[Big-O]

Here is a few pictures of some of my latest sticks. Two are Poplar, and two are Hickory.

 

[CV3]

Nice looking grips. I like the inlaid compass too.

 

[Big-O]

Thank you very much.

 

[MJC4]

Like the compass as well ! :thumbsu:

 

[Whiteroselad]

These look like very practical hiking sticks Big-O. I have done two compass inlays before, one I still have to finish and one went onto a short walking stick and after using it for a while I realised it looked "wrong" it just didn't look right somehow. Having said that, the compass's on your staffs look the part. Well done on some fine work sir! N. :goodjob:

 

[Batakali]

Very nice! Love that twisty!

 

[RandyL476]

Nice sticks job well done!!!

 

[gdenby]

Nice work, nice wrappings, and the compasses are a good idea. Good to see your work.

 

[krao]

I suppose the left-most stick in the first picture is hickory? I really like the look you got going there. I usually find hickory sticks all sanded and smoothed out. I am currently working on a hickory stick and I am thinking of giving it a natural look too. I havea couple of questions to ask --

1. did you sand it at all to smooth out the wavy grain a little bit?
2. what finish did you use? I have a bottle of tung oil that I was hoping to use

Thanks and great job

 

[Big-O]

I suppose the left-most stick in the first picture is hickory? I really like the look you got going there. I usually find hickory sticks all sanded and smoothed out. I am currently working on a hickory stick and I am thinking of giving it a natural look too. I havea couple of questions to ask --

1. did you sand it at all to smooth out the wavy grain a little bit?
2. what finish did you use? I have a bottle of tung oil that I was hoping to use

Thanks and great job

Yes the stick is hickory. I sanded smooth and used walnut stain to bring out the grain. Then 3 coats of semigloss polyurethane. after the first and second coat of urethane I used 000 steel wool to sand the raised hairs. Makes for a glass like finish.

 

[krao]

Great job - by looking at the picture, one could never say that you had sanded it all the way down! Going to use this as a reference for my hickory hiking staff! Thanks!

 

[Gloops]

Nic set of sticks, grips look good.

 

[cobalt]

fortunatly i dont have much sanding to do with hazel shanks

I hate sanding just coat the hazel with danish oil