BIT: Walking stick

[PawPaw]

I have to admit I still want a sword cane, but they're too long. I need 33-34".

And, they're heavy. I bought one at an auction a few years ago to add to my limited collection, and it weighs a ton. Nice conversation piece, but damn, it's heavy.

Irish Blackthorn. Thatisall.

Indeed. But how does one know that what you're buying is truly Irish Blackthorn?

For some things, there's nothing like a good piece of hickory.

That's certainly true, but I am reminded that baseball bats are made of ash. Good clean, straight-grained hardwood that will administer a drubbing if properly used.

Oak, ash, walnut, yew or even Osage orange could serve as well. Hornbeam if you can find it

.I have seen some beautiful canes made of Osage Orange. It's a wood that is often overlooked.

[HTRN]

Osage Orange is stupid tough. Also very heavy compared to other woods.

[McClarkus]

Bois'de Arc will burn blue and turn your stove red hot at the same time. I like it. There is a walking stick here,I just need to cut it out and shape it......

[skb12172]

Nabbed it, thanks!

Me 2. Thanks!

[Greg]

I came across this a few years ago and it's been rattling around in the back of my head ever since:

http://todahabukoryu.org/wp/?page_id=33

It's about wood choices for martial arts practice weapons.

[John_in_Longview]

I choose to raise this thread from the dead to note that the following work is available free on Kindle today (don't know why or for how long).

Broadsword and Singlestick: With Chapters On Quarter-Staff, Bayonet, Cudgel, Shillelagh, Walking-Stick, Umbrella, and Other Weapons of Self-Defense, by R.G. Allanson-Winn.

Thanks. I grabbed it for free this morning (the 20th).

[Bullspit]

Bois'de Arc will burn blue and turn your stove red hot at the same time. I like it. There is a walking stick here,I just need to cut it out and shape it......

One of my favorites. I made a walking stick (hiking) from this and it is a beautiful red/orange/yellow. I also have used it to make knife handles.

[Darrell]

My father was born in the little town of Bois D'Arc, Missouri in 1910. I had to look it up to discover that it is named after Osage Orange, which somebody planted in the area a long time ago. Learn something every day.

[JAG2955]

If anyone ever comes across a straight 6 foot piece of Osage Orange that could be turned to about 1-1.5" in thickness, for the love of crap, let me know. The last time I priced one, the guy estimated $300 for it.

I want an Osage Orange karate bo in the worst way.

[Greg]

My father was born in the little town of Bois D'Arc, Missouri in 1910. I had to look it up to discover that it is named after Osage Orange, which somebody planted in the area a long time ago. Learn something every day.

Years ago I had a friend and roommate from Iowa who was always talking up the amazing properties of something called a hedge apple. Supposedly the tree it grew on was pretty cool, too.