How to make a Deputy Yard Stick (Self Defence Walking Stick)

[@trublgrl]

I appreciate that you did this with the tools you had, when it looks like a lathe project. So often we' look at this and say "I can't get it symmetrical without a lathe, I can't make the ferrule without a welding setup, or something like that, but honestly, all it took was a drill, spoke shave, sandpaper, coping saw. KZbin makes you forget that you can do it without the fancy stuff. As Red Green used to say: "Remember, any tool, is the right tool."

[@jga1001]

The best homemade stick I ever seen,with down to earth explanations.Great video,thanks a lot.

[@WeaponCollector]

Thanks for that, that really means a lot, glad it helped, cheers.

[@funkyprepper]

Loved it Mike, what a great tool. I'm tempted make a "walking stick" too. The harder the better

[@Brando-UK]

I have never seen one of these used in the coal mines in the eastern U.S. but I have always wanted one. They would come in handy if you are a fireboss and really a section boss as well.

[@srspower]

That came out really well :)

[@WeaponCollector]

Thanks Sam, i was very happy with this, nice simple build, but very effective! By the way - Hope all is well mate, you coming back on KZbin soon?

[@john_free_thinker]

It came out really nice. A simple and still effective weapon that can be well used in a fight. Good work. I got to make one soon...

[@timbo66]

Nice work! Interesting bit of history and I bet something like that would go for a fortune on Etsy!

[@WeaponCollector]

Thanks Timbo, funnily enough i was thinking of etsy too!!! its nice doing a historical one, i watched a few videos to learn what they where used for too, was very interesting.

[@ObjectHistory]

Fascinating! Great idea for a project and I’d never heard of those.

[@stuckgrenadepin.225]

We used these in Boy Scouts. Carved all kinds of handy stuff on them, colored it in with permanent markers then did some heavy coats of epoxy to seal it but a thin layer of fiberglass would do well too.

[@ImperialistRunningDo]

I have one of those I built for myself! 6 feet long, with a hook that screws in the end. Wrapped with parachord over fishing line (not that I would ever use it to fish with!)

[@brianvannorman1465]

Nifty. Thank you. Hello from San Diego California.

[@WeaponCollector]

Thanks Brian.

[@jeffreybarton1297]

Very smart! Pretty formidable weapon/stick. I think the military use something similar, for parade use......and hitting squaddies if they get out of hand.

[@Nyle95]

A pace stick

[@WeaponCollector]

Thanks Jeff, i am really happy with this one, i may look into parade sticks now, cheers mate

[@richardgonzales4815]

Top drawer! That’s a right smart cudgel , I must say . It has all the proper elements which such a weapon should posses ... Biblical ,even! “ ... Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort Me...”

[@WeaponCollector]

Thanks Richard, glad you liked it mate, yeah its well worth owning and carrying a stick isn't it

[@richardgonzales4815]

WeaponCollector : Great for rabid dogs and lunatics ... Boccaccio once referred to it vaguely yet humorously when speaking of a chap of a certain persuasion :” ... but of women he was as fond as a cur is fond of a stout stick...”

[@Krylon103112]

That looks like a great walking stick. Are you going to do a 1/4 thick brass hair comb build? Like a 80 style big hair comb.

[@gashgoblin9987]

Lovely stuff man can't wait till I get my shed

[@WeaponCollector]

Thanks mate, yeah get in the shed and make one! well worth doing.

[@lenordchristopher6447]

Brilliant project Mike

[@WeaponCollector]

Thanks Len, really happy with this one, lovely simple sleek stick.

[@johnkitching6293]

Great job! A great cane with a historical background ‘

[@myfastcars]

WELL DONE MATE!!! Well done!

[@oriendubstep8053]

Really nice build Mike 👍

[@WeaponCollector]

Thanks Orien, glad you liked it mate

[@grimwulf8547]

Those hoe handles are amazing. Only 13.99. I can sell walking sticks made from them for about 50 quid by the time ive done some carving

[@CMMilitaria]

Nice work love it! Hope to see you using it in 30 years 😂😂 keep up the good work

[@WeaponCollector]

Cheers mate, lets hope its not till 30 years or more if i ever need one, if i'm like my dad i'll not need it even at 70, lol

[@CMMilitaria]

@@WeaponCollector Haha only messing!

[@MrEdium]

🤯AWESOME WORK🤯 Reminds me of the old Cold Steel Walkabouts🤔

[@StuG-]

Nice work mate!

[@WeaponCollector]

Thanks Stu.

[@user-nu2km3lr5d]

Really impressed with this 😀👍👍👍

[@Pergio-destroys]

Awesome mate love it

[@zahidahmed9494]

Hi, nice work, what's the finished length of this?

[@ImperialistRunningDo]

Exactly 3 feet, or one yard. Almost a meter (you could easily make a metric version of this, but that would require ten marks for centemeters!)

[@i8every1]

As we all get older a good stick is the way forward, how can I contact you and send some pics of my builds?

[@WeaponCollector]

Always good to have a few sticks isn't it mate, i am on Instagram, Facebook and twitter that all have instant messengers that can share images, or email mate, look on the "ABOUT" section on my channel for my email.

[@nightshade6988]

What are the lines on the "pointy" end for? Is it to measure how deep you have stuck it into your opponent? 😂

[@WeaponCollector]

hahaha, maybe, lol

[@tonynapoli5549]

Thanks for sharing mate nice

[@jumblesaleboo]

Mike, I don't know what Sigmund Freud, would have made of that diagram mate. :D :)

[@mangmiketeamtaiaha7256]

Hi, Whats your thoughts on the HDR .50 cal bb gun?

[@shaneschannel2081]

Where could you get wood from uk Skegness vegas

[@WeaponCollector]

I buy them on amazon mate

[@shaneschannel2081]

Thank you uk shane

[@JamesGMunn]

What model of a folding knife was that?

[@hofstadter4355]

I would make a hilt, a compilation of a pistol / hook

[@frankdavis1139]

Very nice 👍 us Wildwood NJ

[@WeaponCollector]

Thanks Frank, glad you liked it mate

[@garybillington2239]

Could you steam it and make a crook ?

[@ImperialistRunningDo]

No. And yes. To clarify, a piece of wood that thick would be really hard to steam bend. We have a steam box to bend sides for musical instruments, and we try not to bend pieces thicker than 1/8th of an inch. Here's what you would do: take 8 strips of wood cut to 1/8 inch. They don't have to be the same type of wood -- alternating white maple with black walnut will give you striking results! You need to make a few forms to bend the wood around. If you want a 4 inch diameter crook, cut a 4 inch circle, 4 1/8, 4 1/4, and 4 3/8. Drill several large holes in the circle that clamps will fit in. Steam heat the wood, and clamp the strips and leave them overnight to cool (wood has a "memory" and it will want to return to its original straight orientation). If you try to do all 8 pieces on a single form, the srtips that make up the outside of the form will fight you, because they need a bigger radius. Wear heat-resistant gloves and use lots of caution. Steam will bend wood AND scald you at the same time. Can it be done? Yes. Is it easy? No. Would you end up with a stick to be proud of? Absolutely. I'm sure I'm as clear as mud here. You probably wonder if I even speak English. But buy the book "Make Your Own Walking Stucks" by Charles Self. He does a better job describing the process, and has lots of helpful photos of a jig to use.

[@ImperialistRunningDo]

There's lots of "how to" instructions on how to bend a solid piece of wood into a curve for a walking stick. I can't speak from experience, but I'm sure it could be done.

[@Cxwl9]

Should have been a brass feral

[@WeaponCollector]

i used some scrap i had, cost me nothing, i would have to buy brass for a feral.

[@ImperialistRunningDo]

Copper pipe is easy to find. Bloody difficult to keep polished up. Even if you spray it with lacquer, the finish will scrape off. It is, after all, on the end of a walking stick.

[@Cxwl9]

@@ImperialistRunningDo Yeah I never thought of that it's just the mine deputy usually had a brass one so it won't spark .

[@Cxwl9]

@@WeaponCollector You should visit your local scrap yard they would probably give you a piece free or for under a pound

[@ImperialistRunningDo]

@dfp76 (you don't hear this on KZbin much, but...) you are absolutely correct. Copper pipe would work fine. If it turned green, that would just make it look more antique.

[@jeremiahshine]

Noice.

[@jeremiahshine]

(I eyeballed my broken 12lb sledge handle yesterday, as a matter of fact! A stout piece of hickory. I kept some iron pieces from a roadside exercise contraption I stripped off that might make a good counter-weight. lol) Something to keep by the door.

[@WeaponCollector]

Thanks mate.

[@WeaponCollector]

Sounds great mate!

[@BobNchannel]

first rate

[@WeaponCollector]

Thanks Bob.

[@gashgoblin9987]

The only measure for a deputys stick is a copper on the end of it only joking

[@WeaponCollector]

haha

[@markadams9819]

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