A now deceased friend of mine - actually my late ex-wife's grandfather but a friend, as well, made treenware. He made two-tine forks (think something that looks like a meat carving/serving fork) out of Osage Orange. He said it was one of the few woods that you could get really sharp, thin pointed tines from without them just breaking off. He also said he had found out that Osage was very popular for making the pins to assemble water wheels for mills back in the day because they didn't rot easy and could get wet, swell, get dry and shrink over and over without giving out. He had some forks he had made decades before that were still sharp. I used one or two of them on occasion because, as he would tell people when he sold his various treenware pieces at shows, they could be used for decoration if you wanted but they were made to be used.
You're a great man ; Hard working. That is an awesome walking stick. Very natural. Thank you for sharing. : ) I am making one too but out of Cedar. : )
Enjoyed watching that. I have a couple blanks of Osage that are fresh cut. I just bought a draw knife to use and trying to get the right setup to use it. I’ve heard of a shaving horse to sit on and I’m sure that would be nice to have but honestly I like your method. That was smart yet a simple technique that obviously works. You’re so right too. Osage is hard and heavy. I really like it. Thanks for sharing and great job.
If a stick has no bend you might as well go to Lowe's and get wood. Been trying to get some of this for a long time always very expensive on eBay. Keep making them it's relaxing it's good exercise. And it's a dying art. I have made about 350 walking sticks probably a hundred canes. I use all natural found wood. If you ever need any tips message me on Facebook I 3d carve . My name is Nick kalicki. Always looking for friends that carve wood. That wood I am going to get me a piece of some day. I like the way it looks as much a diamond Willow.
When I stared making Bois d'arc walking sticks, I had a terrible problem with them splitting as they dried. My solution was to cut them about 2 feet longer than I wanted the final piece to be, then seal the cut ends and let them cure for a year/per inch thickness of the wood. The cured wood is harder to work, but it won't split after you strip away the sapwood. Cut off one foot from each sealed end (which will probably split slightly over the years, hence the extra foot) and get to work. A pure heartwood Bois d'arc cane is a thing of beauty that can be passed down through the generations. Thanks for the video!
What I do for wood when its drying out, i strip the bark and cover open ends and knots with some glue. It wont eliminate the cracks completely but it prevents about 90% of them. You have to remove the bark though, otherwise the wood takes forever to dry.
I have carved small toys from Yew wood. Centuries ago, it was harvested to near extinction in Europe because it was so popular for making bows. I mention it here because, like Osage Orange, using no finishing oil or varnish or any other such substance, you can polish Yew to a ceramic-like shine using nothing but a buffer wheel and the wood itself. Near the end of the process, I gather up handfuls of Yew sawdust and rub it into the surface of the toys. To the eye, it's buttery. To the hand, it's as hard as glass. I suspect Osage Orange is much like that. Thanks to your video, I'm going to check it out. I encourage you to experiment with Yew. It's pricey, though. I don't think you'll find it lining your back 40. Thanks for taking the time to share you work. I thoroughly enjoy it.
Thanks for your kind words...I've heard of Yew wood but I'm not personally familiar with it. I'll have to do some research to see if it is common here in Northeast Kansas. Thanks too for subscribing to my channel. I've cut a few new Osage Orange blanks this spring and will let them dry for a few months, then work them like I did here. I normally harvest the blanks in the fall/winter so I'm anxious to see if it makes a difference in the appearance of the final product based on the season the blank is harvested.
I use exclusively Bay Laurel wood for my hiking sticks, and I never remove the bark. Much better grip with the bark on. If you nick the bark with your pocket knife, it smells just like bay leaves, even many many years down the road.
I too have made staffs with Bay Laurel (aka, California Bay, Oregon Myrtle). It"s a good wood if cut green but I always cut the bark off. It's not well known since it is relegated to a small region in the US.
Thank You...its common here in Kansas...the trick is finding a stave that is relatively strait. I've got a couple good ones drying that I'll work on later.
I've been carrying an Irish Blackthorn stick for many years. IMO the ideal dimensions for any walking stick is, long enough to come up to your hip, in my case 39 inches. The top should be a knob approx 2" in diameter, primarily as a hand stop to keep an human attacker from pulling it out of your hands. Diameter just below the handle should be about 1.25 to 1.5 inch. At the tip of the stick, diameter should be about 1 inch or a little less. Cap the tip with a metal cup of some sort, e.g., shotgun shell base, followed by a rubber foot. Total weight depends on the tree, but in Blackthorn it would be about 18 oz. My personal stick is thinner and lighter at 11 oz, real easy to whip around with one hand. Warded off a vicious dog with one backhand swipe, once upon a time. - Z
Problem I have is finding a straight piece long enough to make a walking stick. I have Osage orange trees on my property in Tennessee but they're curvy branches.
I have a short, sinew backed osage orange bow that will draw to 75 pounds! It is very strong and is only about 39 inches long! Great wood and a very good video! You biw, have a new subscriber!
Nice! I gotta make me one of those. Time to sharpen the draw knife. Last year I cut some osage orange trees and the chainsaw became dull quickly. That wood has attitude!
The small sander is a Dremel tool with the sand disc attachment...the bigger sander is a palm sander. I used the Dremel to knock down the rough spots and the palm sander for finishing the staff. I've since move on to a belt sander and then the palm sander this is much faster.
Hedge wood is so hard it repels water...I've tried various techniques to straighten the staves without much success. I mostly just look for staves that are relatively straight to begin with.
Great job on that walking stick. Where abouts in Jefferson County are you from?....just near is good enough. We were from Oskaloosa. Left town in 2000. Just thought it was nice to see another 'good ol boy' from my neck of the woods, doing the same thing I like to do-- whittling.
Thanks...the tip is a brass cane tip from a company out of Canada called Lee Valley...very high quality...they offer several sizes and metal finishes to suit most applications.
It grows wild here in Kansas...I don't no anyone in particlar that sells it though. Its kinda hard to find a good blank to work with because it is usually pretty crooked.
Is this strong enough to hurt someone for self-defense and where can I get me a nice round piece of wood so I can make my own I want mine just a little bit longer in case if I was to go hiking what you're probably never do but then again I would like to have two so I can make one, like a self-defense cane and one for hiking that would be cool can you send me two of them and tell me what tools to get to clean it off because I'm in the apartment life kind of hard for people to do stuff because they're in apartment life and they would like to do this and they could do it outside next to the apartment bibelot easy to do so can you send me two of them and how much it would be so I can shave it off and do my own but I want two of them they have to be perfectly straight but strong enough we're not going to break on you
Nice stick. Looks good. Greetings from Scotland!
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The colour turned out very beatiful!!! I love it! The more I get older, the more I appriciate walking sticks! Good job there keep it on!
Thank You! And thanks for watching.
@@olebuckranch2782 where are you from? I live in Louisiana
@@courtneesdad I was born and raised in Central Louisiana...grew up in a little town called Ball.
A now deceased friend of mine - actually my late ex-wife's grandfather but a friend, as well, made treenware. He made two-tine forks (think something that looks like a meat carving/serving fork) out of Osage Orange. He said it was one of the few woods that you could get really sharp, thin pointed tines from without them just breaking off. He also said he had found out that Osage was very popular for making the pins to assemble water wheels for mills back in the day because they didn't rot easy and could get wet, swell, get dry and shrink over and over without giving out. He had some forks he had made decades before that were still sharp. I used one or two of them on occasion because, as he would tell people when he sold his various treenware pieces at shows, they could be used for decoration if you wanted but they were made to be used.
Beautiful walking stick ! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks!...and thanks for watching.
You're a great man ; Hard working. That is an awesome walking stick. Very natural. Thank you for sharing. : ) I am making one too but out of Cedar. : )
Thanks...glad you enjoyed the video.
Excellent work,Sir
That stick will last a life time
Thanks for sharing
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Thanks for the subscribe.
Always fun to make. Always looking for a good stick. 👍
Enjoyed watching that. I have a couple blanks of Osage that are fresh cut. I just bought a draw knife to use and trying to get the right setup to use it. I’ve heard of a shaving horse to sit on and I’m sure that would be nice to have but honestly I like your method. That was smart yet a simple technique that obviously works. You’re so right too. Osage is hard and heavy. I really like it. Thanks for sharing and great job.
Thanks...I appreciate your comment.
If a stick has no bend you might as well go to Lowe's and get wood. Been trying to get some of this for a long time always very expensive on eBay. Keep making them it's relaxing it's good exercise. And it's a dying art. I have made about 350 walking sticks probably a hundred canes. I use all natural found wood. If you ever need any tips message me on Facebook I 3d carve . My name is Nick kalicki. Always looking for friends that carve wood. That wood I am going to get me a piece of some day. I like the way it looks as much a diamond Willow.
Thanks...I'll look you up.
When I stared making Bois d'arc walking sticks, I had a terrible problem with them splitting as they dried. My solution was to cut them about 2 feet longer than I wanted the final piece to be, then seal the cut ends and let them cure for a year/per inch thickness of the wood. The cured wood is harder to work, but it won't split after you strip away the sapwood. Cut off one foot from each sealed end (which will probably split slightly over the years, hence the extra foot) and get to work. A pure heartwood Bois d'arc cane is a thing of beauty that can be passed down through the generations. Thanks for the video!
Yes, they do tend to split...it has been hit and miss for me but your suggestion seems like a good solution.
What I do for wood when its drying out, i strip the bark and cover open ends and knots with some glue. It wont eliminate the cracks completely but it prevents about 90% of them. You have to remove the bark though, otherwise the wood takes forever to dry.
That’s a beautiful staff there you’ve made proper craftsmanship
Thank you...and thanks for watching.
What a great video. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you...glad you enjoyed it.
Yes I really did enjoy your work..from Maine
Thank You.
I have carved small toys from Yew wood. Centuries ago, it was harvested to near extinction in Europe because it was so popular for making bows. I mention it here because, like Osage Orange, using no finishing oil or varnish or any other such substance, you can polish Yew to a ceramic-like shine using nothing but a buffer wheel and the wood itself. Near the end of the process, I gather up handfuls of Yew sawdust and rub it into the surface of the toys. To the eye, it's buttery. To the hand, it's as hard as glass. I suspect Osage Orange is much like that. Thanks to your video, I'm going to check it out. I encourage you to experiment with Yew. It's pricey, though. I don't think you'll find it lining your back 40. Thanks for taking the time to share you work. I thoroughly enjoy it.
Thanks for your kind words...I've heard of Yew wood but I'm not personally familiar with it. I'll have to do some research to see if it is common here in Northeast Kansas. Thanks too for subscribing to my channel. I've cut a few new Osage Orange blanks this spring and will let them dry for a few months, then work them like I did here. I normally harvest the blanks in the fall/winter so I'm anxious to see if it makes a difference in the appearance of the final product based on the season the blank is harvested.
Thanks for you vide nothing Like home made anything from good wood.
Nice stick.I've made as few Osage sticks,and some mulberry sticks.and the flame brings out good color.
I've never tried Mulberry...you give me an idea. Thanks for watching.
I use exclusively Bay Laurel wood for my hiking sticks, and I never remove the bark. Much better grip with the bark on. If you nick the bark with your pocket knife, it smells just like bay leaves, even many many years down the road.
I'm not familiar with Bay Laurel...sounds nice though.
I too have made staffs with Bay Laurel (aka, California Bay, Oregon Myrtle).
It"s a good wood if cut green but I always cut the bark off. It's not well known since it is relegated to a small region in the US.
Good video work, thanks for the tutorial.
Thanks for watching.
Nice job that will keep the mountain lions n grizzlies at bay 👍
Awesome job thank you
What did you use on the base/tip? Very nice video. Hints on how you burned it might be helpful. Thank you.
Very nice, I have access to Osage trees and will make a couple walking staffs. May I ask where you got the tip?
That's a nice bit of work. I wish we had that kind of wood here in the UK !
Thank You...its common here in Kansas...the trick is finding a stave that is relatively strait. I've got a couple good ones drying that I'll work on later.
I've been carrying an Irish Blackthorn stick for many years. IMO the ideal dimensions for any walking stick is, long enough to come up to your hip, in my case 39 inches. The top should be a knob approx 2" in diameter, primarily as a hand stop to keep an human attacker from pulling it out of your hands. Diameter just below the handle should be about 1.25 to 1.5 inch. At the tip of the stick, diameter should be about 1 inch or a little less. Cap the tip with a metal cup of some sort, e.g., shotgun shell base, followed by a rubber foot. Total weight depends on the tree, but in Blackthorn it would be about 18 oz. My personal stick is thinner and lighter at 11 oz, real easy to whip around with one hand. Warded off a vicious dog with one backhand swipe, once upon a time. - Z
Nice workmanship!
Thank You!
Problem I have is finding a straight piece long enough to make a walking stick. I have Osage orange trees on my property in Tennessee but they're curvy branches.
Beautiful work my friend.
Thank You!
Beautiful, nice job!
Thank you!
Cool man!!!
Thanks for watching.
I have a short, sinew backed osage orange bow that will draw to 75 pounds! It is very strong and is only about 39 inches long!
Great wood and a very good video! You biw, have a new subscriber!
That's cool...I've seen bow makers use Osage Orange for bows...beautiful wood for sure...thanks for subscribing.
Do you know where I can get some of those sticks so I can make some?
Nice! I gotta make me one of those. Time to sharpen the draw knife.
Last year I cut some osage orange trees and the chainsaw became dull quickly. That wood has attitude!
It's hard as woodpecker lips...but really beautiful when sanded out smooth...and it makes great firewood.
The stick should be nice and dark by now. I've made a few bows from Osage and they're almost purple from the sun.
I gave this one to a friend that has bad knees...haven't seen it since then. Others I've made do take on a nice dark patina.
Great job
Thanks...and thanks for watching.
Good vid. Thank you.
Thanks for watching...glad you enjoyed it.
Hedge wood you say?? Thanky
Enjoyed watching the video, I’m just getting started have only made a few. Thanks
thanks..I'm glad you enjoyed the video...hope your staff turns out good too.
Nice Stick I use them when I'm outdoors .. but just as interested in what pistol you are carrying?
It's a Glock G40 MOS.
@@olebuckranch2782 sweet....i got a glock 29 and I have a mechtech upper for it if I want a 10mm carbine
Nice job! If I’m going to use a limb of Hedge for a handle on a froe should I let it dry/season first?
Thanks...and yes, let it season at least 6 myths or more depending on how thick the linb is. The heart wood from hedge is very resinous and sticky.
Nice stick. Do you tend to season the wood before working on it?
Thx...I usually age the green and at least 6 months.
Ole Buck, what is that pen sander you're using first? And the sander you used after? Great job and great video.
The small sander is a Dremel tool with the sand disc attachment...the bigger sander is a palm sander. I used the Dremel to knock down the rough spots and the palm sander for finishing the staff. I've since move on to a belt sander and then the palm sander this is much faster.
Did you try to soak into water ? it can change the shape of wood and can make it straight with some technique.
Hedge wood is so hard it repels water...I've tried various techniques to straighten the staves without much success. I mostly just look for staves that are relatively straight to begin with.
Great job on that walking stick. Where abouts in Jefferson County are you from?....just near is good enough. We were from Oskaloosa. Left town in 2000. Just thought it was nice to see another 'good ol boy' from my neck of the woods, doing the same thing I like to do-- whittling.
We live less than 10 miles from Oskie.
@@olebuckranch2782 Winchester, Nortonville, Meriden, Perry, Valley Falls -- told you I know the area. Even Tongie. Have a good night! Keep whittling!
What did you add to the end of the stick? It almost looks like a short furniture leg with a plastic tip. Very nice work. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks...the tip is a brass cane tip from a company out of Canada called Lee Valley...very high quality...they offer several sizes and metal finishes to suit most applications.
How long did you dry the wood? I have started my first stick.
About six months give or take...not really sure if there's a best amount of time but this seems to work for me.
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Beautiful. I make canes and donate them to wounded veterans and would like to buy some of that wood. Do you know where I can get some?
It grows wild here in Kansas...I don't no anyone in particlar that sells it though. Its kinda hard to find a good blank to work with because it is usually pretty crooked.
Is this strong enough to hurt someone for self-defense and where can I get me a nice round piece of wood so I can make my own I want mine just a little bit longer in case if I was to go hiking what you're probably never do but then again I would like to have two so I can make one, like a self-defense cane and one for hiking that would be cool can you send me two of them and tell me what tools to get to clean it off because I'm in the apartment life kind of hard for people to do stuff because they're in apartment life and they would like to do this and they could do it outside next to the apartment bibelot easy to do so can you send me two of them and how much it would be so I can shave it off and do my own but I want two of them they have to be perfectly straight but strong enough we're not going to break on you
احبك ربي ❤️❤️❤️ من يحب الله ورسوله صلى الله عليه وسلم يصل عليه شكرا جزيلا لكم 🌹