making my own break sticks..

Looking around other threads I have heard of people using cutting boards to make break sticks, does this work good? How thick does the cutting board need to be? If anybody has made any out of cutting board before can you post up some pics? Thanks guys.

 

try a hammer handle, less work and pretty cheap

 

might look into them. Do you cut them down at all? Want something that I can just throw in my pocket when I take the dog for a walk.

 

Good ? pics would be nice. I've seen someone take a hockey stick and just cut it, and had some hockey tape on it for grip haha. it works though. I've seen people use hockey sticks and drill holes on the bottom and put lead in it for a fish beater too. And by the handle they drilled a hole and put a leather strap through it as a strap. I'll see if i can't find a pic.

 

Cutting board works well for us. One of the white ones at wal-mart makes 5 0r 6.

 

http://www.pbrc.net/misc/breakstick_howto.pdf

 

thanks cliffdog

 

yeah thats what I was thinking. 5 bucks for 5 or 6 break sticks, hand 2 to a friend and keep 3.. one in the house, one in the car, and one in my pocket.

 

Theres a thread floating around out there somewhere with a layout of the cutting board. Try google.

 

I will see if I can find it..

 

Found it, good call bgblok68.. http://www.game-dog.com/showthread.php?t=34603&page=2

 

i like the hatchet handles hickory ones short stout

 

i agree, started to thinking about making some in the morning from the cuttboard but also tought they might be to thin.
I wil stick to my hammer handle's for now

 

Hammer or hatchet handles and a bench grinder. Takes about 15 minutes or less.

 

make some shitty one out of cutting board and keep them here and there as a emergency type break stick but make a good one out of hammer handle and for primary use.... its just a small investment under 10 bucks.

 

i make my sticks from cutting boards sold at harbor freight. i use a skill saw to cut my point then use a file to smooth out the edges

 

would you mind posting up a pic of one?

 

I got a hammer handle today and I am going to attempt this. I will post up a pic when I got it done.

 

I have always liked to take the left over plastic from a 55 gallon drum i cut out for a dog house and make a few strips out of it about 2 inches wide. Then i grind the end of one side into a long point. They are great to have laying around close and easy to use. They are made from the top of the drum because of the 1/4 plastic. PLenty strong enough!