I also make many types of staffs,hiking sticks and walking sticks. They are so valuable in many ways. I am a 73 yr old north Georgia Marine veteran that loves the outdoors and am also a cancer survivor. I really enjoyed the great message at the end. We need the love and guidance of the Lord so much in these truly times. Many thanks sir.
Thanks so much for sharing about both your love for the outdoors and for the Lord. Glad too that God healed you of cancer as he did me. May God continue to bless you in all you do and many thanks again for your encouraging words! Stay blessed brother!
We thought we were just fishing and hiking. This video caught my eye because I love making hiking sticks. I love how you teach me and others to make something, then find the object in scripture. Then relate the object to eternal life and living water. Thank you.
Thank you so much for your encouraging words and support! It really means a great deal and is so appreciated! Thanks too for watching and I am so glad you enjoyed the video and got something out of it! Take care and may God bless you richly!
1st thing, the burning does another thing. It's called Sho Sugi. If you char it 100% black, then sand it down, your wood will be water proof. Even Red Oak. 2nd, with the burn you put on, should start off with 120 grit and finish up with 180. Good project. Need to make myself a new staff. I lost my old one which was a piece of drift wood from the Pacific.
Hello Dave, Bumped into your video as "Old Man Time" is starting to catch up to me but I'm not yet ready to give up on some of my favorite (and tough to access) smallmouth spots. Your how to build and use the walking staff tips were very appreciated and I'm now a subscriber. Thank you also for the pair of "How To" messages...1.) Making a walking staff and 2.) How to lead a better life. Both are much appreciated! Stay well.
Lloyd thank you so much for your support by subscribing and especially for taking the time to share such an encouraging comment. I'm so thankful that you found the video a help and hope that the things I share might be an encouragement to you as well! Thank you again for your kind words, support and for watching and may God bless you richly!
Thanks Dave. A few things I'll change on the staff to fit my style and needs but the outline was quite helpful. As for the message, in our times it is needed more than ever. Thank you for the faith and courage to share the message of God's promise and gift, His son, Jesus Christ.
Thanks so much for those words of encouragement! I really appreciate the affirmation and your support! I am glad you found the video a help as well. My heart is for others to know Jesus and all he has for them. Hopefully God will use the simple messages I share and through the Holy Spirit they might come to know his grace and goodness as they believe and put their faith in him. Thanks so much again for watching and for taking the time to comment and may God bless you richly my brother!
Great video!!! I m getting ready to start my first walking stick thanks for the tip and thank you for inspiration on walking with the Lord... Amen Brother 🙏 God Bless
Thank you and May God bless you and keep you safe . May your message here reach out and bless others and bring them the Jesus. Praying for you my Brother.
You are so welcome and thank you so much for your kind and encouraging words. They mean a lot! My hope and prayer as well is that people would hear the message and that God would move in their hearts to draw him to himself and that hey might come to Christ. That is the whole reason this channel was started. Thanks so much again for sharing and for watching and may God bless you richly my friend!
Praise The Lord Brother David. May God continue to bless this unique expression of ministry. May you continue to be strengthened . Enjoyed this whole experience very much.
I have made a couple of custom walking staffs for Creek Walking and Golf ball recovery. Hardened 2' square hook with rubber hose on the straight section on the bottom for good surface interface and 2 golf ball recovery cups, one straight one at 90 degrees. 7 ft , 1 1/4 inch hickory shaft, sanded and burnt. An area for enhanced gripping. I also always carry 2 staffs on the river and creek walks as a rule of thumb and based on experience. Second Staff is 5ft 6in. Much Safer. You can push and pull on creek entering's and exit's. My Son and I collected over 300 Golf balls yesterday!😎
That is very cool! Walking stick can be such a help and you seem to have taken it to the next level! Great job thinking outside the box. Thanks so much for watching and may God Bless you!
You are so welcome and thank you for your encouragement and support! I really appreciate it. Thanks too for watching and may God bless you richly brother!
I am a relatively new believer. Coincidentally, I have very recently taken up making hiking sticks, to fill a personal need. I have poor balance due to a brain injury. On uneven ground, in poor lighting (too dark, too bright) shade from a tree, poor footing and such I wabble and stumble. It seems as time passes, my memory is also faltering. I recently lost two manufactured hiking sticks I had had for a couple of decades. I am pretty excited about the hiking sticks I have been making from dead fall branches I have found in the woods. I am enjoying making them, the hobby/ new to me crafting, is such a pleasure. I am excited to learn about the suitability of various types of wood and so many multifunctional for a wading stck. While I don't intend to wade in any water much more than ankle deep, I can certainly identify many uses for a wading pole that I can apply to my outdoor wandering experiences and my new favorite craft. Since it seems likely I will lose or leave behind a hiking pole, I would like to think of them as gifts to another to enjoy. Thank you so much for this video. I look forward to following you on RUclips.
Came across this video by accident, and enjoyed every minute of it… even though I live in an arid part of the world (UAE) I am definitely making myself one of these! A great DIY project for myself, and chance to impart the same knowledge you did for me today with friends and family. I think I will make mine a little taller, to also act as a crutch should emergencies ever necessitate. Thank you and God bless.
This is a great idea!!! I added one to my walking stick after I seen this video and it worked out awesome. I just throw it over my shoulder if I need to hands and I can keep on moving.
I wish the over the shoulder hack was my idea, but I can't take the credit it comed from another RUclipsr whose channel is called Kayak hacks. It's a great idea thought and he deserves the credit. I thought I would share it while showing how to add the paracord handle grip! Glad you found the video a help! Thanks so much for watching and may God bless you!
Thank you so much for those kind words. I'm glad you liked the video and it is wonderful to see others living so far away still able to be apart of our RUclips family. Thanks too for watching and may God bless you richly!
This video couldn't have come out at a better time. I got to hiking again and have fallen in love with hiking staff diy. I've tried unsuccessfully to source my own wood out in the wild but I think a poplar dowel will serve just fine, especially since I can't stand bent sticks. Let us know how the polycrylic holds up, I'm told polyurethane is the best but I'm nervous about oily rags.
Glad the video was a help to you! As far as the polycrylic goes, I had it on hand because I make many of my own fishing lures and I dip my saltwater bucktails in the polycrylic and then hang them to drip dry. I use stick on eyes for the bucktails and the poly leaves a nice coating over them sealing them in. They take a great deal of abuse in the saltwater, sand and the rocks and hold up extremely well. I wouldn't think the walking stick would be any different. The poly seems more flexible than the urethane which I think adds to its sealing ability. I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching and may God bless you!
Thanks and glad you liked the video. The carrying idea I got from a fellow youtuber (Kayak hacks fishing) so I can't take credit for that, but love the way it works and keep my stick out of the way. Thanks for watching and may God bless you!
My $170 Falstaff wading staff always seems to need some repair. The streams I wade in Maryland are very difficult, if not impossible without a staff. I just made one of your design as my backup. I will be curious if this $20 staff is more reliable than the Falstaff. Thanks for the great design!
You are so welcome! The thing I love about my staff is that it feels so sturdy in my hand and so I put more trust in it to hold me. Plus it is something I built and it saved me money. I hope you have much success with yours and stay safe out on the water. Thanks so much for watching and may God bless you!
wonderful video brother themaking of the walking stick was good but you using that to witness about Our Savior The Lord Jesus Christ was awesome, I could tell you were a good man right from the start of the video.
Thank you so so much for those encouraging and affirming words. The mean a great deal. Thanks so much as well for watching and may God bless you richly in every way my brother!
It's funny I was just making myself a walking stick to help me when trapping and working on the farm, and my sticks like yours with the T shape. I like doing things by hand so I'm rasping the peaces out of NZ native timber that are pretty hard, at night instead of watching TV or playing computer games. So yeah it will end up being like a tall T shape that's the right hight for me ......I made some diy walnut stain and some beeswax finish, I think what I'm going to do is do a few staining and drying cycles and then I'm going to do a couple of rubbing downs with the bees wax finish to hopefully trap in the stain and make it look really dark . A few weeks ago I made a new handle for a spade that this ladies late husband bought for her years ago .and I've been doing allot of new handles for old tool heads and I'm slowly getting better and upping my game . My aim is to do my stuff for as free as possible and cool ,I'm also a amateur bone carver so I'm just going to do a tight fit ,kinda Dowling the top of the t on and if I have to a couple bone pins to hold it in place and I'll probably put the brass from a old shotgun shell on the end to protect the bottom. Anyway sorry for rambling I'm just slightly proud of myself I'm slowly getting better and learning more , and I like making things that make people happy or help out , hopefully I can make a cool stick for myself and anyone else I know that needs one in the future, I got back problems that's why I need one
Thanks so much for sharing your ideas with me. It is always good to gather thoughts and learn from others. It sounds like you project will be a lot more detailed than mine, and I am sure it will serve you well. Keep up the great work and thanks too for watching. May God bless you richly!
I've marked both my walking staffs from the bottom with grooves every 10cm. to half a metre. This enables me to easily gauge the depth of water or loose mud that I may have to cross. It was the normal practise of British boy scout to mark their staffs thus, but in Imperial measured gaps. As yours is a wading staff, why dont you mark it thus as well - ?
My Dad had one like this issued to him when he was in Burma in WW2 - lots of rivers to ford out there! His was bamboo and the handle could be unscrewed and the shaft broken in two - each joint had a brass screw fitting. Don't know why he brought it home with him as he never used it and it sat in an umbrella stand in the hallway until he was in his late seventies and needed to use a walking stick. My eldest brother shortened it down to ordinary walking stick length and Dad never went out again without it. One day we were about to sit him down on a bench while we did some shopping when a man of his own age stopped, looked at the cane and said "Burma?" Dad said "That's right" to which the man replied "Me too, blood awful wasn't it?" and wandered off. Don't know what happened to it but am tempted to copy your design.
What an amazing story! Thanks so much for sharing it. Your Dad's staff sounds like it not only was a help, but brought to mind many memories for him of good friends he served with. Hope that my video was a help to you and that it might inspire you to make a staff that will create special memories for you as well. Thanks so much for watching and sharing about your Dad and may God bless you in every way!
Totally enjoy your videos - especially with the special messages at the end. I thought I had subscribed to your channel before, so when I ran across this I was curious why I haven't seen any new content. I either forgot or got dropped somehow, so I subscribed again. (I've seen on some of my other channels where youtube drips the subscription for some reason. I'm assuming updates.)
Scott thanks so much for taking the time to share your encouraging words! I really appreciate them an the support you give. No matter how you got bumped we are so happy to have you aboard again as a subscriber! We really appreciate it! Thanks so much too for watching and may God bless you richly my friend!
Thanks. That isn't usually where I fish though. Only sometimes. They closed off the access road to my favorite spot last year so I can't get into that area unless I wade down the creek. Thanks for watching and the encouragement! Talk to you soon!
Thanks! I'm sorry I didn't include that in the video as it is a good point. I was more focused on showing how to use the staff that I forgot about showing what to do with the rod. There are a few options: 1) Hold it under your arm (I don't recommend that one because if you stumble you could lose you rod) 2) Make or purchase a belt clip on rod holder 3: Some fishing vest have a loop and latch where you can secure your rod vertically and works well for tying on new lures as well 4) This is the simplest and probably the best. Just place the rod horizontally close to the reel across the one side of "T" and grab both the rod and the top of the staff together. That way you always have a firm grip on your rod and you don't need an additional device to secure it. Hope that helps. Thanks so much for watching and may God bless you!
I guess it all depends on what you want to use it for. It is the right height for me for the ways in which I showed how I use it in the video. If it were longer it might interfere with my walking when stored over my shoulder and it allows me to get the right lean when crossing a stream or river. Some people might like a tall straight staff for walking, but that would go against the design I came up with for my personal use. Hope that helps. Thanks so much for watching and may God bless you!
thank you for this video i am 60 yrs old and have back issuses and went to a junk shop and bought 4 canes to try out..i ended up only liking 1.. 2 of them are medical alumium adjustable...just didnt feel right...the other handle is just to narrow for my sized hands... so i have got a shepards hook walking cane that they show in the cane masters video with out all the carvings..its made of solid oak. so im in the proecess of refinishing it.and getting it sized for me... im thankful your still healthy enough to do videos and enjoy life ...what version of the bible do you follow? kjv/niv/etc.....??? i am a kjv bible person but i have yet to read/ understand it...i dont go to church due to judgement and policies etc... so id rather learn it online... and it saves on gas lololol..i dont have a religion i belong to either.. i just simply believe. thank you again ;];];]
So glad you found the video a help and thanks too for your encouraging words. I just wanted to encourage you in your closing words. It is so important that we believe, but it is even more important in what we believe and why. A religion is a repetition of things we say and do, that can never save us, but the bible instead calls us into a relationship with God that can. Much different. For so long I felt I was good enough to get to heaven (most of us do). I believed in God and even went to church on occasion. But I failed to understand one thing and that is that I was a sinner that needed a savior. When you and I look at our life against the 10 commandments (Exodus chapter 20) we can see that we are all liars, thieves, adulterers, and more. We all fall way short of God's standard for being good enough (Romans 3:23). We have all turned our back on God. My sin separated me from God and Jesus paid the fine to buy me back (Romans 6:23). When I came to realize that God wanted to have a restored relationship with me and my trust in Jesus was the only thing that could restore it I believed (John 14:6). Once we can understand our need to be forgiven we can turn from our sin and put our faith In Jesus to save us. But believing in Christ needs to be like belief in a parachute to save us. When we trust Jesus to save us with that type of faith and have a change of heart knowing why we need him he will. I'm not sure what you are trusting in today, but I'd encourage you to read the bible for yourself and some of the verses I inserted here to make sure that what you believe in matters. Eternity is a long time and if any of us die in our sins not knowing Jesus as savior hell not heaven will be our final destination and there are not second chances so please if you haven't already seek after God today and put your faith in the only one who can save you, Jesus. I speak this all to you with much love. Thanks again so much for taking the time to share and comment and may God bless you richly as you seek after him!
You appear offended that I would share about Jesus. That wasn’t my goal, but think for a minute if the truth and freedom you found was truly something you believed to be real, why would it matter what I shared? It’s funny you mention truth. In the Bible in John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. I share about Jesus because it is all that really matters. Many people claim to have found the truth, but would they be willing to stake their life, as well as eternity on their decision to follow it? Someday each of us will stand before God and give account and the real truth is that unless we place our faith and trust in Jesus we will face hell because we rejected the gift of God’s own son to save us in exchange of a lie. It’s out of love for others that I share the truth about Jesus and how we can know God through him. He said he is the only way. No other truth can save us. All I do is share that message. What others do with it is between them and God. I will be praying that God shows himself to you in a very real and incredible way so that you might experience all he has for you and know the truth about who he is and can be to you. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts and may God bless you!
I also make many types of staffs,hiking sticks and walking sticks. They are so valuable in many ways. I am a 73 yr old north Georgia Marine veteran that loves the outdoors and am also a cancer survivor. I really enjoyed the great message at the end. We need the love and guidance of the Lord so much in these truly times. Many thanks sir.
Thanks so much for sharing about both your love for the outdoors and for the Lord. Glad too that God healed you of cancer as he did me. May God continue to bless you in all you do and many thanks again for your encouraging words! Stay blessed brother!
So appreciate your faithfulness in sharing the good news of Jesus!
Thanks so much for your encouragement! It means a great deal! Thanks too for watching and may God bless you richly brother!
We thought we were just fishing and hiking. This video caught my eye because I love making hiking sticks. I love how you teach me and others to make something, then find the object in scripture. Then relate the object to eternal life and living water. Thank you.
Thank you so much for your encouraging words and support! It really means a great deal and is so appreciated! Thanks too for watching and I am so glad you enjoyed the video and got something out of it! Take care and may God bless you richly!
1st thing, the burning does another thing. It's called Sho Sugi. If you char it 100% black, then sand it down, your wood will be water proof. Even Red Oak. 2nd, with the burn you put on, should start off with 120 grit and finish up with 180. Good project. Need to make myself a new staff. I lost my old one which was a piece of drift wood from the Pacific.
Thanks so much for the suggestions. Very good to know! Thanks too for watching and may God bless you!
Thank you for the instruction on the stick but more so on the message at the end.
You are so welcome and thank you for your encouraging words. May God bless you richly my friend!
Excellent work. The ending is the most important.
Thank you so much for your encouraging words. I so appreciate it! Thanks too for watching and may God bless you richly!
Thank you for your words of wisdom! May God bless you!
You are so welcome! Thanks so much for watching and for all your support and may God bless you richly!
Great tutorial and tips - I like the design of this hiking stick. God bless!
Thanks so much and hope you found the video a help! Thanks too for watching and may God bless you as well!
Hello Dave, Bumped into your video as "Old Man Time" is starting to catch up to me but I'm not yet ready to give up on some of my favorite (and tough to access) smallmouth spots. Your how to build and use the walking staff tips were very appreciated and I'm now a subscriber. Thank you also for the pair of "How To" messages...1.) Making a walking staff and 2.) How to lead a better life. Both are much appreciated! Stay well.
Lloyd thank you so much for your support by subscribing and especially for taking the time to share such an encouraging comment. I'm so thankful that you found the video a help and hope that the things I share might be an encouragement to you as well! Thank you again for your kind words, support and for watching and may God bless you richly!
Thanks Dave. A few things I'll change on the staff to fit my style and needs but the outline was quite helpful. As for the message, in our times it is needed more than ever. Thank you for the faith and courage to share the message of God's promise and gift, His son, Jesus Christ.
Thanks so much for those words of encouragement! I really appreciate the affirmation and your support! I am glad you found the video a help as well. My heart is for others to know Jesus and all he has for them. Hopefully God will use the simple messages I share and through the Holy Spirit they might come to know his grace and goodness as they believe and put their faith in him. Thanks so much again for watching and for taking the time to comment and may God bless you richly my brother!
Great tutorial, instruction on use of the staff and lesson at the end.
Thanks so much and so glad you got something from the video! Thanks so much too for watching and may God bless you!
A channel after my own heart.
Thank you my friend and I hope you enjoy the videos. Thanks so much for watching too and may God bless you!
Great Idea !!! Best wishes ! From the Christian Scottish trout fisherman !
God Bless YOU SIR !!!
JOHN 3 v16
Thank you so much. Thanks too for watching and may God bless you as well my brother!
Great video!!! I m getting ready to start my first walking stick thanks for the tip and thank you for inspiration on walking with the Lord... Amen Brother 🙏 God Bless
You are so welcome and thank you for those kind and affirming words! They are much appreciated! Thanks too for watching and may God bless you richly!
Thank you and May God bless you and keep you safe . May your message here reach out and bless others and bring them the Jesus. Praying for you my Brother.
You are so welcome and thank you so much for your kind and encouraging words. They mean a lot! My hope and prayer as well is that people would hear the message and that God would move in their hearts to draw him to himself and that hey might come to Christ. That is the whole reason this channel was started. Thanks so much again for sharing and for watching and may God bless you richly my friend!
Praise The Lord Brother David. May God continue to bless this unique expression of ministry. May you continue to be strengthened . Enjoyed this whole experience very much.
Thank you so much for your kind and encouraging words! I so appreciate them. Thanks too for watching and may God bless you richly brother!
I have made a couple of custom walking staffs for Creek Walking and Golf ball recovery. Hardened 2' square hook with rubber hose on the straight section on the bottom for good surface interface and 2 golf ball recovery cups, one straight one at 90 degrees. 7 ft , 1 1/4 inch hickory shaft, sanded and burnt. An area for enhanced gripping. I also always carry 2 staffs on the river and creek walks as a rule of thumb and based on experience. Second Staff is 5ft 6in. Much Safer. You can push and pull on creek entering's and exit's. My Son and I collected over 300 Golf balls yesterday!😎
That is very cool! Walking stick can be such a help and you seem to have taken it to the next level! Great job thinking outside the box. Thanks so much for watching and may God Bless you!
Thanks for the fellowship and the walking stick God is an awesome God ty in Jesus name Amen
Thanks so much for you support and kind words! Thanks too for watching and may God bless you richly!
Amen brother! Thank you for the message and for the design of your wading staff!
You are so welcome and thank you for your encouragement and support! I really appreciate it. Thanks too for watching and may God bless you richly brother!
"T" handles are the best I love them, great video thanks!
Thank you and thanks so much for watching. May God bless you!
I am a relatively new believer. Coincidentally, I have very recently taken up making hiking sticks, to fill a personal need. I have poor balance due to a brain injury. On uneven ground, in poor lighting (too dark, too bright) shade from a tree, poor footing and such I wabble and stumble. It seems as time passes, my memory is also faltering. I recently lost two manufactured hiking sticks I had had for a couple of decades.
I am pretty excited about the hiking sticks I have been making from dead fall branches I have found in the woods. I am enjoying making them, the hobby/ new to me crafting, is such a pleasure. I am excited to learn about the suitability of various types of wood and so many multifunctional for a wading stck. While I don't intend to wade in any water much more than ankle deep, I can certainly identify many uses for a wading pole that I can apply to my outdoor wandering experiences and my new favorite craft. Since it seems likely I will lose or leave behind a hiking pole, I would like to think of them as gifts to another to enjoy.
Thank you so much for this video. I look forward to following you on RUclips.
Excellent video in many ways. I'm glad you didn't drill your hand. Thanks for wading staff fabrication and the devotional.😊😊😊
Thanks so much for the encouragement. I really appreciate it. Thanks too for watching and may God bless you!
Came across this video by accident, and enjoyed every minute of it… even though I live in an arid part of the world (UAE) I am definitely making myself one of these! A great DIY project for myself, and chance to impart the same knowledge you did for me today with friends and family. I think I will make mine a little taller, to also act as a crutch should emergencies ever necessitate.
Thank you and God bless.
Thanks you so much for your kind words and so glad you found the video a help! Thanks too for watching and may God bless you!
Excellent...I'll build 2, for my son and I. Will send you an image of my replica of your work. Thanks for your inspirational words.
You are so welcome and I look forward to you sharing the end results of your walking sticks. Thanks so much for watching and may God bless you!
Thank you for showing us your crafty work and the art piece!
My pleasure 😊 God bless you!
To stabalize the wrap I brush Minwax wood hardener on it. Also makes it easier to clean later. Great Video....
Good tip! Thanks for sharing that. Thanks too for watching and may God bless you!
Awesome looking stick. Glad to see ya back.
Thanks so much! I really appreciate your support! Thanks so much for watching and may God bless you!
Awesome from the staff to the witness
Thank you so much for your encouragement. Thanks too for watching and may God bless you brother!
This is a great idea!!! I added one to my walking stick after I seen this video and it worked out awesome. I just throw it over my shoulder if I need to hands and I can keep on moving.
I wish the over the shoulder hack was my idea, but I can't take the credit it comed from another RUclipsr whose channel is called Kayak hacks. It's a great idea thought and he deserves the credit. I thought I would share it while showing how to add the paracord handle grip! Glad you found the video a help! Thanks so much for watching and may God bless you!
Thank you!!!
You're so welcome!
Really nice grounding stick.
Thank you and may God bless you!
Hi from London, wonderful video, Thank you Sir. You're a great craftsman.
Thank you so much for those kind words. I'm glad you liked the video and it is wonderful to see others living so far away still able to be apart of our RUclips family. Thanks too for watching and may God bless you richly!
Good design. Good execution. Thank You.
Thank you so glad you found it a help! Thanks too for watching and may God bless you!
Amen ! Great words, Thank you.
You are so welcome and thank you for your kind words and for watching and may God
bless you richly!
Thanks for the Gospel message! Jesus saves!
Thanks for taking the time to share those encouraging words. Thanks too for watching and may God bless you!
Suggestion: look into diamond willow. Makes beautiful walking sticks.
I'm sure it makes a beautiful stick. Thanks for sharing and watching and may God bless you!
This video couldn't have come out at a better time. I got to hiking again and have fallen in love with hiking staff diy. I've tried unsuccessfully to source my own wood out in the wild but I think a poplar dowel will serve just fine, especially since I can't stand bent sticks. Let us know how the polycrylic holds up, I'm told polyurethane is the best but I'm nervous about oily rags.
Glad the video was a help to you! As far as the polycrylic goes, I had it on hand because I make many of my own fishing lures and I dip my saltwater bucktails in the polycrylic and then hang them to drip dry. I use stick on eyes for the bucktails and the poly leaves a nice coating over them sealing them in. They take a great deal of abuse in the saltwater, sand and the rocks and hold up extremely well. I wouldn't think the walking stick would be any different. The poly seems more flexible than the urethane which I think adds to its sealing ability. I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching and may God bless you!
God bless you my brother
Thank you so much and may God bless you richly!
I use a staff as a walking aid, I really like your carrying idea
Thanks and glad you liked the video. The carrying idea I got from a fellow youtuber (Kayak hacks fishing) so I can't take credit for that, but love the way it works and keep my stick out of the way. Thanks for watching and may God bless you!
This is awesome David!
Thanks!
You are so welcome and so glad you liked the video! Thanks so much for watching and may God bless you richly!
Great video, thanks 👍
We are so welcome and glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for watching and may God bless you!
Thats very cool my friend! Thank you for sharing! Good luck with everything!!
Thanks so much Mark for the encouraging words! God bless you my friend!
My $170 Falstaff wading staff always seems to need some repair. The streams I wade in Maryland are very difficult, if not impossible without a staff. I just made one of your design as my backup. I will be curious if this $20 staff is more reliable than the Falstaff. Thanks for the great design!
You are so welcome! The thing I love about my staff is that it feels so sturdy in my hand and so I put more trust in it to hold me. Plus it is something I built and it saved me money. I hope you have much success with yours and stay safe out on the water. Thanks so much for watching and may God bless you!
wonderful video brother themaking of the walking stick was good but you using that to witness about Our Savior The Lord Jesus Christ was awesome, I could tell you were a good man right from the start of the video.
Thank you so so much for those encouraging and affirming words. The mean a great deal. Thanks so much as well for watching and may God bless you richly in every way my brother!
It's funny I was just making myself a walking stick to help me when trapping and working on the farm, and my sticks like yours with the T shape. I like doing things by hand so I'm rasping the peaces out of NZ native timber that are pretty hard, at night instead of watching TV or playing computer games. So yeah it will end up being like a tall T shape that's the right hight for me ......I made some diy walnut stain and some beeswax finish, I think what I'm going to do is do a few staining and drying cycles and then I'm going to do a couple of rubbing downs with the bees wax finish to hopefully trap in the stain and make it look really dark . A few weeks ago I made a new handle for a spade that this ladies late husband bought for her years ago .and I've been doing allot of new handles for old tool heads and I'm slowly getting better and upping my game . My aim is to do my stuff for as free as possible and cool ,I'm also a amateur bone carver so I'm just going to do a tight fit ,kinda Dowling the top of the t on and if I have to a couple bone pins to hold it in place and I'll probably put the brass from a old shotgun shell on the end to protect the bottom. Anyway sorry for rambling I'm just slightly proud of myself I'm slowly getting better and learning more , and I like making things that make people happy or help out , hopefully I can make a cool stick for myself and anyone else I know that needs one in the future, I got back problems that's why I need one
Thanks so much for sharing your ideas with me. It is always good to gather thoughts and learn from others. It sounds like you project will be a lot more detailed than mine, and I am sure it will serve you well. Keep up the great work and thanks too for watching. May God bless you richly!
great job.
Thanks! Glad you liked it. Thanks too for watching and may God bless you!
I've marked both my walking staffs from the bottom with grooves every 10cm. to half a metre. This enables me to easily gauge the depth of water or loose mud that I may have to cross. It was the normal practise of British boy scout to mark their staffs thus, but in Imperial measured gaps. As yours is a wading staff, why dont you mark it thus as well - ?
That is a great tip and the markings can even double as a fish measuring scale. Thanks for sharing that and for watching and may God bless you!
My Dad had one like this issued to him when he was in Burma in WW2 - lots of rivers to ford out there!
His was bamboo and the handle could be unscrewed and the shaft broken in two - each joint had a brass screw fitting.
Don't know why he brought it home with him as he never used it and it sat in an umbrella stand in the hallway until he was in his late seventies and needed to use a walking stick.
My eldest brother shortened it down to ordinary walking stick length and Dad never went out again without it.
One day we were about to sit him down on a bench while we did some shopping when a man of his own age stopped, looked at the cane and said "Burma?"
Dad said "That's right" to which the man replied "Me too, blood awful wasn't it?" and wandered off.
Don't know what happened to it but am tempted to copy your design.
What an amazing story! Thanks so much for sharing it. Your Dad's staff sounds like it not only was a help, but brought to mind many memories for him of good friends he served with. Hope that my video was a help to you and that it might inspire you to make a staff that will create special memories for you as well. Thanks so much for watching and sharing about your Dad and may God bless you in every way!
Great message
Thank you so much and may God bless you richly my brother!
Totally enjoy your videos - especially with the special messages at the end. I thought I had subscribed to your channel before, so when I ran across this I was curious why I haven't seen any new content. I either forgot or got dropped somehow, so I subscribed again. (I've seen on some of my other channels where youtube drips the subscription for some reason. I'm assuming updates.)
Scott thanks so much for taking the time to share your encouraging words! I really appreciate them an the support you give. No matter how you got bumped we are so happy to have you aboard again as a subscriber! We really appreciate it! Thanks so much too for watching and may God bless you richly my friend!
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You are so welcome. Thanks for watching and may God bless you!
If it was a few inches longer could you could use it as a crutch if you sprained an ankle?
Yup. Good tip. Thanks for watching and may God bless you!
Now I know where you honey hole is lol super great video Dave
Thanks. That isn't usually where I fish though. Only sometimes. They closed off the access road to my favorite spot last year so I can't get into that area unless I wade down the creek. Thanks for watching and the encouragement! Talk to you soon!
Thank You For This Video and The Message About Our Lord and Savior ❤
You are so welcome and thank you so much for watching and sharing! May God bless you!
Where's your rod when you are using both hands on the handle to find solid footing in the stream bed?
Good tutorial!
Thanks! I'm sorry I didn't include that in the video as it is a good point. I was more focused on showing how to use the staff that I forgot about showing what to do with the rod. There are a few options: 1) Hold it under your arm (I don't recommend that one because if you stumble you could lose you rod) 2) Make or purchase a belt clip on rod holder 3: Some fishing vest have a loop and latch where you can secure your rod vertically and works well for tying on new lures as well 4) This is the simplest and probably the best. Just place the rod horizontally close to the reel across the one side of "T" and grab both the rod and the top of the staff together. That way you always have a firm grip on your rod and you don't need an additional device to secure it. Hope that helps. Thanks so much for watching and may God bless you!
Wow, Gods handy work at its best.
So glad you liked the video! Thanks too for watching and may God bless you!@@danieljuarez-ln7sn
Good video on how to make a useful staff, but most of all thank you for sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ 🙌
Thank you so much for your encouragement. Thank you too for watching and ma God bless you!
Amen
Thank you and may God bless you richly!
the staff seems very short.
I guess it all depends on what you want to use it for. It is the right height for me for the ways in which I showed how I use it in the video. If it were longer it might interfere with my walking when stored over my shoulder and it allows me to get the right lean when crossing a stream or river. Some people might like a tall straight staff for walking, but that would go against the design I came up with for my personal use. Hope that helps. Thanks so much for watching and may God bless you!
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Thanks so much for watching and may God bless you!
@@thefrugalsportsman U have the great Day ❣️
A great vid, but do you know left from right? Only joking!
Did I say them backwards and mix them up in the video? That's funny! Thanks so much for watching and may God bless you!
Refreshing message! Remember, Satan knows your name, but calls you by your sin. God knows your sin, but calls you by your name. Thanks for the vid!
Thanks so much for watching and for those words of wisdom! They are much appreciated. Thanks again and may God bless you richly!
And don't forget to leave a carrot out for rudolph
thank you for this video i am 60 yrs old and have back issuses and went to a junk shop and bought 4 canes to try out..i ended up only liking 1.. 2 of them are medical alumium adjustable...just didnt feel right...the other handle is just to narrow for my sized hands... so i have got a shepards hook walking cane that they show in the cane masters video with out all the carvings..its made of solid oak. so im in the proecess of refinishing it.and getting it sized for me... im thankful your still healthy enough to do videos and enjoy life ...what version of the bible do you follow? kjv/niv/etc.....??? i am a kjv bible person but i have yet to read/ understand it...i dont go to church due to judgement and policies etc... so id rather learn it online... and it saves on gas lololol..i dont have a religion i belong to either.. i just simply believe. thank you again ;];];]
So glad you found the video a help and thanks too for your encouraging words. I just wanted to encourage you in your closing words. It is so important that we believe, but it is even more important in what we believe and why. A religion is a repetition of things we say and do, that can never save us, but the bible instead calls us into a relationship with God that can. Much different. For so long I felt I was good enough to get to heaven (most of us do). I believed in God and even went to church on occasion. But I failed to understand one thing and that is that I was a sinner that needed a savior. When you and I look at our life against the 10 commandments (Exodus chapter 20) we can see that we are all liars, thieves, adulterers, and more. We all fall way short of God's standard for being good enough (Romans 3:23). We have all turned our back on God. My sin separated me from God and Jesus paid the fine to buy me back (Romans 6:23). When I came to realize that God wanted to have a restored relationship with me and my trust in Jesus was the only thing that could restore it I believed (John 14:6). Once we can understand our need to be forgiven we can turn from our sin and put our faith In Jesus to save us. But believing in Christ needs to be like belief in a parachute to save us. When we trust Jesus to save us with that type of faith and have a change of heart knowing why we need him he will. I'm not sure what you are trusting in today, but I'd encourage you to read the bible for yourself and some of the verses I inserted here to make sure that what you believe in matters. Eternity is a long time and if any of us die in our sins not knowing Jesus as savior hell not heaven will be our final destination and there are not second chances so please if you haven't already seek after God today and put your faith in the only one who can save you, Jesus. I speak this all to you with much love. Thanks again so much for taking the time to share and comment and may God bless you richly as you seek after him!
@@thefrugalsportsman thank you for that... i got alot of work ahead of me lolol;];];]
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Thanks so much and may God bless you richly!
Much to complicated.
From Lapland Artic Sweden.
Sorry but dont preach in your diy video. Some of us have found the truth and are free.
You appear offended that I would share about Jesus. That wasn’t my goal, but think for a minute if the truth and freedom you found was truly something you believed to be real, why would it matter what I shared? It’s funny you mention truth. In the Bible in John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. I share about Jesus because it is all that really matters. Many people claim to have found the truth, but would they be willing to stake their life, as well as eternity on their decision to follow it? Someday each of us will stand before God and give account and the real truth is that unless we place our faith and trust in Jesus we will face hell because we rejected the gift of God’s own son to save us in exchange of a lie. It’s out of love for others that I share the truth about Jesus and how we can know God through him. He said he is the only way. No other truth can save us. All I do is share that message. What others do with it is between them and God. I will be praying that God shows himself to you in a very real and incredible way so that you might experience all he has for you and know the truth about who he is and can be to you. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts and may God bless you!