Never had a go at making a walking stick before, and really wanted to make my dad one for Xmas to go with the wellies I've bought him, my mum passed away unexpectedly recently, so wanted to make him something a bit sentimental, since a boy me and my dad often go out for walks together , he cut me a hazel thumb stick when I was around 10 years old, nothing special, ends cut with a knife and just left etc, but I've still got it and love it, even tho it's rough lol, so I wanted to return the deed. Knowing that my old man is a fan of thumb sticks, I used a buffalo horn thumb hole with horn and an