I’ve been using necessary tree pruning at my house as an opportunity to select ideal branches for walking sticks. My self-taught finishing process mostly consists of a bench top belt sander, hand scraper, and tung oil. It’s going pretty well, but I don’t yet know about the long term bark durability and adhesion.

    • matilija@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 day ago

      Only one of them features a piece of quartz at the top to concentrate the wielder’s magical energy.

      I, however, have no such power, so it’s functionally just a stick.

  • Elle@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    These look nice! The fifth one to the right of the tallest walking stick is surprisingly straight. Almost looks like it could double as a fighting staff.

    • matilija@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 day ago

      Thanks, that one is my favorite! It does have some curve to it, but only in one dimension so it hides when leaning against a wall like this. But it does feel like the heftiest choice to fight off a coyote that wants my little dog for a snack.

  • Catoblepas
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    1 day ago

    Does the one on the far right bear weight well? It’s the sketchiest looking to me by far, the others look like excellent walking sticks.

    A word of caution if you don’t already know: you might want to keep them strictly outside for a while so that the creepy crawlies still in there have time to leave/die. You can encourage them away with citronella spray.

    • matilija@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 day ago

      It’s the most curved but it’s oak and so far it has been strong enough for my hiking use.