Here's the walking stick that I have been working on. I finally finished the details and painted it.
I usually just carve whatever I feel like out of my head, once in a while I look at photos ( as in the turtle head).
I have some chestnut that I would like to use to make a hiking stick. I have one, a gift, that has a "twisted" appearance and I think I'd like to do that. Here is a web site with pics of what I'm talking about...