Thank you sir, for you have reminded me of my father. In his home I recovered the sticks, about two dozen, he had cut during a visit to Scotland from here in the States. That was during the late 1980's. Now is the time for me to finish his project with your graciously shared knowledge.
Thank you so much!!! I had no idea this could be done so quickly as you did it. I am just amazed 😂. Thank you again for so graciously making a video for your fellow man. I wish I could give you 50 thumbs up!
I am so glad I came across your Channel ,my grandfather showed me how to find canes when I was young , now I will know how to straighten them ,I have a wallpaper steamer that I was just about ready to get rid of , but now I've found a new use for, thank you so much !
Thank a lot for this tutorial! Till now I left quite many sticks alive in the bush as they featured a bend somewhere. This way one can take advantage of more raw material available outdoors and fix the bends at home. Both thumbs up!
I am a bit off balance, and use a staff around the house, two canes for brief outdoor use, and a power chair for anything beyond that. I have a number of staffs that are simply too springy because of the dog legs and bends. Those are useless to me. I am excited to try your method of straightening to create a more stable support. I am getting too old to safely fall anymore. I never dreamed that you needed to season the stick before straightening. Here in the midwest USA, we rarely encounter a straight stick. Thanks for opening a new realm to me. Now, I can have staffs scattered about the place instead of keeping track of one or two.
True craftsmanship! 75 yrs young here, just getting into cane/walking sticks. Do you have a way to shaving down bigger diameter branches? Love your shop. Thanks Virgil
Very informative Dave just started out in the hobby , will be looking for some more information from the Experts
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ive been setting a heavy dresser ontop of a bend and using a box fan blowing on them... never dreamed of doing it like this. so simple yet so ingenious... thank you for sharing
I've also used various weights & soaking them overnight trying to straighten out bends in my staffs. It works to some degree on dried woods but even better on green sticks which, you don't have to soak for very long. Hope this helps y'all N. PA USA here😮
Good morning to you sir. I must admit that you are really good at your craft, God bless you and thank you for showing me how to make a stick straight. I just started, in fact i found a nice piece in my yard, actually i had to climb the tree in my yard and get the piece i wanted. I bought everything i needed and went to work on my stick. When i finished, people were trying to buy the stick from me, one guy offered to pay $100 dollars but I couldn't sell it because it's the first one I ever made. To think that I made it from scratch, even got the carving tools. So my point to all this is to thank you for showing me how to make a stick straight, that I needed to learn. When I make my next one I'll find a way to show it. Again thank you and may God continue to bless you and your family..
You remind me of my grandpa! I loved hanging out with him. He was always doing something fun and interesting then we would go sit in the shade and drink coffee and talk about life.
At 11 minutes, if they say they prefer it bent, they can’t straighten it. Very true. This is a very good video for beginners. Keep passing on the knowledge.
I know you didn’t intend this video to be of this particular sort of service, but your soothing voice has helped me immensely with my insomnia. Picked up a fascination with your craft as well! Thank you so much for this video.
Hi Dave watched all your videos 1 to8 enjoyed ever one I second every thing the gent before me I in the engineering come smithing , but now potter about making sticks/ you've leant me something new. ps very easy listening .and visual, great camera work. oldmick
Mr. Woodlandsticks, Thanks for the videos. One thing that I have found to stop/lessen end checking is to dip the cut ends in melted wax. Makes the wood dry from the sides.
Hi Luther wood turners use wax on there end grain, so it will work on sticks, but i still prefer to cut sticks over length to get the size of stick i want. Mine are stored in a shaded shelter with good ventalation so don't get enough end shake to worry about. Dave
I have a old friend who is Retired and he does the same but if you go into the woodlands to Collect sticks you have to have permission and maybe a Written letter from the landlord but saying that it’s a very interesting craft thank you sir 👏👏
Realy good videos mate. I have a couple ready to go, and your videos have help me out loads. Keep them coming. I'm going to sort a steamer out and straighten some hazle. Cheers
Sir, I learned more and got more ideas about bending a stick and making a walking stick from 5 minutes of this video than any other video I have watched here to date. I thank you. I do have one question: can wet wood be steamed or hot air gunned to be bent rather than seasoned sticks?
Thank you sir! I’ve got a couple of sticks I’m particularly fond of. Unfortunately, both have dog leg bends in then. Both are seasoned and will be straightening them tomorrow. Going to try the heat gun as that’s what I’ve got. Thank you kind sir.
I stumbled upon your channel this year and immediately watched all your videos in one sitting. I happened to cut a beech stick this past fall and have it currently drying as per your instructions. I hope to be able to replicate your steamer set up and make a straightening jig in time to straighten it this coming fall. I had a question regarding part of the steaming process. After you steam and straighten the stick, you mentioned to either stand it up as straight as possible or lay it flat. My question is how long do you then typically let it dry? Thank you for sharing your craft and expertise and for inspiring me to get out and start making my own sticks. Cheers and all the best from Nova Scotia, Canada! - Darby
Hi Stickmaker you are about to start on a great hobby, glad to help, the sticks only need to stay there until they are cold,but they will want a week to dry out from steeming, the steeming also takes care of insects inside the stick . good luck dave
1:53 What a lovely picee of wood. We don't have blackthorn here on the west coast of Canada, but we have Columbia Thorn. Not as dense as blackthorn, but ice wood nonetheless.
Really nice. I attempted a similar steam process on my hickory and cypress wood for the lower Alabama delta bayou. Hickory won't budge no matter how long I steam it. Still my two favorite wood to work with because of their density.
Fugyoo, Luther from AL Delta here. Where do you find hickory around here? I don't see it very often down here. Not like up in Clark County and Northward.
@@OIE82 We have plenty of Hickory here in N. PA USA. A Very dense & heavy wood with soo many uses including bb bats & walking staffs. But you're right about it being difficult to straighten although I've had a little luck using this gentleman's steaming technique , it just takes much more pressure for a longer time, as it wants to return to its original shape. Good luck y'all✝️☮️
Sir, Thank you for sharing. My wife came to me the other evening and asked what I had going on with my computer.There was nothing that I knew I was doing, maybe my granddaughter started CZcams, though I can't imagine why. I shut things down, but thought about what I briefly saw, and I knew I had to go back to it. Fortunately, I was able to find you with no difficulty, and I am very glad. You know stick making, obviously, and you are an excellent communicator. I will be watching all your videos, and then go finish some sticks I cut in Virginia about 20 years ago. Now I know how to straighten them, which is the major reason I have not finished them for so long. They are dogwood and hickory. Thank you again for so skillfully sharing your knowledge.
Hello, Could you recommend any book titles on how to bend a diamond willow stick, or a book on other things people can make with diamond willow please? Thank you and i am enjoying the series,ive never seen how much work goes into them,makes me appreciate hiking sticks even more
MagickalGoodies Hi in the UK we do not have diamond willow but I would think it is the same as any other timber and bend with sufficient heat, As for books I would look on Amazon USA you may find what you are looking for.Dave
Hi Glyn Leave your shanks as long as possible that way you can cut from both ends to get the size of shank you need,There is never an exact size for a stick it's what you or your customer require from a rifle stick or a short walker Dave
Good information thank you for your video. Can you straighten any stick in this manor? I have a curly stick I found years ago & hung it on the wall now its warped. I
good video, I have 3 hazel trees in my front garden I'm going to copice this year so store the wood and make some sticks next year, this video is very helpful. By the way are you from the Isle of Wight?
Question. I want to make a stick straightening form. Can you please give me the dimensions and the angles? I see from a previous question that it is made of aok and I plan to use ash. I assume this will work. Thank you.
After a years seasoning and before you straighten the Shanks how do you clean off the flakey/bark pieces... do use a wirewool...?? And.... do you strip off the bark on Holly shanks..? Glyn
Hi Glyn to remove the loose bark and grime i use a scouring pad but be gentle i wash mine in the water butt with the scouring pad then straighten using steem or dry heat then indoors for a week to dry. Holly looks a lot better pealed but it's not a 5 min job.Dave
I'm curious if you can used steam straightening on a very nice (lovely reddish black flawless bark) Blackthorn Stick (54 inches long, 1-1/8 inch tapering evenly down to 7/8 inch), that has just ONE spot in the middle that is not quite straight. The main issue is that it has a few coats of what I believe is a Poly finish on it, and I'm not sure if it will stay on with the steam heat. I've straightened other Blackthorn sticks with a heat gun, but I've always stripped off the finish first. (Mostly BLACK paint, which I hate!) I didn't want to use my usual heat gun on a poly finished stick, and end up with a chard finish mess. Your thoughts? Thanks... Joe T, Ti Rod Tactical
Hi Joe Using a hot air gun would upset the finish you have now. Without a steamer I would wrap a cloth a few times around the length you want to straighten, soak it with water and use the hot gun. that way you are steaming without burning the finish. But try an old stick first. My thoughts Dave
@@woodlandsticks1365 Thanks Dave,...appreciate your incite and will give that a try,..... once I can locate the heat gun! It's been awhile since I've used it (a few years), and with running a business from home it gets a bit cluttered. BUT I KNOW it's in here,....somewhere! :-)
Great video. Definitely subscribing. I have a stick that was perfectly straight and wonderful when I found it but in seasoning it has developed quite the bend/bow. I'll have to figure out one of these methods to use. I don't have a steamwork. Or even a hot gun for that matter. But I really would like to get this stick back straighter. And maybe some others I have as well. Sometimes I like a little crook or bend in them though. Sometimes. What is that called that you're using to brace them in while straightening? Where do I get something like that? Thank you kindly.
Ive heard you can soak in water and bend over a small flame or bend dry over hot coals the latter being a little quicker but gloves very much recommended
I simply built a smaller version of his as I choose sticks all approximately the same diameter. Made it long enough to add more wedges when necessary. So far so good friend 😮
Why would there be 84 dislikes, the man is giving his knowledge and time for free ?
-84 here and then some. He is the stick "god" of the Brits!
I do love comments like this it means a lot
@@woodlandsticks1365 no broblem you deserve it, keep up the good work Sir
Thank you sir
@@nipperparr6709 there's always negative eejits who will dislike everything.
The wallpaper steamer / bender setup is genius. It works well and is very inexpensive. Nice tip!
A true master of his craft. The wallpaper stripper is a great idea for a steamer.
Thank you sir, for you have reminded me of my father. In his home I recovered the sticks, about two dozen, he had cut during a visit to Scotland from here in the States. That was during the late 1980's. Now is the time for me to finish his project with your graciously shared knowledge.
Thats great Farther will be pleased you are taking over where he left off .All the best Dave
Wayne, I see this has been a few years ago. How’d they turn out?
I would love to see your finished canes and saffs, thank you .
Thank you so much!!! I had no idea this could be done so quickly as you did it. I am just amazed 😂. Thank you again for so graciously making a video for your fellow man. I wish I could give you 50 thumbs up!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed watching them. as much as we enjoyed making them. Dave
the stick chap should be on TV. very watchable & knowledgable
Thank you Sir for taking all this effort to learn us lesser gods the art of stickmaking..🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
(A new subscriber for the Channel)
What a marvellous video. I would never have thought the job would be that easy. Thanks.
Thank you Tony
Never Stop Watching This ,Fella. Brilliant. Old School. !!😁
I am so glad I came across your Channel ,my grandfather showed me how to find canes when I was young , now I will know how to straighten them ,I have a wallpaper steamer that I was just about ready to get rid of , but now I've found a new use for, thank you so much !
You are welcome, I hope you enjoy your stickmaking.
So glad i stumbled upon your channel! Your very informative and i could listen to you all day. Thanks for the pointers. awesome.
Might not stumble so much if you had a good reliable walking stick in hand!
Thank a lot for this tutorial!
Till now I left quite many sticks alive in the bush as they featured a bend somewhere.
This way one can take advantage of more raw material available outdoors and fix the bends at home. Both thumbs up!
Glad to have shared some knowledge
I am a bit off balance, and use a staff around the house, two canes for brief outdoor use, and a power chair for anything beyond that. I have a number of staffs that are simply too springy because of the dog legs and bends. Those are useless to me. I am excited to try your method of straightening to create a more stable support. I am getting too old to safely fall anymore. I never dreamed that you needed to season the stick before straightening. Here in the midwest USA, we rarely encounter a straight stick. Thanks for opening a new realm to me. Now, I can have staffs scattered about the place instead of keeping track of one or two.
+Bill Pruitt Glad to help, any stick no matter how old will straighten good luck Dave
Lovely man and really enjoyed your video I am an artist living in Ireland and always love to learn new things again many thanks
wow, your awsome. I absolutely love your video. Tons of wisdom
Great work. Really enjoyed.
True craftsmanship! 75 yrs young here, just getting into cane/walking sticks. Do you have a way to shaving down bigger diameter branches? Love your shop. Thanks Virgil
Thank you for your time and knowledge love your teachings and learning loads from you thank you again
Very informative Dave just started out in the hobby , will be looking for some more information from the Experts
ive been setting a heavy dresser ontop of a bend and using a box fan blowing on them... never dreamed of doing it like this. so simple yet so ingenious... thank you for sharing
I've also used various weights & soaking them overnight trying to straighten out bends in my staffs. It works to some degree on dried woods but even better on green sticks which, you don't have to soak for very long. Hope this helps y'all N. PA USA here😮
Thank you for sharing your wisdom with me and keeping the craft alive.
Thank you for watching
Good morning to you sir. I must admit that you are really good at your craft, God bless you and thank you for showing me how to make a stick straight. I just started, in fact i found a nice piece in my yard, actually i had to climb the tree in my yard and get the piece i wanted. I bought everything i needed and went to work on my stick.
When i finished, people were trying to buy the stick from me, one guy offered to pay $100 dollars but I couldn't sell it because it's the first one I ever made. To think that I made it from scratch, even got the carving tools. So my point to all this is to thank you for showing me how to make a stick straight, that I needed to learn. When I make my next one I'll find a way to show it.
Again thank you and may God continue to bless you and your family..
Thanks. Hector I am so pleased I was able to help with the first of many new sticks. All the best with your new craft, Dave
PIctures!
You remind me of my grandpa! I loved hanging out with him. He was always doing something fun and interesting then we would go sit in the shade and drink coffee and talk about life.
We had to make things as we never had the money to buy
Very informative. I never knew this easy method of straightening before, excellent instruction!
You are welcome
At 11 minutes, if they say they prefer it bent, they can’t straighten it. Very true. This is a very good video for beginners. Keep passing on the knowledge.
Thank you John i am doing my best
That is an impressive technique!
I know you didn’t intend this video to be of this particular sort of service, but your soothing voice has helped me immensely with my insomnia.
Picked up a fascination with your craft as well! Thank you so much for this video.
Hi David Glad you enjoyed some of the video. Look out for my next video on, How i can help with insomnia !! LOL Dave
Mr. you're really a Master !!!
So true!
Hi Dave
watched all your videos 1 to8 enjoyed ever one I second every thing the gent before me I in the engineering come smithing , but now potter about making sticks/ you've leant me something new. ps very easy listening .and visual, great camera work. oldmick
Amazing tutorial. Thank you for showing the proper technique!
You are welcome
This video was a tremendous help, thank you for your videos. They are much appreciated 🤙
Now that was very interesting and I will have to try that! Nice work buddy! Thank you for sharing! Cheers!
You'r welcome happy stick making Dave
Very interesting. Great job!!!
Mr. Woodlandsticks, Thanks for the videos. One thing that I have found to stop/lessen end checking is to dip the cut ends in melted wax. Makes the wood dry from the sides.
Hi Luther wood turners use wax on there end grain, so it will work on sticks, but i still prefer to cut sticks over length to get the size of stick i want. Mine are stored in a shaded shelter with good ventalation so don't get enough end shake to worry about. Dave
Admiring your work. Amazing
Awesome! I have one that needs straightening. I'll fix it up. Thank you for the video.
Awesome videos !!! Thank you for your information !!!
Thank you! I have an inherited old walking stick with a terrible bend 1/3 from the bottom. I'm looking forward to fixing it now
Good luck
I have a old friend who is Retired and he does the same but if you go into the woodlands to Collect sticks you have to have permission and maybe a Written letter from the landlord but saying that it’s a very interesting craft thank you sir 👏👏
You are quite right all hedges and woodland belongs to someone so you do need permission. Dave
Thank you sir I learned a lot from you, best regards from Iran.
Pleasure to help
Wow, that looks like a great stick armory up in your shed! Keep making the great videos, you just earned a sub 😊
ThePrimitiveSurvivalist Thank you for your comments.Dave
Realy good videos mate. I have a couple ready to go, and your videos have help me out loads. Keep them coming. I'm going to sort a steamer out and straighten some hazle. Cheers
Thanks for that, email if you need more help
Mate I'm pleased to see such enthusiasm. I'm new to being a 'sticky' but thoroughly enjoying it. Sold my first stick today for £40. I'm chuffed :)
Glad to have helped, on your way to make a fortune good luck Dave
I`m just starting out too
Sir, I learned more and got more ideas about bending a stick and making a walking stick from 5 minutes of this video than any other video I have watched here to date. I thank you. I do have one question: can wet wood be steamed or hot air gunned to be bent rather than seasoned sticks?
+Jess Hi if you heated fresh cut sticks it will not stay there it will revert back to how it was.Dave
this video and this comment thread... and I've all I need.. thank you both..
Thank you sir! I’ve got a couple of sticks I’m particularly fond of. Unfortunately, both have dog leg bends in then. Both are seasoned and will be straightening them tomorrow. Going to try the heat gun as that’s what I’ve got. Thank you kind sir.
Good luck have fun and enjoy your stick making. Dave
Love your videos
I stumbled upon your channel this year and immediately watched all your videos in one sitting. I happened to cut a beech stick this past fall and have it currently drying as per your instructions. I hope to be able to replicate your steamer set up and make a straightening jig in time to straighten it this coming fall. I had a question regarding part of the steaming process. After you steam and straighten the stick, you mentioned to either stand it up as straight as possible or lay it flat. My question is how long do you then typically let it dry?
Thank you for sharing your craft and expertise and for inspiring me to get out and start making my own sticks. Cheers and all the best from Nova Scotia, Canada! - Darby
Hi Stickmaker you are about to start on a great hobby, glad to help, the sticks only need to stay there until they are cold,but they will want a week to dry out from steeming, the steeming also takes care of insects inside the stick . good luck dave
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you sir, that was most helpful. What I've just learned will be useful for the rest of my life.
Glad to help
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience so clearly.
You are welcome
Thanks for the wisdom!
Very informative i got some tips thanks for sharing
Great explanations, thanks
Excellent demonstration !
Thank you
What a lovely man you are and a marvellous teacher. So interesting
Thank you for your comments
Very helpful, thank you. Your steaming setup is very clever.
Thank you for your comment
That was amazing!
Well i have only watched 2 of your vids so far and i just had to subscribe. Great info.and great channel
Very kind Chris, enjoy the rest
1:53 What a lovely picee of wood. We don't have blackthorn here on the west coast of Canada, but we have Columbia Thorn. Not as dense as blackthorn, but ice wood nonetheless.
Thank you for sharing your amazing talent and your a wealth of information , I love your videos . 😀
Thank you Hugh
Great video, thanks for teaching your trick and experience!
You are welcome
Really nice. I attempted a similar steam process on my hickory and cypress wood for the lower Alabama delta bayou. Hickory won't budge no matter how long I steam it. Still my two favorite wood to work with because of their density.
Fugyoo, Luther from AL Delta here. Where do you find hickory around here? I don't see it very often down here. Not like up in Clark County and Northward.
@@OIE82 We have plenty of Hickory here in N. PA USA. A Very dense & heavy wood with soo many uses including bb bats & walking staffs. But you're right about it being difficult to straighten although I've had a little luck using this gentleman's steaming technique , it just takes much more pressure for a longer time, as it wants to return to its original shape. Good luck y'all✝️☮️
Your the best
Bob
Breath of fresh air in this mad world.
Thanks David
Greetings from southern Germany! I recently made some staffs too!
Great hobby, enjoy
So enjoy watching thanks for sharing
What a lovely man and so helpful a master of his craft thank you very much foe your help,
Hi Peter Glad you enjoyed the videos, thanks for a lovely comment. Dave
great video thanks! how long do you leave them in the steamer for?
Hello
Great job! Do you do the straitghtening job before seasonning or after?
Cheers
Sir, Thank you for sharing. My wife came to me the other evening and asked what I had going on with my computer.There was nothing that I knew I was doing, maybe my granddaughter started CZcams, though I can't imagine why. I shut things down, but thought about what I briefly saw, and I knew I had to go back to it. Fortunately, I was able to find you with no difficulty, and I am very glad.
You know stick making, obviously, and you are an excellent communicator. I will be watching all your videos, and then go finish some sticks I cut in Virginia about 20 years ago. Now I know how to straighten them, which is the major reason I have not finished them for so long. They are dogwood and hickory.
Thank you again for so skillfully sharing your knowledge.
Glad to have given you the inspiration to start again
How long do you leave it in the steamer?
Very helpful. Thanks.
Hello, Could you recommend any book titles on how to bend a diamond willow stick, or a book on other things people can make with diamond willow please? Thank you and i am enjoying the series,ive never seen how much work goes into them,makes me appreciate hiking sticks even more
MagickalGoodies Hi in the UK we do not have diamond willow but I would think it is the same as any other timber and bend with sufficient heat, As for books I would look on Amazon USA you may find what you are looking for.Dave
ok, thank you :)
I will try to uphold this ancient art. Thank you.
Enjoy your new hobby
Brilliant videos mate 🇬🇧👍👍🇬🇧
Thank you
Hi Dave, is there a certain size to a blank shank prior to leaving to dry for a year... ie my mate recons 5'5ft for crooks and 5ft for others...??
Hi Glyn Leave your shanks as long as possible that way you can cut from both ends to get the size of shank you need,There is never an exact size for a stick it's what you or your customer require
from a rifle stick or a short walker Dave
Awesome just brilliant thank you every so much
I like my sticks bent.... or as I find them....😀 Sometimes thought.... it might be nice to have them a little straighter
Thanks for letting us in on knowledge gained from years of experience . What an awesome gift. THANKS AGAIN!!!
You are welcome, enjoy your stick making.
Sir thank you very much for the instructions you were a huge help.
Thanks .. D
Good information thank you for your video. Can you straighten any stick in this manor? I have a curly stick I found years ago & hung it on the wall now its warped. I
Hi Vicky If you only have one stick you cauld use the steem from a kettle. Good luck
May I ask,how do you know when the stick has dried enough to use?Really enjoyed the series thanks for sharing . Kind regards Chris.
Hi Chris Leave sticks to dry for 10-12 months to dry if they were cut when the sap was down. Dave
*awesome shed.
liked your jig.
never saw such a tight gap.normally the distance between pegs is much higher .
I saw you at the Fenland country show today and can't wait for the Wonder of Wood show. Jack R
Yes looking forward to it Dave
It was very nice to meet you,i think you will make a good stickmaker,keep in touch Dave
good video, I have 3 hazel trees in my front garden I'm going to copice this year so store the wood and make some sticks next year, this video is very helpful. By the way are you from the Isle of Wight?
Glad to be of help,From Essex
You make it look easy, but years of experience.
Question. I want to make a stick straightening form. Can you please give me the dimensions and the angles? I see from a previous question that it is made of aok and I plan to use ash. I assume this will work. Thank you.
woodlandsticks.co.uk/walking-stick-shanks/ Try my web site saves me explaining have fun Dave
Great info, thank you!
Your welcom
Would the steamer technique work on straightening blackthorne?
Hey Dave, quick question, did you make that straightening block yourself? What woods did you use if so? thanks
+Adam Warlock The timber i used is oak but any hard wood is suitable. Dave
Fantastic and thank you.
How long are the sticks left in the steamer.?
Leave for 15 Minutes then try one
Great job . Thanks 👍
You're welcome
Thank you !
After a years seasoning and before you straighten the Shanks how do you clean off the flakey/bark pieces... do use a wirewool...??
And.... do you strip off the bark on Holly shanks..?
Glyn
Hi Glyn to remove the loose bark and grime i use a scouring pad but be gentle i wash mine in the water butt with the scouring pad then straighten using steem or dry heat then indoors for a week to dry. Holly looks a lot better pealed but it's not a 5 min job.Dave
love it., niff said
Thank-you
Excellent!!!
I'm curious if you can used steam straightening on a very nice (lovely reddish black flawless bark) Blackthorn Stick (54 inches long, 1-1/8 inch tapering evenly down to 7/8 inch), that has just ONE spot in the middle that is not quite straight. The main issue is that it has a few coats of what I believe is a Poly finish on it, and I'm not sure if it will stay on with the steam heat. I've straightened other Blackthorn sticks with a heat gun, but I've always stripped off the finish first. (Mostly BLACK paint, which I hate!) I didn't want to use my usual heat gun on a poly finished stick, and end up with a chard finish mess. Your thoughts? Thanks... Joe T, Ti Rod Tactical
Hi Joe Using a hot air gun would upset the finish you have now. Without a steamer I would wrap a cloth a few times around the length you want to straighten, soak it with water and use the hot gun. that way you are steaming without burning the finish. But try an old stick first. My thoughts Dave
@@woodlandsticks1365 Thanks Dave,...appreciate your incite and will give that a try,..... once I can locate the heat gun! It's been awhile since I've used it (a few years), and with running a business from home it gets a bit cluttered. BUT I KNOW it's in here,....somewhere! :-)
Great video. Definitely subscribing. I have a stick that was perfectly straight and wonderful when I found it but in seasoning it has developed quite the bend/bow. I'll have to figure out one of these methods to use. I don't have a steamwork. Or even a hot gun for that matter. But I really would like to get this stick back straighter. And maybe some others I have as well. Sometimes I like a little crook or bend in them though. Sometimes. What is that called that you're using to brace them in while straightening? Where do I get something like that? Thank you kindly.
Ive heard you can soak in water and bend over a small flame or bend dry over hot coals the latter being a little quicker but gloves very much recommended
I simply built a smaller version of his as I choose sticks all approximately the same diameter. Made it long enough to add more wedges when necessary. So far so good friend 😮