What Is The Best Wood For A Walking Stick?

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Walking canes are made from different materials, but most of them are made from wood. This is the first question we are asked when someone want to get a stick.

When choosing a wood, we would say that two of many factors to consider are really important, the material weight and durability. Each wood has its own unique properties, and if you understand how to use each, you can make a good wooden walking stick.

Many types of wood can be used, such as white oak, ebony, melaka, beech, maple, chestnut and more.

Lightest Woods For Walking Sticks

Light-weight walking sticks are recommended for people who don’t have a strong upper body, or can’t carry too much weight. A light-weight cane doesn’t mean a weak device. There are many good options for a light, strong and durable walking cane.

Bamboo: Eventough is a type of grass, bamboo is a really lightweight and strong choice.
Iron Bamboo: It’s one of the lightest woods for a stick, and strong as steel.
Hazel: Perfect if you like a light-weight and good looking stick.
Chestnut: It has less density than other types, which makes chestnut a light-weight wood.

Heavy But Strong

If you don’t really care about your walking cane weight, you can go for on of the following hardwoords:

Beech: One of the most used woods for walking sticks. Strong and medium to high hardness. Heavy and durable.
Ironwood: Very heavy, hard, and durable.
Black Locust: It’s possibly your stronges choice, but one of the heaviest.
Birch: There are over 10 birch species, all of them are hardwoods. Heavy, strong and resistant.
Rosewood: It’s heavy and strong, but it’s great if you are looking for a good looking cane.
Hickory: It’s density makes it hard to work with. Heavy and high durability.
Oak: One of the most popular woods. Hard, durable and great for a good looking cane. Is the heaviest lumber following Hickory.
Ebony: It has high density. A dark brown/black color, which makes it beautiful for a walking stick. Durable and heavy.

Best Wood For Cool Looking Canes

Since walking sticks and canes can also be a fashionable accessory for men and women, we might want to choose a wood that make our cane look great. Walking sticks come in a wide variety of styles, custom handles and designs. We know that most of them are made from different types of woods, and choosing the right wood can give your stick some extra style.

Hazelwood: Hazel durability and high elasticity makes it a really good option for your walking or hiking stick. It’s beautiful type of wood, easy to be carved, and looking great after polished.
Rosewood: Rosewood stands out from other types of wood because of its subtle beauty, which makes it a good option. It’s heavy and strong, but it’s great if you are looking for a good looking cane.
Oak: One of the most popular woods. Hard, durable and great for a good looking cane.
Ebony: Ebony is one of the most exclusive and expensive woods available for walking sticks. It’s hard, dense and robust, its dark brown and black color, makes it beautiful for a walking stick.

Conclusion

We would say that Iron Bamboo is the best option for you if you are looking for a lightweight and durable stick.

And if you are not concerned about the weight, we would recommend Ironwood or Black Locust, both are good options for you.

And if you want to have a good looking stick, we can say that Hazel for lightweights and Rosewood or Oak or Ebony, if you are looking for a great looking stick.

The conclusion and recommendations are according to our experience with walking sticks. We highly recommend to check the different kind of woods in person, if you have a chance before buying any stick.

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