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Throwable walking stick.
Oct 2^nd, 2011 at 4:06am

Right in the middle of my wall of dangerous things is an apple-wood walking stick curved for throwing. The main reasonable purpose of it is to threaten coyotes. They are a problem here and I saw one near my sling spot.

Oiled, fire-hardened and shaped partially with the tomohawk on the lower right and partially with woodcarving tools.

I used cooking oil for the oil, because why not?

I wanted an ironwood shilleleigh for a while, but found this apple-wood like a fallen gift from God. Apple-wood is darn close, but easier to work.

BTW the other items are a heavily improved sword and a practice sword made of switches. You might recognize the other item in the lower-left. Wink

The sword was a cheap pos when bought, but I sharpened up the blade, sturdied up the handle, and replaced everything else. Why would I want a plastic guard on a sword? Shocked

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fattybones Descens Offline That's not hail! Posts: 144 Halifax NS Gender:	Re: Throwable walking stick. Reply #1 - Oct 2^nd, 2011 at 4:09am Melt some nylon cord and you have a mad-strong repair material. After scraping off some water damage, this section was too thin and started to crack. I took a lighter to some paracord and fixed it up. I can put all my weight on the stick and whack the floor without breakage.
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fattybones Descens Offline That's not hail! Posts: 144 Halifax NS Gender:	Re: Throwable walking stick. Reply #2 - Oct 2^nd, 2011 at 4:10am I sealed up the tip with melted nylon.
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Reply #3 - Oct 2^nd, 2011 at 4:14am

And nylon in the dents in the business end. Business end has a subtle point, and is made from several knots. The top section is grooved, just to give it different aerodynamics than the bottom. It's made to swing like a sword, the curve facing forward so you can strike quick, around guarding limbs. Also throws pretty well.

You can see some apple-y pink on the shaft.

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Rat Man Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 13680 New Jersey, USA Gender:	Re: Throwable walking stick. Reply #4 - Oct 2^nd, 2011 at 11:55am I'll second that about apple-wood. It's dense and as tough as nails. I was fortunate enough to have a good apple-wood walking stick a few years ago.
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Reply #5 - Oct 2^nd, 2011 at 6:45pm

Applewood is extremely tough. I was whittling some, trying to make an atlatl, and could barely make any headway. I ended up slicing open my finger and getting stitches. I had to use a grinder to finish the atlatl. I still have a bunch of applewood left from a tree that was cut down, but I don't know what I want to do with it yet...

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Reply #6 - Oct 5^th, 2011 at 8:54pm

@Rat Man You posted about it in another thread, that's how I knew it'd be a good material. The ironwood from the Maritimes and New England is a type of birch, and is unique in being light -- most ironwoods are heavy. Cops almost always have ironwood batons, and a cop once boasted to me that his baton was best because of it's lightness, while we were discussing different woods.

@Sons .. Using proper carving knives is in every way better than whittling for harder wood. I don't make the prettiest things, but I don't mess up much either. They can even be very cheap.

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Reply #7 - Oct 6^th, 2011 at 8:05pm

that's cool! You should try making a ball headed warclub, you make them by uprooting a tree that has a curve a the base, then you carve the roots, (the part with the roots growing off it is a burl with swirled grain, denser than the rest of the tree and won't split,) into a ball and carve then rest however you like, there are a lot of styles for the handle. Just run it through google and you will see what I mean.
They are very tough and hit very hard, you could make a small ball on one and leave the handle extra long and you would have an excellent walking stick that you could bust a coyote up with.

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Reply #8 - Oct 9^th, 2011 at 9:18am

Maybe I'll give that a shot

I might make it straight though, since I've really no need to throw the thing. Once you throw it, you don't have it!

Oh and when I said threaten, coyotes spook easy. Most animals are afraid of hominids holding sticks. Might be a spear, could be an axe or even a gun, it's all the same to an animal. Hmm, I wonder where this fear came from . . . kinda makes you proud, eh? Grin

Chimpanzees sometimes exploit this by brandishing sticks at hungry lions. The lion goes "oh spit that monkey's got a gun!" and takes off. It's a strange combination of clever and stupid in the animal kingdom.

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LukeWebb Funditor Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 801 New Brunswick Canada Gender:	Re: Throwable walking stick. Reply #9 - Oct 11^th, 2011 at 12:12am The reason you make a ball headed warclub curved is it makes it weight forward, you have a heavy end being the ball and because of the curve the club naturally wants to fall forward, this allows for a harder swing.
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fattybones Descens Offline That's not hail! Posts: 144 Halifax NS Gender:	Re: Throwable walking stick. Reply #10 - Oct 11^th, 2011 at 2:11pm LukeWebb wrote on Oct 11^th, 2011 at 12:12am: The reason you make a ball headed warclub . . . OK, curved it is. Thanks.
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Reply #11 - Oct 16^th, 2011 at 9:12am

My camera's out of juice, but I was at a bonfire, and I heat-bended my stick straighter, and it became much more wieldy now that the bend is slighter. That's why you'd want a straight one I suppose. I am no martial artist, so when I make the ironwood shillelagh this winter, I might have a bend in the end. I think power weapons help the unskilled user, and wieldy ones the skilled. I want the shaft straight for looks. This one's awesome until I find my perfect sapling. I'm doing throwing stick practice until the snow comes -- I'll craft once I can't go outside. TY for the advice!

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