Getting The Best Wooden Walking Cane
There are a number of wood materials that are used in walking canes. The following will guide you the best -
Maple Wood: A Walking cane made of maple wood is one of the most strong and durable walkings aids. It can be peeled, carved, cut in any shape. It makes beautiful walking stick that are light in weight and strong in nature.
Cherry Wood: Cherry wood is also one of the most preferred choices for people to have canes of. Walking sticks made from it are beautiful, elegant, and are capable enough to bear you're your weight.
Diamond Willow Wood: It is the most beautiful material for using in canes. Diamond Willo wood has diamond shaped segments and colors, and makes adorable canes.
Aspen Wood: This British wood is also known as Populus. It is one of the most trusted material for wooden walking canes. It is white, soft, but quite strong, when it comes to performance. It also shows the low flammable nature.
If you do not want to sweat out finding the perfect wooden piece, you can buy it from the local market.
Once you have chosen the material for your walking wooden cane, you need to get the correct length, which is suitable for you. Make some efforts, use another tree branch to check what length would be perfect for you. Try walking with that stick, to know the correct length, make marks on it. If the wood you have chosen is green, allow it to dry for about 6 months.
Once it is dry, cut it according the mark that you made on the other tree branch. To place the grip, make sure you keep it where the hand meets the cane. You can use leather, jute, nylon, and many other decoratives to place the grip.
And after everything is done, it is the time to protect the base of your walking wooden cane. You can either use a rubber base tip or a brass ferrule to protect the base of your walking.
And, now your walking wooden cane is ready for use!