WIZARD WALKING STICK WOOD CARVING

In this video, I will be carving a stick of Northern White Cedar into a "wizard" wood spirit walking stick. It turned out great and finished with a Teak Oil and Paste wax finish. Added a nice paracord grip for a handle and rubber base for support. Let me know what you think in the comment section and if you enjoyed this video, please hit the thumbs up and subscribe to catch more of my walking stick and woodworking videos.

[@sabrigoksu2196]

Eline sağlık

[@pascaletienne7734]

Great job Jason 👍

[@JasonHedrich]

Thank you very much

[@dacofar9610]

Awesome

[@JasonHedrich]

Thank you very much!

[@jenniferwarnock8737]

Beautiful walking stick

[@russellyoung9520]

I see in your tool drawers you have all the good toys. :)

[@JasonHedrich]

Yes, starting to collect some good tools. Slowly over the years the drawers get filled

[@mrc2205]

This fella is my favourite for sure.

[@JasonHedrich]

Awesome to hear, he did turn out better than I hoped. Turning the branch into the beard really worked well. Thank you for your kind words

[@craighard2746]

Beautiful beautiful job Jason

[@JasonHedrich]

Thank you! Comments like these help keep me going. Happy you enjoyed it

[@gilbertsavard6328]

Très beaux

[@JasonHedrich]

Merci beaucoup, c’est apprecier!

[@albertreed966]

Very good,

[@JasonHedrich]

Thank you!

[@jamesblackburn3065]

That's really good ! I've just made my first wood spirit one and took inspiration from your celtic band one too and put something similar on the shaft. Great chanel.
I'm in North east england.
How long do you let the sticks dry for as I'm really new to this and only let my stick dry out in house a month before I made it ?
Thank James

[@JasonHedrich]

Thanks for watching and happy that you are making sticks! The sticks I use are already down on the ground so a few months of drying are all they need. I’ve never cut a live tree to get a stick, I imagine a green stick would take about a year to dry out fully. Hope that helps!

[@jamesblackburn3065]

Thanks for the advice , much appreciated.
Looking forward to watching more of tiur stuff 👍

[@СергейДовгань]

Cool !!!
:) :) :)

[@JasonHedrich]

Thank you very much

[@markirish7599]

Beautiful craftsmanship. Have you ever worked with blackthorn. Here in Ireland 🇮🇪 it's what our traditional shillelaghs are made from

[@JasonHedrich]

Thank you very much! Unfortunately no, I haven’t seen any blackthorn here near Montreal, but I have seen the traditional shillelaghs, they are beautiful walking sticks. I imagine it is a nice hardwood, how is it to carve?

[@markirish7599]

@@JasonHedrich I only ever make one walking stick and it wasn't blackthorn .so like you I still have to find some blackthorn and try it

[@JasonHedrich]

@@markirish7599 good luck with the next stick and let me know if you find some Blackthorn!

[@rodneyfruhling5128]

Jason when stropping do you use the smooth or rough side of leather?

[@JasonHedrich]

I use the rough side loaded with honing compound and I have another piece of leather, smooth side up to do the final few passes without compound. Hope that helps

[@rumpple4skin976]

yup im watching them all

[@JasonHedrich]

Hope you are enjoying them! Let me know which ones you like best

[@sarabellaj]

Quick question.. a man brought his cain over for me to repair the handle I figured if use two dowels to reattach it but I've noticed the wood is very soft I worry if he ever needed to really put weight on it that it will just split around the dowels. Could it be some kind of wood rot. I was thinking to coat it in two part epoxy that might give it a wee bit more strength?

[@JasonHedrich]

Interesting question…hard to say without seeing it. But it could be soft from moisture and therefore rot. Unless you can get the epoxy into the wood (vacuum chamber) then the epoxy will only be on the surface and not really strengthen the wood. I would bring up these issues with the owner and suggest a new cane due to concerns of its strength… a good bet to be honest with him about your concerns and see what he says

[@OurFrenchHouseRenovation]

Nice work, can I ask how long had it been drying out, before you started carving? thanks for sharing Cheers

[@JasonHedrich]

Thank you. I peeled the bark off and had it in my shed for close to 3 months. It get pretty warm in there and it has lots of ventilation. I was surprised I didn’t get any checks in this one. I have 2 others still in the shed from the same batch and only one has a small check that formed

[@OurFrenchHouseRenovation]

@@JasonHedrich Thanks I have a few in my shed that still have the bark on, not sure if to leave it until there dry or take it off now to help it dry out... cheers

[@JasonHedrich]

@@OurFrenchHouseRenovation I find it easier to remove the bark when they are still green

[@OurFrenchHouseRenovation]

@@JasonHedrich ok thanks

[@Matt-uj6jm]

👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@JasonHedrich]

Thanks! I like the way this one turned out!

[@susannadistefano7457]

Splendido, stupendo 🤩 😍👍👍👍🇮🇹🙋🏻‍♀️

[@richardh1764]

Awesome

[@JasonHedrich]

Thanks!