Author Topic: Walking Sticks & Staffs (Read 1632 times)

Puffer · « **on:** January 22, 2009, 03:42:39 PM »

How many of you have & use Walking Sticks and/or Staffs ??

Heare are mine.

Puffer

Sneakon · « **Reply #1 on:** January 22, 2009, 04:24:55 PM »

Don't use such a thing myself - yet, but I have been saving the main trunk of the Christmas tree for a few years now to make that kind of thing.

Voyageur · « **Reply #2 on:** January 22, 2009, 05:34:33 PM »

Puffer · « **Reply #3 on:** January 22, 2009, 07:32:46 PM »

Quote from: "Voyageur"

That's a nice collection the second one from the bottom should be good to go with your knobby knees showing from under your kilts. I showed up at a fishing club dinner in my MaClaren colours one year and they had a laugh about the purpose and positioning of my sporran. When the saw the wee dagger in my socks they stopped laughing---never could figure out why? Nice sticks :happy

A "wee knife & my "PUB CRAWLER" works (except with a certain "exmarine polok"

Puffer

Swamp · « **Reply #4 on:** January 22, 2009, 08:37:35 PM »

Puffer, those are sweet! I do use one when I hunt, and it doubles as a shooting stick. Here's a picture of mine. I used it when I went elk hunting.

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sse · « **Reply #5 on:** January 22, 2009, 08:46:39 PM »

Quote from: "Puffer"

Quote from: "Voyageur"
That's a nice collection the second one from the bottom should be good to go with your knobby knees showing from under your kilts. I showed up at a fishing club dinner in my MaClaren colours one year and they had a laugh about the purpose and positioning of my sporran. When the saw the wee dagger in my socks they stopped laughing---never could figure out why? Nice sticks :happy

A "wee knife & my "PUB CRAWLER" works (except with a certain "exmarine polok"

Puffer
Bears a slight resemblance to a shillelagh, laddy...

butterchurn · « **Reply #6 on:** January 23, 2009, 10:15:16 AM »

I don't have one but I have two nice natural "sticks" that beg to be made into one.

Ironhand · « **Reply #7 on:** January 23, 2009, 11:31:05 AM »

I have several sticks and have made both walking sticks and wading staffs. If you stream fish for trout you have to try a wading staff. Mine has saved me from many a dunking.

I generally use stuff I buy at Home Depot to make my staffs. They are not fancy but they work. Extra long broom handles make good shafts, if you can find a straight one. I foot my staffs with copper plumbing parts and simple cord served to an inset area of the shaft makes a good grip. Add a little spar varnish and you have a solid, cheap walking staff. You can decorate with feathers, beads, wood bunings, carvings or a compass as you see fit. On my wading staffs I woodburned a inch scale so you can use the staff to tell if your fish is a keeper.

Ironhand

nessy357 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 23, 2009, 02:05:00 PM »

Nice walking sticks Puffer, you can walk softly when you carry one of them

My oldest son made one from diamond willow, for my daughter-in-law for Christmas.

Cheers Bob.

deadfallpaul · « **Reply #9 on:** January 23, 2009, 03:56:57 PM »

Yes, I use one.

Guess my age is showing!

Three Hawks · « **Reply #10 on:** January 23, 2009, 05:14:44 PM »

Quote from: "Ironhand"

On my wading staffs I woodburned a inch scale so you can use the staff to tell if your fish is a keeper.
Ironhand

WILD TROUT--EAT AND RELEASE

Thre Hawks

Puffer · « **Reply #11 on:** January 23, 2009, 07:55:57 PM »

Quote from: "nessy357"

Nice walking sticks Puffer, you can walk softly when you carry one of them

Cheers Bob.

Puffer

rickevans · « **Reply #12 on:** July 25, 2010, 06:37:41 PM »

I will be needing one soon, as soon as I can start walking on my mending leg. I was looking more for an ash or hickory shovel handle, cut down to size of course with an antler handle...

greyhunter · « **Reply #13 on:** July 25, 2010, 08:16:10 PM »

Use a set of shooting sticks, good for stray, rowdy dogs and surly barkeeps. Also good for holding down top strand of electric fence when I'm woodchuck hunting pastures and need to go over the fence. Crawling under a fence could put your nose into a pasture patty. Nice sticks Puffer, won't comment on your knobby knees tho.

Kermit · « **Reply #14 on:** July 26, 2010, 11:08:38 PM »

Mine's a hazel staff about 5-1/2 feet long with a crook carved from elm burl. Proper for herding woolies in the hielands. I have a shorter one that's hazel too, but with a handle/crook made from a ram's horn. More like a cane. Sorry--no pics. Never thought to photograph 'em!

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