Survival Walking Stick by Jmcdonald23 on September 18, 2014
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Food Living Outside Play Technology Workshop Survival Walking Stick by jmcdonald23 on September 18, 2014 Table of Contents Survival Walking Stick . 1 Intro: Survival Walking Stick . 2 Step 1: . 3 Step 2: . 3 Step 3: . 4 Step 4: . 5 Step 5: . 5 Step 6: . 8 Step 7: . 9 Step 8: . 10 Step 9: . 11 Step 10: . 11 Step 11: . 13 Step 12: . 13 Step 13: . 13 Step 14: Fish Spear . 14 Step 15: Snake Hook . 14 Step 16: Grab/Drag Hook . 15 Related Instructables . 15 Advertisements . 16 Comments . 16 http://www.instructables.com/id/Survival-Walking-Stick/ Intro: Survival Walking Stick Survival Walking Stick Parts List: 1. 1.5"x58-60" Solid Wood Pole or Unfinished Walking Stick (I bought a 5' length of 1.5" Pine Rod from Home Depot, sold by the foot) 2. 2-3 D-cell Maglight (preferably used and then send to a local repair center to get the O-rings replaced) 3. 20mm Diameter Compass 4. 20mm Thermometer 5. Paracord 6. 1 1/8" (28mm) Alpine Spike (also known as Metal Spike Ferrule) 7. Alpine Spike Rubber Tip 8. Zinc Coupler for Walking Cane 9. 1.25" Round Flat Mirror 10. Devcon 2 Ton Epoxy (30minute) 11. Survival Kit (fishing line, hooks, weights, bandaids, strike anywhere matches, kindling, magnesium stick, striker, etc) 12. 1.25"x10" Section of Bamboo with 1 Joint in it or clear Fuji Film canister 13. Peel and stick ruler for fishing rod Tools Required: 1. Hand Saw 2. Hammer 3. Drill Press or Hand Drill 4. Vise 5. Tape Measure 6. Drill Bits (1/4, 3/16, 5/16 long shank, 7/16, 3/4) 7. Sandpaper (50 grit and 320 grit) 8. Wood Finish (I used Urethane) 9. Black Matte or Olive Drab Matte Spray Paint (optional) Accessories for Walking Stick: 1. Fish Spear (1/4"x8" 303 Stainless Steel Rod, Spearfishing Spear Tip with 2 blades, 1/4-20 and 6mm x 0.75 Dies) 2. Snake Hook (1/4"x12" Steel Rod, 1/4-20 Die) 3. Drag/Grabbing Hook (1/4"x2 5/8" Eye Bolt) http://www.instructables.com/id/Survival-Walking-Stick/ Step 1: Take your Maglight and remove the battery cap and rubber switch button cap. Take an allen wrench just small enough to fit inside the hole in the switch and you will find a screw at the bottom of it, unscrew it, depress the button, and slide the whole switch assembly out through the bottom of the flash light. It may require you to unscrew the head of the flash light and use a rod to push the assembly out. Next take your flash light body and cut it off right below the button. This is going to be your water proof container for your survival kit. Take off the battery cap and remove the spring and spare bulb. You should see a small circle in the exact center of the cap on the inside. Take your center punch and make a mark in the middle of that circle. Take a 3/16" drill bit and drill a hole in the cap, then take a 3/4" drill bit and drill out that hole again. I actually used a 3/4" paddle bit in my drill press and did it slowly but only use that as a last resort. Step 2: Measure 1.25"-1.5" down from the top of your stick and tape it off, this is to mark where you are going to epoxy on your container. Begin sanding it down evenly with the 50 grit sand paper until the container fits snuggly over it. Next take a 5/16" long shank drill bit and drill a hole lengthwise 7" into the stick, making sure to pull it out every few inches to clean off the bit so that you don't create too much friction and catch your stick on fire (only do this if you plan to make the fish spear.) http://www.instructables.com/id/Survival-Walking-Stick/ Step 3: Measure down 1"-2" from where the bottom of the container will be and make a mark, then measure down about 6"-7" below that and make another mark, if you want your grip to be longer then measure a bit more and make your mark there. This is to show where you will wrap the paracord for your handle grip. If you want you can take your 50 grit sandpaper and sand it down a little between the 2 marks to make a little shelf to keep your paracord grip from slipping down later on. If you are a shorter person you can cut the pole length down until the position is comfortable for you. Measure down about 2 inches below the bottom of the grip and make a mark. Take your 3/4" drill bit and drill a hole just deep enough to sink the thermometer flush on all sides. http://www.instructables.com/id/Survival-Walking-Stick/ Step 4: From the bottom of your stick measure up about 4" and make a mark. Next cut that 4" section off. Take a 7/16" drill bit and drill a 1" deep hole into the center of your stick on the bottom and on one end of the 4" section you cut off. Next taper the other end of the 4" section until the Alpine Spike fits snuggly over it. Step 5: Take your 320 grit sandpaper and sand down all the wood pieces until they are smooth with no splinters. Next take your wood finish and apply it all the pieces of wood. While that is drying you can sand down your container to remove all the texturing and also sand down where you cut it off and taper it so that you have a smooth transition between it and the walking stick, then spray paint it. After the wood finish dries you can apply another coat of wood finish if you want. On mine I used 2 different wood stains (red oak and colonial maple) and did it as a two tone camo finish, you can do this as well if you want but keep in mind it took me 5-6 hours to tape off the stick, lay out the design and then cut out the design plus stain it. On the wood finish I would recommend doing 3 coats and do it according to the instructions on the label. http://www.instructables.com/id/Survival-Walking-Stick/ http://www.instructables.com/id/Survival-Walking-Stick/ http://www.instructables.com/id/Survival-Walking-Stick/ Step 6: Once all coats of the wood finish are completely cured you can begin to assemble all the parts. Take your container and measure 3/4" from where you cut it and drill 3 holes equally spaced out around the container to place small nails or screws, make sure the holes are just big enough to put the screws or nails through. Remove the cap from your container. Measure out a small amount of epoxy and mix it up thoroughly, then spread it around the sanded area that the container fits over. You may want to take the 50 grit sandpaper and rough up the inside of the container and the section on the walking stick to give it a firmer grip. Another trick is to take a 1/4" drill bit and drill a few holes about 1/4" deep to make some pockets for the epoxy, this is optional of course. After you apply the epoxy, slip the container back over the walking stick with a slight twisting action and hold it firmly in place for a few minutes. Take your mixing stick from the epoxy and use it to spread the epoxy around the joint and to remove any excess epoxy. Give the epoxy another few minutes to set up before hammering in your nails or screws. Be sure the nails or screws you use are not longer than 1/2" or they will protrude into the hole for the fish spear and you will not be able to put the spear into the hole. Set it some place where it won't get knocked around or fall to allow the epoxy.