walking hiking stick making inlay stone metal into stick

Tools how to make hiking stick inlay

    When making your own hiking sticks do not limit yourself to just staining the wood, carving an image or drilling a hole for a cord. Why not inlay rocks, a compass, metal or crystals when making your own walking staff or hiking stick?

    The image to the right shows all the tools you need to inlay an object onto a wood hiking stick. The carving knife, marking pencil and the actual item you plan to inlay.  If you know basic hiking stick wood carving techniques then you can inlay an object.

    The object to the left is a piece of agate on a Stirling silver plate. The silver plate is flat so I will create flat spot in the hiking stick first and then mark the shape of the object on the flat wood area. Next I will remove the wood from the area which I plant inlay the object. The how to make unique walking sticks and staff guides details inlay projects giving you complete step by step, picture by picture details on the process. Also, it includes special steps to make sure the object stays attached because if you just use glue you haev a good chance of losing your inlay.

Walking hiking sticks making stick woold left over project

How to making hiking sticks and staffs wood left over projects.  Making you own hiking stick is a blast especially if you collect the wood yourself. However, what do you do with the left over pieces of wood?  Why stop at just making your own hiking stick when you can make a wood knife? Wood vase? Wood tree holder or even a walking stick stand to hold your many self made walking sticks?
Some of these ideas are detailed in the wood left over project section of how to many unique walking and hiking stick yourself guides. The above wood knife  is an additional hiking stick project project that takes left over wood and a comfortable place to whittle wood.  The over all length is determined you your left over hiking stick material. I have used pieces as skinny as 2" round and as long as 14 long (Bowie design) to make my wooded knives.

There is no set rule in width, length or even if it needs to look exactly like your hunting knife. There are hundreds of styles of real knives so why limit yourself. Maybe make a wood knife that resembles a sword or a dagger?  Or use a big piece for a bowie knife design.  However, a word of warning, it can cause injury just as in the Dracula movies wooded knives/stakes can kill. When making your own  wooded knives keep them away from children. If you are showing a younger member of your family how to make them make sure you give them reminders about the danger of the knives to prevent injuries!  Enjoy your hiking stick or walking staff making hobby and  please if you have questions let me know!