CARVING a STAFF of GUIDANCE walking stick

Welcome back to a complex walking stick. A client had reached out requesting a Staff of Guidance and its a big one! We have a crystal sphere on top held by a triple claw, a twist transition, a paracord wrap handle, Celtic Weave pattern along the shaft, a secondary handle and finally tapered down to a rubber foot. This was carved out of Red Oak and finished with Provincial stain, three coats of polyurethane and a beeswax finish.
Stick around, we have alot of information in this video and hope you enjoy the carving!
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[@Anywhere72]

I would love to have a staff like this, but made from 9 different types of wood in it. Nice job.

[@JasonHedrich]

9 different species of wood will certainly complicate matters!! Glad you like it, thanks for watching

[@calvinpruett9429]

I am astonished; it is magnificent! Thank you,l Sir!

[@JasonHedrich]

Thanks for watching! Glad for watching

[@normvachon8975]

What a beautiful staff you make it look so easy . Looking forward to your next project

[@JasonHedrich]

Thank you! Glad it seems “easy”… this one took a lot of patience to get all the details!

[@praxis-living]

This is incredible work!!! I look forward to holding this in my hands this week!!!

[@JasonHedrich]

Glad you like it! It was a fun project! Thanks

[@rebbecakennedy900]

You are a freakin bad ass! Dude your hands are a gift to this abrasive world! I share your passion and am awed by your knowledge! May i ask how you came to this work and were you passed down the tools? Teachings? Did u go to school? What does something like this cost? Where are you from? And how old are you? Youre skills look like one who has had lots of practice! I love it, thank you!

[@JasonHedrich]

Thank you very much! I’ll try and answer as best I can… I’m a structural engineer by training and that’s my day job, I try and do carving as a hobby on my free time. I took a short carving course about 20 years ago and have been teaching myself as I go. Some tools were passed down through family but mostly bought them as I needed them (and could afford them). I learn from each project and still have a lot to learn but it’s a great journey and the woodworking community is great at sharing knowledge. Thanks for watching and your kind words!

[@christinakindler9112]

WOW!! An extraordinary piece. It is beautiful, I love this!

[@JasonHedrich]

Good to hear from you! Thank you, it was a busy stick with a lot of details but it came out nicely!

[@jplieurance]

Dang - well done!!!!!

[@JasonHedrich]

thank you!

[@witosaw8031]

Wspaniała robota !

[@JasonHedrich]

THANK YOU!

[@rumpple4skin976]

wow I love that amazing work

[@JasonHedrich]

Thank you so much 😀

[@joshualavender]

Impressive work! It's interesting to see the evolution of your stick-making.

[@JasonHedrich]

Thank you! Hopefully it's interesting in a good way!!

[@richardmilliken9377]

Nice staff 👏 Really like your drill press cradle, clever!

[@JasonHedrich]

Thank you! Had to find a way to keep the round sticks cantered below the drill bit! It works well.

[@eyeguyeyeguy1]

Very nice

[@JasonHedrich]

Thank you very much

[@geoff2212]

Absolutely brilliant 👍

[@JasonHedrich]

Thanks! This was a busy stick but it came out really nice

[@geoff2212]

I make everyday sticks. I don't have the patience nor the skill to make such a beautiful stick😄@@JasonHedrich

[@JasonHedrich]

@@geoff2212 glad you make sticks! Luckily there's a need for all types of sticks. Although my back felt this carving!!

[@geoff2212]

Yes, I bet it did. I have done a bit of carving but stick to animal heads. Making hiking staffs are my favorite sticks.@@JasonHedrich

[@arshadalkade1953]

You can make stick Maleficent

[@JasonHedrich]

I'll look into it! Thanks

[@albertreed966]

It would be interesting to know where to find Red Oak staffs because the box stores don't often carry quality!

[@JasonHedrich]

In Montreal we can get red oak in our local big box stores. Easy enough to find here. Must be a local supply chain availability

[@jplieurance]

would you mind sharing your beeswax/oil/tripoli ratio?

[@JasonHedrich]

I would but I bought this mix from a woodturner while I was visiting NYC so I'm not sure of the ratio... but it works great!

[@Sheepdog1314]

what is holding in the ball?

[@JasonHedrich]

The crystal is held in with epoxy! Thanks for watching