@@everydaysoff Cheers! Since figuring out how easy it is to do the spiral I’ve added to most of my wands and the staff 😁 Certainly a bit time consuming using only hand tools but the plus side is it’s cheap!
Wonderful video! I like that you showed the whole life cycle from harvesting to completion. And the spiral turned out great! Keep it up, happy to see other stick makers
@@JasonHedrich Thanks Jason! It means a lot you took time me out to watch the video 👍 I think it’s fun to show the full cycle, especially as for me I’m not so confident in the actually carving part so showing how/ where the stick was harvested makes it a bit more interesting 😁 Off now to watch more of your videos!!
@@benmoffitt7524 Thanks Ben! Although I love making wands they aren’t actually that useable in real life, which is why staffs at least are most practical 😁
@@AnunnaHealing AWESOME!! That’ll tie in great with the doc, because I can make a bunch of items for this character!! If you have time take a look through my wand/ staff Pinterest board and let me know if any designs you like and we can plan something just for this new character! pin.it/3UPMazOaa I’m so excited already!!!
@@Dustalk Cheers 👍 Like in your video just makes any trip to the woods a game to seek out the prettiest looking stick 😁 The next step though is to up my wrapping/ carving and pyrography game. Have you attempted much wrapping or pyrography on your staffs before? If so any advice?
@@agreatalternative I've done a bit of both but you seem to have cordage and wrapping pretty well down. As for pyrography, keeping the surface of the piece from overheating/scorching can be done with a damp rag. Just kinda blot at the surface every so often. Side-note: gratz on finding your ring that seemed stressful.
@@Dustalk Thanks for the Adobe I hadn’t heard that before and it’ll definitely help me with my pyrography projects!! …..you think finding a needle in a haystack is stressful, try a wedding ring in a bush 😂
Very cool, video. The joy. The way I do a cordage handle is to make a loop. Long enough to covervthe full length of the handle. Lievit along the run. Leave one side long enogh to do the wrap. Rap over the loop all the way. Pas the end through the loop at the top. Grab othe end at the stsrt and pull it hard. It will pull the other end under the the rap. Cut it off and you set. Hope that makes sense. I showed this on one of my big stick vids. Be safe
@@2ndchancegeorge Thank you that’s really helpful, I’m pretty sure I understand what you mean, I’ll take a look at the video in question! Varying styles of wrap is definitely something I want to try now, plus as I aim to mostly use natural cordage so that possibly adds another challenge to which wrap style I choose. Have you used much natural cordage before on your hiking staffs?
@@AbellTo Cheers Darren! Wonder if you could help, I’ve got a question that you may be able to answer; What would be the recommended time to dryout beech sticks (like in the video) for making staffs?
Hi Jason, I really enjoyed this video, very natural and easy to watch. The staff came out amazing, superb work. I'm going to be watching your wand videos for some ideas as I don't really carve. Don't know if you watch Dennis but I really like his channel and its all about canes and walking stick; www.youtube.com/@OzarkArtsandCrafts. Looking forward to looking at your videos. Take care. Hwyl, Huw
@@WoodenItBeNice Funny you should mention Dennis, @OzarkArtsandCrafts , not only did his videos play a part in my wand/ staff research, I literally went from watching your videos to watch more of his 😁 Thanks for the comments, I’ve really enjoyed making wands and walking sticks as the full process can be a lot of fun, from searching through the woods to carving. Plus if you can find something pretty it’s great if you’re not much of a carver because it may only need a clean up and finish! Thanks again 👍