[Tom Gustafson]

My son was home for a visit and I took him on a willow hunt to introduce him to my new passion. On his first trip, he found a stick much nicer than any of the 200 I have taken home. Beginner's luck! He says he has an eye for diamond willow. I can't argue! It's 7 feet long and has 37 diamonds, many of them very large.

Super Diamond Willow Stick

• Tom Gustafson
• Apr 27, 2016
• 1

This stick is 7 feet long and has 37 diamonds!

 

[Big-O]

Good looking stick. I wished I could find some diamond willow here in Tennessee.

 

[RandyL476]

That's a nice one !!! We don't have diamond willow here in Alabama.

 

[MJC4]

Will make a very nice walking stick when dried. We have black willow trees and willow bushes here in Indiana, I have yet to fine any diamond willow yet, I will keep looking though.

 

[Batakali]

No diamonds here either. Every other problem that might effect a tree just not the one that I want!

 

[gdenby]

Very impressive find. A piece that size could make a wizard size staff. I made a couple long ones early on, but found they were not really practical. I kept bumping my head if I swung the staff to far forward. Cut one down to 5". The longest I use now is just over 4".

 

[CV3]

That is great. Wish we had access to diamond willow down here.

 

[Tom Gustafson]

Very impressive find. A piece that size could make a wizard size staff. I made a couple long ones early on, but found they were not really practical. I kept bumping my head if I swung the staff to far forward. Cut one down to 5". The longest I use now is just over 4".

Yes, I'm afraid we'll have to cut it. The bottom part doesn't have quite so many diamonds. My son is 6'5", so he'll want a longer stick.

 

[Rodney]

Leave it long until it dries. That will make a great staff.

My staffs are both about chin height on me.

Rodney

 

[Whiteroselad]

Although we don't have diamond willow here in the UK I can obviously see why it is so loved by you fellas. It really fits the American style of walking sticks. Thanks for posting your photo. N.

 

[Rodney]

By American style do you mean twisted, bent, full of knots, doglegs and/or other defects and just generally not suitable for a stick in the UK? :lol:

Rodney

 

[Deltaboy1984]

Great looking staff.

 

[plethodon]

Wish we had diamond willow in Georgia. Really nice stick -- look forward to seeing what you do with it.

 

[Rodney]

Do you have honeysuckle there? If you do, you might get some nice twisties.

Rodney

 

[Tom Gustafson]

We have small honeysuckle bushes, but nothing that makes a branch large enough for a stick. Maybe there are some bushes large enough. I'll have to keep my eyes open.

Do you have honeysuckle there? If you do, you might get some nice twisties.

Rodney

 

[Tom Gustafson]

This stick has stopped losing weight - I'm wondering if I should start finishing it off! I don't want to rush it, but I'm also eager to see what it will look like.

 

[Rodney]

Honey Suckle can be a stick too but what I meant was saplings that it grows up around. The saplings develop a twist as the honeysuckle slowly strangles them.

Rodney