Foulwind said: That is a nice stick now! Do you plan to take shavings from it somewhere for fire starting purposes? or is it strictly a walking stick now?



Ok, I'm going to have to inspect all the limbs that were "Topped" out of my Douglas Fir trees recently for their fatwood content now. Click to expand...

Thanks! It's still going strong after a year and a lot of miles. I haven't needed to take any shavings off of it yet. Looking around for kindling is an enjoyable pastime for me so the need hasn't come up, but I wouldn't hesitate to slice some off if I needed to.It is comforting knowing how much flame I could conjure up with it in short order if I had to.I'm going to look into that one. It looks like a sweet little compass but it might be a little bit to big around to inset into the top of my stick. I'll have to check the measurements and maybe find a way to accommodate one into the next one I make. Thanks for the tip.Much appreciated. It pales in comparison to a lot of the fine work I see here on the forum but it was a lot of fun to make and turned into something that I really enjoying using. I don't carry it on all of my hikes, mainly for extended trips with a heavy pack but it's especially useful on the coast for rock scrambling and river crossings.Here it is with a bunch of mussels last month.