I have finally had the time to start my focus on wood carving. I have an interest in carving and making walking sticks. A couple years ago, I cut a small hickory tree and a small pine tree to make an attempt at a couple walking sticks.
The trees were cut down with a hand saw and then I used a pocket knife to strip the bark off of the tree. After some large blisters and a lot of sweat, I had the walking sticks roughed out. Then I used sand paper to smooth out the sticks, until I felt happy with the resulting texture of the stick. I stained the hickory stick with two coats of stain and then applied a couple coats of polyurethane. The finished hickory walking stick was a successful project and I take pride in having made it all from hand.
