Antler Handle Walking Stick

Well I just finished my newest item of antler art. It has been something I wanted to do for quite some time. A walking stick with a antler for a handle.

See when I go on hiking/scouting excursions in the whitetail woods I like to take a walking stick with me for a couple of reasons.

1. It helps me keep my balance in uneven terrain.

2. It acts as support for my now weakens bones and joints.

3. It can also be used to reach for items that are not in my normal reach.

4. It can also be used as a club/weapon for those unruly varmints that might be feeling on the brave side, you never know when you might come in contact with a rabid animal who might be out of their mind from the sickness.

The stick itself is pretty basic, I had a broken rake in the basement with a oak handle so after cutting to the length I required I sanded it down to raw wood. I drilled a whole and inserted a threaded plug. Then I selected a beautiful shed antler of which I never found the other side and cut to the proper length and drilled a hole. I then inserted a threaded stud and epoxied in place.

The marking on the stick itself was from wood burning. I am really fond of wood burning and plan on pursueing that part of it more in the future. I of course chose the title of my blog which seemed fitting. Then I covered with three coats of protective polyeurathane so it had protection from the elements.

Last thing I did was to soak some brand new rawhide so as to make it flexiable and easy to work with, then I wrapped as evenly as possible the joint where the two came together. I am really pleased with the way it turned out and hope to get a lot of use out of it.