FIRE Walking Stick - ash and epoxy

[@Aldenpnw]

This is exactly what I needed to solve the problem I ran into while doing a similar project, thanks so much!

[@JasonHedrich]

Great to hear! Happy to help

[@Sokolva]

Beautiful work, love the idea of using pigmented epoxy to fill the cracks artfully, I definitely am going to try out that technique on some of the sticks I’ve found!

[@JasonHedrich]

Great to hear! Thank you for watching, glad it gave you some inspiration

[@jacopodanglars4836]

this video what i’ve been looking for. You’ve given me some out of the box ideas that I hadn’t thought of. Thank you Sir!

[@JasonHedrich]

That's great to hear! Happy to be able to help a little!

[@huskiefan8950]

For filling in wood cracks, I just fill up a small sandwich bag about 1/3 full with whatever epoxy or glue I'm using, then I use scissors to cut off a bottom corner of the bag as small as I can where it will still come out, then fill em up! I find it to be the least messy and wasteful thing I've tried. You can get the tip of the bag to go IN the crack, then squeeze. 👍

[@JasonHedrich]

Great tip! Thanks I’ll give it a try

[@omareduardotroncoso107]

Wow, very good job, it turned out very well, I really like the videos, you have very good ideas, thanks 👏

[@JasonHedrich]

Thank you!

[@dizzysdiamonds]

That is a beautiful piece!!!! I work with blackthorn and any cracks in my handles I fill with black tinted epoxy ...I must experiment with other colours

[@JasonHedrich]

Thank you! Ive done black epoxy as well, it looks good as well

[@MrStanwillis]

Great video and idea. I'm thinking red and blue.

[@JasonHedrich]

Thanks! Yes, it would be easy enough to do several colours!

[@martrmbn]

Looks great! Did you do the coloring all in one step or did you have to do it several times as you rotated around so it wouldn't drip?

[@JasonHedrich]

Thank you! Yes, one side at a time. I did use 5 minute epoxy to help speed things up but it took a bit of time to do all the sides

[@johnnyserratt6176]

I have found throw away chopstick works great for mixing and applying epoxy

[@JasonHedrich]

Great tip... thanks

[@davidwoolsey2300]

I like that the teak oil finish didn't darken the wood.

[@JasonHedrich]

it does make the wood look good however... I've been very impressed by the Teak oil and have really enjoyed using it

[@johneagan8021]

Fantastic. Thank you for the Inspiration. I know it's 2 Years Old. I am now going to Refurbish my Sticks.

[@JasonHedrich]

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it. I have a few others online, take a look and let me know what you think

[@johnbaldwin6614]

That is gorgeous

[@JasonHedrich]

Thank you so much! Very happy to see you liked it. Thanks for the support

[@stephengrooms1929]

Sweet walking stick I like it 👌

[@JasonHedrich]

Thank you! The pattern of the wood came out beautiful

[@stormbringer_7774]

Love your work bro👍☘️

[@JasonHedrich]

Thanks! I appreciate it

[@Ozarkwild]

Great work man! Enjoyed the video

[@JasonHedrich]

Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching

[@yorkshirebengal1620]

Great work again Mr Hedrich. Your videos have really inspired creativity in my stick making. I have a quick question if you don’t mind. I am creating a carved conductors baton for a graduation present. I am using your epoxy technique and then am going to varnish it. Do you have any tips about how to dry something that is only approx 15 inches long without spoiling the finish? I borrowed your hook technique for my sticks, but I’m not sure it will work in this case. Thanks.

[@JasonHedrich]

Sounds like an interesting idea. You can make a small support block with a hole in it for the tip of the stick so you can get access to all around it while finishing it. Or tie a thin wire around one spot and hang it from that... or you might have to finish it in 2 passes. Good luck either way and let us all know how it turns out

[@yorkshirebengal1620]

@@JasonHedrich this is a short video to show you how it turned out. Hope you like it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6eUpKirlq2tqbM

[@CHAD-RYAN]

Have you found out what kind of wood the first one is? How did it turn out? I found one similar to the one you have very light, bald/smooth and smells like lemon when cut.

[@JasonHedrich]

I’m not 100%, but I think it’s ash. Heavy but it oiled up nice with great grain pattern. Never had a wood like you described, sounds like a good stick to work on however. Hope it works out!

[@CHAD-RYAN]

@@JasonHedrich the first stick, not the second

[@JasonHedrich]

@@CHAD-RYAN oh sorry... no, never did, still made a nice stick out of it but sometimes without the bark or leaves, its hard to figure out the species.

[@connorlennon5925]

How long did you season the ash stick for? Great work. Can't wait til my sticks are ready to work on.

[@JasonHedrich]

This one was lying on the forest floor for some time so it was mostly dried out. I kept it in my garage for a few months before working on it. If it was a green stick, I’d say it would have been at least a year before it would have been ready. Hope that helps.

[@keithpetersen4920]

Have you ever tried using tru oil for you finish? I always use that on my walking sticks.

[@JasonHedrich]

Hello, thanks for letting me know. Never heard of tru-oil… I’ll have to look it up.

[@DavidPinner-z1z]

Tru oil is a gun stock finish. I have used it, and seen it on gun stock very nice finish. Should make a great finish.

[@soranightstorm9262]

Have you tried driftwood for a hiking/ walking stick before?

[@JasonHedrich]

Not yet, but I’ll keep looking

[@edsecorr7812]

Great job thank you love your videos

[@JasonHedrich]

Thank you for your support

[@DarkRumAgain]

I know I am a bit OCD about these things. Openings that run parallel to the grain, and caused by moisture loss are checks. Cracks are across the grain and caused by external stress. Sorry to be picky.

[@JasonHedrich]

Thanks for the information, I'll try and catch that in the future

[@Matt-uj6jm]

The master 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@virgiltoepfer7087]

Nice! Thanks

[@JasonHedrich]

Thanks for watching!

[@davidwoolsey2300]

When I tried using epoxy to fill the cracks in my stick, the wood expanded and pulled away from the epoxy. (because of heat). Has that happened to you?

[@JasonHedrich]

hmm, no, I havent had that issue. Perhaps it was the size/depth of the fill. The ones on this stick were not very deep or large, so maybe it didnt heat up as much. Maybe even the brand of epoxy might impact that... Sorry to say, but I havent had this issue

[@robertmcfetridge3480]

Check out the video by Rob Cosman concerning wrapping tool handles with hockey tape. It is an inexpensive and practical alternative.

[@JasonHedrich]

I agree its an easier and more economical option, however over a full days hiking, the paracord is much more comfortable on your hands. But yes, tape is an option (and no sticky residue as it wears out).

[@emeraldunderground4234]

How did you get the paracord securely set onto the staff?

[@JasonHedrich]

In my later videos, I went over the different methods of completing the paracord wrap. Its a series of half-hitch knots that secure it to the stick. Thanks for watching.

[@davidvanderper1]

At first I thought it was a snake head

[@JasonHedrich]

It does look like it a bit, I can see it

[@russellyoung9520]

This one could have been a cobra snake walking stick

[@JasonHedrich]

I did think of that at the onset... however I feel the market is a bit saturated with snake walking sticks and there are some beautiful ones out there! But good catch on seeing it in the shape...

[@cheryllakin3077]

Looks like the head of a python. Very cool staff.

[@JasonHedrich]

It does a little, probably should have carved a snake head into this one... Next time!