I had roughed this Chipmunk out years ago, and finally decided to finish it in time for someone’s Christmas, last year.
Chipmunk walking stick
Category: Walking Sticks
These are some of the walking sticks that I have carved from a single piece of wood.
Wood Carved Golden Eagle Walking Stick
Years ago, I saw a golden eagle carrying a rattlesnake in its talons, and I kept it in mind that I’d like to try and capture that memory in a piece of art. So, I finally got out my carving tools and got started. I made this walking stick from tupelo and lodgepole pine. You can find it and my other available artwork on my shop, https://stinnett-sticks.square.site/. And if you’d like to see how I created this walking stick, I hope to have a new video up on my Youtube channel, Stinnett Sticks, on Friday, February 4th. Thanks for stopping by!
Carved Aesculapian Snake Walking Stick
I enjoyed making this Aesculapian Snake walking stick. I used the airbrush to blend from the yellow to the brown. It was much trickier than I expected to get it the way I wanted. A lot of hand brushing went into highlighting and flecking the scales. I was very pleased with the wood grain on this piece of wood. Thanks for stopping by.
Gila Monster Desert Cane
Carved Cholla Cactus makes a great backdrop for the Gila Monster Lizard, Coral Snake and Scorpion on this desert themed cane. The Tarantula came to me as an after thought. It was made-to-order for a war vet from the Southwest.
I posted a video on this one on youtube, so perhaps you’ve already seen it.
Wildlife Wetlands Walking Stick (SOLD)
Featuring Mike Stinnett’s wood carved walking stick #93. Carved out of a single piece of wood.
I made this walking stick for a retired field biologist. The purpose was to bring together a few of the things she loved from the wetland ecosystem. As you can see in the video below, I carved this from a single piece of alder wood. The antennas on the crawfish were made of leather and added. It took me at least two months. I really enjoyed it!
Video of his process down below!
Watch The Video of the Creation of this One of a Kind Walking Stick!
Sculpting a Maquette for Reference
As I continue to work on my Chickadee and Blackberry Bramble walking stick, I realize that it is very difficult to know how to get the size and shape of the birds to match. Also it is hard for me to imagine, while looking from the outside of the burl, where the subjects will connect and how everything will come together.
So I’ve started the project by sculpting a couple of maquettes from some oven bake, polymer clay. My added dilemma is that there are bark pockets in the burl that I have to work around.
My design is having to take a little different twist, here and there,including the second bird being turned around and facing outwardly as it looks upward. This is where the real project will have to conform to the wood material and won’t turn out identical to the concept drawing which I posted earlier.
To further help with keeping size relevance I used a caliper.  This allows me have more confidence about getting my size and shapes similar.
I’ll continue to carefully work myself into this project a little at a time. Here I am using a micro motor and hand piece with Saburr Tooth burrs. These are amazing burrs for removing wood quickly in the rough out stage.
I’m adding vines, leaves, blossoms and berries, as I go, trying to keep everything connected and supported so it won’t break off easily.
Thanks for stopping by! I hope to continue sharing my progress on this walking stick. You can find some of the tools I use or recommend here:
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Using Power Tools to Carve Wood Walking Sticks
I’m carving a brand new, custom ordered walking stick. It has a couple of Chickadees and some Blackberry Vines. I’d like to show you how this is coming along and share some of the tools that I used.
I started with this naturally shaped Pine Burl and began by removing unwanted parts of it with a DeWalt Reciprocating Saw. I really like the fact that this is cordless and it will be just the right thing for me to take my work out into the countryside for some beautiful views.
I’ve saved a selected branch coming off of the burl, to serve as the tail of the bird on the top. That way the wood grain will be strong and keep the tail from breaking off. The DeWalt Oscillating Multi Tool worked great to make a starting point.
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I continued to carefully remove bits of unwanted material to begin revealing the shape of my top Chickadee.
I also used my Arbortech Mini Grinder to help me do some shaping.
I use this tool a lot. It’s a fast way to remove material. I use it to make depth cuts and to shape. So, below is a picture of the beginning of my Chickadee and Blackberry Bramble walking stick. I have a lot of work to do and I hope you’ll come back to see my progress. If you’re looking for some power carving tools I hope you’ll check out the links to Amazon that I have given.
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Carved Copperhead Snake Cane #84
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This one-of-a-kind walking cane is carved and painted to resemble a Copperhead Snake. Carved from a single piece of Lodgepole Pine wood, hand painted and signed and numbered #84 by Mike Stinnett.
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