Walking/survival stick ...

[12bolts]

Thats nice work and a very good write up. What sort of wall thickness did you end up with after "lightening" them?
How are the 4140? tips standing up to use? A lot of factory sticks have a carbide tip in them. I dont know if you can buy replacment tips or maybe braze a piece carbide in yourself.

Cheers Phil

 

[mattthemuppet2]

Beautiful work as usual Will and great write up too. I love the spiral knurling!

 

[Matthew Gregory]

Reminds me of the Crawford survival staff. Always wanted one of those...

Cool project. Thanks for the excellent work on describing the process, and the fantastic photo work!

 

[wquiles]

Thank you guys for your kind words

Looks like your HP calculator has taken a beating in its life

Yes, that 12C was bitten 13-14 years ago by a large dog I used to have. Even after those bytes (I think he was teething at the time), the 12C still works "as new", so I keep it as a memento/reminder of him )

 

[Andre]

I hope your DRO scales are coolant-proof!

 

[itsme_Bernie]

First of all, great pics, and great coverage of your whole project! Love it. I might make one for my Dad...

...and man oh man, awesome job! Beautiful finish! Wow!

Bernie

 

[chips&more]

So, is it a walking stick? A weapon? Or both? And nice work all around, pics, machining all of that, very nice.

 

[wquiles]

Thats nice work and a very good write up. What sort of wall thickness did you end up with after "lightening" them?
How are the 4140? tips standing up to use? A lot of factory sticks have a carbide tip in them. I dont know if you can buy replacment tips or maybe braze a piece carbide in yourself.

Cheers Phil

Phil,

Looking at my notes, the thinnest portions have a wall thickness of approximately 0.058"

I actually did not know about the Crawford survival staff (and the carbide tips, and accessories) until after I made this post. Looking back, adopting a common thread size would/could have made things a little easier :thinking:

But in reality, after two camping trips the un-treated 4140 steel is holding up great, so for the other staff/stick I will probably to the same thing again since it adds some nice weight to the end )