Here´s my most recent hiking staff completed and close up. Top is a detail of the cubicle - nosed Mohawk pig that is intended to be a Celtic boar as a crown and handle-fitting. You can guide a length of paracord through the hole and make a loop that way to harvest apples and the like. The design makes the bristles also good for prying.
The tip is tempered spring steel and makes a good choice when digging for roots.
I also fitted a leaf forged from bearing bronze.
The stick is made from fire-hardened blackthorn. It will get a jasper inlay into the gnarled part.
I personally like it;-).
