing first post ever, but when saw a thread about "Walking Sticks", I was excited and thought it meant these kind



Now I know I am a serious nerd.

Those carvings are really beautiful though, so I am still glad I stopped by.

I thought it might be a "SAVE the very endangered walking stick" thread too.
My hackles even raised a bit because I'm sad they are all dying out