hiking stick/stang

Got a stronger stick for the coming winter,i dont usualy use one in the summer,but woodland paths become slippery in the autumn and winter..After last years heavy snows ive decided to invest in a bigger stronger hazel forked or stang.This design was and still is very popular in the uk,and is used in witchcraft as an alter..A stick in the bush has many uses,and a forked stick many more..im not a big fan of alloy poles,my area is full of flint and it has a nasty habit of knocking against an alloy pole at the wrong moment..