Making walking sticks

Hi there. Firstly may i say there are rubber ferrules for the sticks. Sorry I didn't show them.
The brass tip is there to protect the wooden end grain from impacts and moister and is there to except a rubber ferrule.
If you enjoyed this build then have a look at some of my other build videos. Links below.
• Making a Walking Stick...
• Making Dulzouki Dulcimers
This video is about me making a few walking stick or canes for presents for Christmas. I know there are many ways to make walking sticks. But this is my way. I'm not saying these are the best ways to make a cane or stick. but some people may take ideas. Ok, my methods are not always the quickest, best or safest ways to work. but the sticks came out ok. I'm pleased with the results.
I will remove the rest from the lathe when I'm sanding in the future
Also, I will roll my sleeves up next time I use my lathe. Thank you for your concern.
Apologies for the sound. This was my first proper build video. Just mute it if it's too much.
Thank you for watching.
Pete

[@PeterSmithwoodsmith]

This is is my latest project kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIXPY2qJg66Di5o

[@georgecullen759]

Can you attach handle to stick with dovetail joint and dawl as you did? I live in the philippines and can not seem to get the idea across. I currently have one with a shaft about 4 feet long. The handle is straight (without your curves). It allows me to stand and place am arm across the handle and rest my chin on my arm. This helps my back when there are no chairs and I have to wait in line. What would one cost to include shipping if you had a mind to build one for this old vet living here. Please keep up your video's. I do not have your kind of equipment but it takes me back to high school and wood shop. Have a Blessed Day and may God watch over you and your family, keeping you in his loving hands. Retired Navy "Mustang" Nurse.

[@jongeiragustsson4391]

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[@avdigashi436]

😊⁹

[@avdigashi436]

9o okmol 😅😅m😅ml

[@holly5791]

The canes are beautiful. Whoever receives these as gifts will be proud. So much attention to detail. 👍🏻

[@ncoutdooradventures6148]

Love your shop! All the gadgets, and gizmos, a woodworker could want!

[@jeffmills5748]

Thank you for this! I was asked to build someone a walking stick for use in their pasture. I have never done one but had some ideas on how. I stumbled across this video and I am VERY grateful that I did! Awesome looking sticks!

[@PeterSmithwoodsmith]

Thank you for the kind comment. Hope you Walking stick is a success.

[@shedmanx3640]

Those walking sticks are works of art.

[@riversmart]

Great Job! Ultimate professional, thank you for sharing.

[@dangraf3504]

Very well done. Your focus on detail , the ability to perform perfection and using lids, rolls of tape to template the head , touched my memory of doing the same many times, years ago. Thus creating a very unique piece every time . Thank you for sharing.

[@paulhenry4205]

Love the sticks‼️Great construction. Heritage walking stick construction ❗️👍🏻👍🏻

[@brookswade5774]

I like your tail stock wheel. I had to do the same thing to mine. I forgot to say, that’s a really nice stick you turned out. You have given me a new idea. Thank you.

[@horaciocastillo1435]

Congratulations Pete, that is a lot more than a walking stick, that is a piece of art executed with great taste.

[@FranksDIY]

Very nice job. I stumbled across this and I'm happy i did

[@garryderish2465]

Beautiful craftsmanship, a pleasure to watch a talented craftsman

[@trevorwilliams4300]

Awesome, loved some of your techniques and will certainly use them in other projects of mine.

[@mariselnegron9817]

I love that cane. It's beautiful.

[@dianebecker9617]

Beautiful work! Enjoyed watching a skilled craftsman doing his thing!

[@Vhbaske]

It's a very nice thing to see how you turn into useful artifacts the scrap wood that other's discard from old houses. Many trees will be happy with this. Congratulations

[@robertbrunston5406]

Very nice walking sticks! Thank you.

[@Solo-Anarchist]

Nice end results! And nice shop. Ive been making 2 canes for my father in a more traditional fashion( carving knives and sandpaper, though I would probably use power tools if I had them. But i do take great enjoyment in the hand carving process.) Its been a 2-3 month process for both of them, one from lumber and one from driftwood.

[@eddybear771]

I love to utilize reclaimed wood, & it's nice to see when others do. Wood is all too often used once, then discarded, when it may have many more uses. Thank you for the video, & looking forward to seeing more from you.

[@gardengnome3249]

I use discarded wood for raised garden beds and as they rot down turn the result into wood chip and mix with the next bed's fill.

[@jenky1044]

Great job. Beautiful looking walking sticks.

[@Sitnbull43]

You have answered a lot of questions I had on making the handles and sticks. Thanks

[@mattmallard7712]

Great upload and viewing. Thank you 👍

[@tony27ortiz]

Those walking cane looks awesome. You have the right tools and the skills. I had made my own cane. Even though I'm 75 yrs old I still have some skills, what I do not have is the tools you have. I have a set of files, a jigsaw, sand paper, a small vice and a drilling gun. My waking cane is not beautiful as yours but I still get some complements. Hope didn't get you bore with my little story. Thank you for the video and keep up the good work..

[@judyhobday4760]

I am fascinated by your work, and fun to see it in hurry up mode. I have always wished for a wood working shop.

[@carpentryandwoodwork2018]

A good strong laminated handle and stick! well made, Chaplin would be proud with this one!

[@wjameswiggins]

Thank you for the video. Really impressed with your skill level. I learned a couple of things from watching this that I think will be helpful, but I am certainly not at your level to attempt this project. But thank you for the opportunity to watch you work.

[@bobbygrace8579]

Beautiful !

[@suzycowan5072]

Beautiful, I would love to have a cane like these. My cane is metal and uncomfortable to use. Fantastic job.!!

[@ignatiusjk]

Very nice,I like the contrasting woods.

[@christinaoklaohio7926]

Those sir are beautifully done. What a great talent you have.

[@ivanleterror9158]

Enjoyed watching your method. Not having a shop like yours I use 1" diameter dowels from home depot that are already round and put doorknobs and other items on their tops. Finish off with leather around it for a grip. Good job. Always a good gift for those who need their use.

[@jimburig7064]

My dog, Amber brought me my best walking stick out of the woods one day. It just needed some sanding and linseed oil. She's gone now, but I still have that beautiful walking stick.

[@JavierBonillaC]

Beautiful memory Jim. Thanks for sharing, it touched my heart.

[@jimburig7064]

Thank you, @@JavierBonillaC. I'm happy my memory finally resonated with somebody the way I intended it to.

[@milkbones69]

They came out superb!

[@THEDRAGONBOOSTER8]

Very nice .To start with I didn't think it was going to be strong enough but you done a great job ,well done..

[@benth162]

Very nice work. Not many years from now I'll be needing one of those.

[@rodneywalker9113]

Nice looking sticks. I like the use of reclaimed/salvaged woods for them. I like your method for drilling the holes for the joint. A smart way to keep the hole straight to the shank. I've found that for the joint between the handle and shank you want a minimum 5/8" or 15mm diameter for the dowel if you're using wood. Smaller than that can be weak. That, or a 3/8" or 10mm section of steel rod instead. If you're making several of the same style it makes sense to make a template for the handle. Saves a lot of re-drawing. Rodney

[@edgarhelbling6525]

Not enough to just say well done? Feel the need to educate this craftsman? Lol.

[@rodneywalker9113]

I suppose so. The size for the dowel or steel rod in the joint is a lesson I learned the hard way ( one of my own canes fortunately). Better safe than sorry. A broken cane can mean a nasty fall for the person using it.

[@krissnik3]

Edgar come on, that comment really wasn’t necessary. I think he’s a grown man and if he could handle constructive criticism (that was very politely put and great advice), he wouldn’t post public videos. We need to stop being so sensitive; he offered some free advice (take or leave), that’s all.

[@reneejoy8004]

@@edgarhelbling6525 Rodney is a master craftsman as well in his own right and makes very high quality custom canes for folks on a regular basis. His comments were not meant out of pettiness or to cut someone down as yours to him was, his were meant as constructive ideas as to what has worked for him in the past from his own experience, from *one woodworker to another*. That is not cocky or arrogant "educating" as you assumed and insinuated, but was simply one craftsman sharing ideas and tips from one craftsman to another and was *respectfully* done. There is a very big difference between his comment and yours...his was not cutting Peter down to size in any way, but yours was cutting Rodney down to size, while you accused him of doing what you yourself did to him Interesting.

[@reneejoy8004]

@@rodneywalker9113 hi Rodney it's the gal you were speaking with earlier on Etsy about the cane ideas I had (wild rose bush shaft with antler handle)...small world! Watching woodworking videos now to inspire me to try my own hand at learning how eventually, :) Be well and will be in touch. ~ Renee

[@johnr8439]

Beautiful walking stick Peter

[@1sissaree]

Absolutely fantastic! Thank you for sharing!!

[@samanthasimental3788]

Beautiful. People don't appreciate the work involved.

[@twoweary]

I love the fact that you showed the finished product for several seconds at the end.

[@johnmartlew5897]

Need more time? Hit the pause button......

[@houmi4711]

The sticks are looking very nice. Thank you for sharing your skills with the community. Greetings and love from Hamburg/ Germany.

[@tonydelitala]

Beautiful work! And all with reclaimed wood👍 Thanks

[@donvaledon1]

Really nice cane's!

[@jip971]

You are the fastest wood worker I've ever seen!!! 😄

[@tobywbeebe8161]

Great finished product. Your processes are exacting, but time intensive. Again, the end results are extremely pro-fessional.

[@brentscottbrent1]

Super work! Grandpa taught me to use a rasp for rough out work. Might save you some effort. Beautiful work in every way!

[@suggestivenoise]

Incredible work

[@greghays6794]

That is a very beautiful cane my friend! You have amazing talent.

[@grumpy23240]

Excellent job. Thank you for taking the time to make and post the video; it is people like you that make the internet such a fabulous resource!

[@PeterSmithwoodsmith]

Thank you my friend. Thats a very nice thing to say.

[@netcomptech]

Beautiful work!

[@josephpanzarellasr.8370]

Beautiful!!! What talent.

[@user-hd1mc7pw7f]

Nice to look at the beautiful work!

[@hardy5288]

Lovely work, and some handy machines,

[@travissmith7471]

Impressive and motivating... Thanks for sharing...

[@viniciocampos]

Congratulations! Wonderful work! Very beautiful!

[@adammoran7849]

Those yellow clamps are bad ass!! I need a few sets.

[@user-we6jm1oo8q]

Wow, amazing work.

[@arfurfoxhaike]

Lovely work and a pleasure to watch you demonstrate your tremendous skills, Thank you for sharing.

[@PeterSmithwoodsmith]

Thank you for the friendly comment.

[@HEREISMULLEER]

Makes me want to have a walking stick, regardless of the need!

[@DiveDiva2007]

Very nice indeed - and made with what seemed like a lot of spare bits of wood that were lying around unused.

[@miked1765]

Beautiful work.

[@user-lx6tr8jq5s]

This hand craftsmanship must be at least three or fifty years. Appreciate

[@dufus2273]

my grandson gave me a nice wooden cane. it needed sanding, stained and sealed. now it's beautiful. not quiet ready to use it yet but time is fast approaching . I'm 75 now. won't be long.

[@phillipbates2625]

Very skilful and beautiful walking sticks thanks for sharing 👍

[@k.michaelrose1898]

Entertaining in its own right.. well done, solid craftsmanship and good use of the ugly wood pile (we all have one). Also stumbled across this and pleased that I did.... nice work

[@josephwinkler4863]

Ergonomic and beautiful

[@DBCstm]

Nicely done!

[@tomreynolds7837]

lovely cane

[@A10TOES]

I always wondered how canes/walking sticks were made as I have a very unique collection, some made from just one piece of wood, carved from a walnut or sassafras tree thick limb. I have my grandfathers cane, of which my mother also used it, also made from a tree limb. This was amazing to watch & view the beautiful finished piece, thank you for sharing this, very much appreciated, you have a good skill & talented.

[@PeterSmithwoodsmith]

Thank you very much for you kind words.

[@okrambo]

Beautiful...coming from a 67 year old craftsman ...in okla..

[@PeterSmithwoodsmith]

Wow thank you Jess. i feel honoured.

[@lesroberts2244]

Brilliant sir, thank you.

[@johnmartlew5897]

Love that wood pile. Got several like it. Other people’s garbage eh!! I’m sure we all know about packing crates. A man got one from a motor bike shop. Turned out, the wood was worth almost as much as the bike.

[@3554ELM]

Great work.

[@cerealkiller4248]

That was a pleasure to watch, beautiful stick.

[@PeterSmithwoodsmith]

Thank you for the kind comment.

[@dahak972]

Well done, really nice.

[@allanwolfe6071]

A suggestion. Use some coarse (e.g. 150 grit) sandpaper and sand a bit on the inside of the brass before gluing. It gets rid of oxidation and provides a “bite” for the glue to hold on.

[@bombshelly8274]

These are beautiful walking sticks. Your parents must be so proud of their new walking sticks and their very talented son. I use a single forearm crutch and would love to have a wooden one. I wonder if we could discuss designing one and if you would be willing to make it for me. Maybe others would be interested, also. Thank you for considering, and thank you for sharing your art with us all.

[@rgvary911]

An artist.👍

[@carolmartin7042]

Very beautiful. Thank you for sharing this. Glen M

[@TheOldman5050]

Beautiful

[@garrysmythe]

loved watching this, shame you didn't say what each piece of wood was that you glue together, You make beautiful walking sticks , would love one like that myself, from Garry in the UK

[@gfrank8058]

Thanks for sharing. Awesome job. GF1 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😎

[@benusafranse7596]

I enjoyed watching this Peter, takes a lot of patience and time. Great craftsmanship ! Now I can see why some walking sticks are so pricey

[@toddolson573]

My bro makes em outa curly willow, and natural hard woods. Only thing is, not to many are interested in them, though they are very nice, and unique.

[@seanie3470]

Fellow stick maker...great work

[@749pack]

I GOT A LITTLE WORRIED WHEN YOU STARTED GETTING THE WOOD OUT FOR THIS , IT LOOKED LIKE REAL BAD CHOICES. BUT I STAND CORRECTED NOW. GREAT JOB AND I GOT SOME GOOD IDEAS FROM THIS. BEAUTIFUL CANE TOO.

[@anthontwastwood]

Great work, they look really sharp a real geltelmans cane

[@rondogon48]

BEAUTIFUL WORK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@noeljshah1]

Lovely. To be very honestly great job. 👌👍❤️

[@infantryveteran2636]

Beautiful work!!

[@frankmcgarry2269]

Enjoyed your video Peter keep up your good work

[@gardengnome3249]

What's that old saying? The Patience of Job. You sir have it in spades and I am in awe.

[@mikemoore9757]

Very nice!

[@lazyman2473]

nice sticks done well

[@heyimamaker]

Nice work Peter, The walking stick looks great!

[@MartyLJ57]

Very handsome canes

[@PPMOCRG]

Very nice! I like using Tru Oil also. If you put it on really thin and rub it with the palm of your hand until hot it will give you a very smooth finish and dry much faster.

[@richardray73]

Wonderful, thank you

[@arteinsectoDIY]

Que gran trabajo, hermoso !!!

[@georgechard4977]

nICE WORK. tHANKS FOR SHARING.

[@dlgwooddesigns5304]

Those are awesome!