How do I pick a diamond willow? 4 things to consider when choosing a walking stick

Now that you've found diamond willows, the next step is choosing a stick that you'll actually use. I will give you 4 tips that will help you narrow down your ideal walking stick, hopefully saving you from cutting willows unnecessarily.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:28 Why choosing is important
1:43 Tools for Harvesting
2:05 Shape and Size
3:35 Age
4:49 Location and Number of Diamonds
6:10 Environmental Impact
7:24 Picking a stick Walkthrough
11:40 Final Thoughts & Next Video

[@lolajo2850]

Thank you for this informational video. I bought a diamond willow walking stick, over a year ago, at a woodcarving show. It only had part of the bark stripped off, when I bought it. I still haven't done anything with it, but your videos are starting to motivate me. 😄

[@user-fi5qr3yy3s]

This is so beautiful thank you for sharing and allowing for my growth in understanding.

[@CrabbyPattydelight]

I hate that fiskars saw, try a komelon speedcut at tractor supply, it was ceap but cuts way better, Felco is good too, and Silky but for the dollar you cant bat that little komelon folding saw if your poor or frugal

[@robertpittman6780]

Take big dead and carve down you get darker color in Center

[@LisaJPlaylist]

❤

[@DL-by8el]

I stuff rose sticks in a pipe with some of it outside the pipe to allow me to pull it out. This straightens the stem a bit. Can I grow or find these in nebraska.

[@OutrightAdventureFilms]

Check near any swamps or riverbeds that flood regularly. They seem to like areas that are both wet and dry.

[@CrabbyPattydelight]

I have such a beautiful diamond willow specimen that after about a year, it split apart. I tried drying it slowly. Wonderng if you know a strategy maybe soakin it then putting vice grips on it, maybe some wood glue, its a beast of a specimen ill do what i have to do t get it back together tightened up, i try to only cut dead wood thats not punky cuz i dont feel bad lol I know you know what i mean lol

[@OutrightAdventureFilms]

I've heard that glueing the ends with carpenter's glue can help. Also, keep it in a shaded, dry place.

[@TheLidlClan]

Can you not steam bend the stick straight?

[@OutrightAdventureFilms]

I’ve never done it, but I’ve heard it’s possible. My own preference is to find sticks that don’t require too much extra work on top of stripping, sanding and finishing, but I suppose if you had the perfect stick that had too much bend it could be corrected.

[@CrabbyPattydelight]

​@@OutrightAdventureFilms my perfect dream stick I gave away when I quit drinking to my friend, its bent, ide send yah a photo if yah got an email, looks like a gandolph wizard staff with its bends, it's so badass, I never meant to give that one away,still haven't found anything close