Quote Originally Posted by eclarkhb View Post
Wow, that's a big caber! I'm still struggling to pick our 16', 95-lb caber consistently. When I do it correctly, the pick is easy. Of course I still can't turn it. But most of the time, I can't even pick it...
You're plenty strong enough to pick it, it's just a matter of practice. Honest. You'll get it.

If you have room to store such a thing, you can make a caber from a 16 foot long 6 x 6 from Home Depot or Lowes. Use a circular saw to cut the corners off, lengthwise so that the stick is octagonal in cross-section rather than square. Then use a drawknife (I got mine off of ebay) round off the bottom 4-5 feet and make a nice round bottom end with a surform plane. Sand the bottom 4-5 feet nice and smooth so you won't get splinters and you're set. 15 - 16 feet is plenty to get you started.

You can also go to these guys, below, and just BUY a pole, though I don't know how much they cost. A bunch of the SAAA cabers are from here. They're in Pomona.

http://www.celumber.com/

round off the bottom, get some clear-coat...varnish or polyurethane on it, and start throwing.