Walnut or Chestnut for hiking stick?

red97xj

Title says it all. My Mom has a Chestnut tree in her tree that died about a year ago, I cut a really staff sized limb of today.

I also cut down a small Walnut along the road where it will be cut by the state anyway.

I have both of them coated in parifin wax on the end few inches to dry. I am assuming I can start carving/cleaning the Dead Chestnut right away don't you think?

How long should I let the freshly cut walnut dry?

Biggest Question is, which of these two would be best do you think? The more replys I get, the better!

Thanks so much for your input!

blair duncanson

Walnut for sure. Chestnut depends very much on whether it was sativa or hippocastinum, two very opposite timbers but often confused trees although they do look very different...

red97xj

Which chestnut do I want? What is the "slang" or regular word for it? My step dad said what it was, and he will know for sure if I ask him.

Thanks SO much for all your help!

Galbee

Aesculus Hippocastanum is horse chestnut.
Castanea Sativa is the sweet chestnut.

Rowan the Bruce

Yeah sweet chestnut (sativa) is strong enough for a stick,as is walnut, used for chestnut palin fencing in Europe,it has single, serrated leaves.