I am from West Virginia but have lived in a Minneapolis, MN since 1972. I have been working with diamond willow for 35 years or so. Wood working is in my DNA. My father was a profession that taught engineering. He had a full shop of Delta tools that I wish he had not sold off. So as a...

My professional tree trimmer and wood seller friend says Locust is the top seller for resale right now, but that is for retail lumber and commercial use, I think for hiking sticks and canes fruit branches are far better and more pleasing to the eye and much more economical for our craft. Truth...

I finished this one today. I'm not sure of the type of wood however. It's a soft wood and very light weight. I thought the graining was kind of unique. It has some black and even a little orange in it. I found the limb at the recycle grounds so I have no idea what it actually is. It made kind of...

Just started back up this summer it’s fun and addicting to make hiking slash walking sticks

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