[Kenny_S]

Here are a couple waking sticks. The first two pictures are of the top and the middle of a twisted walking stick commissoned for a man and the last one is a cane topper going on a cane for a biker friend.

[GeorgiaCarver]

Nice work. I really like the cane topper!

I have read many threads talking about going in the woods and finding twisted sticks like your cane. I have gone 50+ times and have never seen a twisted stick. Must be the part of the country people live in.

Anyway, nice work.

Greg

[Tom H]

Ken, Really elegant. Those sticks/cane ought to be well received. And as for the "twisted staff" I have seen folks carve their own "twists" into the staff. I have never seen one growing in the woods either; and people think I am pretty twisted. Thanks for sharing. Tom H

[AlArchie]

Nice work, Ken! Makes me want to get carving some canes again!

Al

[wood-whittler]

ken,

great work i like your detail on the cane topper. thanks for sharing.

bart

[Kenny_S]

Greg and Tom, the twisted sticks are there. I believe the same as you two when ALA post last year his twist walking stick as I use to live in the woods and never came across one, However, Was along the banks of a river near here and came across this one. I have no the wood but took my knife and cut it and brougt it home. Painted the ends and let it set to dry for about a month and then peeled the bark and the vine that was growing around it off and carved it as I had a person who was wanting a woodspirit in a walking stick/staff.
Did I see any others? I don't know as I was excited about finding this one, I didn't pay attention to any orther but when it dry out some, I am back to the same place.

Now here is a trick and old hermit told me, If you want a twisted stick, take a fair size rope and wrap it around a stick you plan on harvesting later. Now I never tried this but seems to my thinking, the rope is like a vine wrapped around a stick. May try that.
BTW, Thanks for the nice comments of the walkingstick and cane topper.

[Lightningbolt]

Nice sticks you have there. I always like the bald headed faces which complement the top of any stick very well.

As for the twisted sticks I too have heard about the old timers wrapping the small saplings for a nice twist in a few years growth. Never done that myself but I do get a lot of the naturally twisted sticks and I have a lot of friends whose eyes are always peeled for them.

There's a lot of honey suckle around here which gets the twisting done really nice. Yes, they are there but my eyes are always on the prowl for them!

[Mottles]

Nice walking sticks and cane topper Ken, maybe one day I'll have to carve one for myself and hubby. Several of the folks in our carving club are carving some really nice walking sticks and canes.
Kathy

[Irishman]

I've experimented a few times with doing smaller faced woodspirits and you've done a great job of doing the detail. I expecially like the bald WS.
Patrick

[Kenny_S]

Kathy, They are fun to carve and since you are in a carving club, they can give you pointers on how to carve one. However, seeing your relief carvings, I doubt that you will nee much help for sure.
Thank you for your kind words.

Patrick, Thank you also. If you can carve a big woodspirit in a log, you can carve a smaller one in a walking stick. All you are doing is dowsizing it. Man I hate that word, All I heard for 10 years before I retired. Beat my employer to the punch sort of speaking.
Anyway, give it a try.
I stepped out of comfort zone and have carved a fireman caricature. Need to get it painted and all of the items with it and finish it up.
Thanks again all