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I received so much good information from my first post that I am back in search of more answers. I have been tramping the woods looking for fallen branches suitable for walking stick stock. Attached are photos of two such branches, each black walnut I think. In each, virtually all of the sapwood has rotted away, as you can see in the photos where I carved down to bare wood with a drawknife. On the other example, I have peeled all of the sapwood and weathered wood down to solid wood.
My questions, is there any problem I should anticipate using these for walking sticks? Also, observations on the color variation between these two samples? Also picked up some Oak, Osage Orange and Hickory but they were not nearly as deteriorated. Am I OK on these as long as I work them down to solid wood?
My questions, is there any problem I should anticipate using these for walking sticks? Also, observations on the color variation between these two samples? Also picked up some Oak, Osage Orange and Hickory but they were not nearly as deteriorated. Am I OK on these as long as I work them down to solid wood?



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