This density makes hardwoods more durable and better suited for this purpose.
Best wood for making a walking stick.
Look for fresh hardwood but never cut from a live tree to make a walking stick.
Hardwoods tend to make the most manageable and sturdiest walking sticks.
Good options include maple alder cherry aspen and sassafras among others.
Hardwoods oak maple and walnut to name a few are denser than softwoods pine and spruce.
Enjoy nature don t damage it.
Then slide the axe machete along the bark to remove any twigs and knots.
Using green wood often results in stronger more customizable finished products.
If weight is not an issue most types of hickory ironwood and birch are all incredibly strong and make excellent walking sticks.
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Durable hard and in a stunning light color with a prominent grain these qualities make oak wood walking sticks a desirable choice for vintage wooden walking stick and ladies walking canes.
You can also use maple and many other woods.
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By stephanie mitchell when you make your own walking sticks you must choose between using dry wood or green wood.
Oakwood is a rather popular hardwood for wooden walking sticks for its unique characteristics of robustness and aesthetics.
Go into a forest near you and get yourself a stick fairly thick and long enough for a staff walking stick with the axe or machete knife.
While beech ash hazel chestnut and blackthorn are the most common types of wood for making walking sticks that are both attractive and durable there is a whole sea of wooden walking sticks out there to choose from.
Black locust branches are among the strongest possible choices and they are relatively resistant to decay and abrasion.
For these reasons stick with hardwoods if possible.
Blackthorn wood the strength of the wood makes them particularly useful for country or hiking sticks which can be seen throughout our blackthorn walking sticks category.
Make sure you check out our full range of wooden walking sticks before committing to one.
Like hickory oak is hard and strong but very heavy.