Jock, I didn't know if there might be some sort of restriction on cutting a branch or a sapling down for making a walking stick...The UK and EU have a whole lot of restrictions that seem strange to many of us yanks.
McMurdo, they really are nothing special, but thanks, I will see about getting some photos of them. I should look into where I can get a rubber foot for them, just haven't dedicated myself to looking yet. Thanks to the Marine Drill instructors, when I walk or hike, I tend to move fast, so don't always take my walking sticks with me.
The sheleighleh that I made my mother in law is made from scrub oak from here in Colorado. If you have never seen this oak, it is short, curvy, and tough. It was hard to find a peice suitable, but I managed. Unfortunately, she was short, so it doesn't fit me or the wife!
EU regulations drive us mad too and I would not be at all surprised if there was some regulation or other covering the cutting of sticks,however common sense and courtesy usually suffice.No countryman would leave an area looking as though a squadron of tanks has just passed through, after cutting a handy stick.
Last edited by Jock Scot; 19th June 08 at 10:16 PM.
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