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ricktrojanowski:
I'm looking to make an ishi stick.  I was wondering what to use for the "copper point"  and where to get it?  Or could I substitute the copper with a steel 16D nail?

D. Tiller:
Copper nails work good, also copper wire. Just pound on the wire with a hammer to harden it up and it should work great!

Hillbilly:
You can order big copper nails from the internet, Mark Bracken for one sells them. #4 copper ground wire from Lowe's or Home Depot works good, too. Like Tiller said, pound it or clamp one end in a vice and twist it up with a drill.

D. Tiller:
Tried the twisting method once untill it snapped the wire and went swinging arround and hit me twice in the leg before I could stop it.  >:(  Hammer time!

cowboy:
Hey Rick - have never tried the hammering or twisting, but will eventually. Guess I lucked out and found some good copper on an old telephone pole - really stiff. An Ishi stick is really simple. Mine was a broom handle for the first year or two. Make it as long as ya want, just want to be able to hold it on the working end with the other end up around your armpit. Drill a hole in the end the size of your wire and a couple of set screws to hold the copper tight - your in business.

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