Appalachian Walking Sticks

  Making the Walking Sticks By Hand

Finding the best sticks
A honeysuckle vine winds clockwise around a young tree. In another year, this will be ready for harvesting.  Finding the best sticks is often the most difficult part of making the best walking sticks.

 


  Preparing the stick

Stripping the bark from a stick.


  Carving the wood

Paul Kelly puts the finishing touches on what soon will be a walking stick.


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