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Since November 1999, I've been making my own hiking sticks. I harvest them myself, some under spectacular conditions. I keep one per state or province that I visit. If I bring home more than that, the excess must be disposed of. I like to give sticks away, but all my friends have sticks by now. So now I sell them. Here's what's for sale. I hope you like them.
- Scott Eiler
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The sticks in these photographs are described below.
| # | Length | Type of Wood | Brush / Deadwood | Location Harvested | Features | Narrative |
| 1 | 4'1" | Maple | Deadwood | Bald Mountain, VT, near Bennington | Thumb notch | Found by a hiking trail at the top of a mountain. The Hall of Sticks does not take away hiking sticks from trailheads; it leaves them for the next hiker. But when someone carries a stick into the woods and leaves it, it's fair game. |
| 2 | 4'2" | Maple | Deadwood | Ridgefield, CT | Natural handhold | Found in a small forest preserve in a Connecticut far-suburb of New York City. |
| 3 | 4'1" | Maple | Deadwood | Douglas, Ma | Twine grip | Found on undeveloped land. |
| 4 | This slot open! | |||||
| 5 | 3'11" | Poplar | Brushwood | Bloomington, IN | Twine grip | Found near construction downtown. |
| 6 | 3'11" | Maple | Deadwood | Salt Creek, IL | Two twine grips | Found in the woods near a rest area. |
| 7 | 3'8" | Balsa | Deadwood | Schaumburg, IL | Bark grip | Downed by a storm. Balsa wood is light, but strong for its weight. Ideal for casual use. |
| 8 | 3'10" | Maple | Brushwood | Springfield, IL | Twine grip | Cleared near a vacant lot (the same one as the other Springfield stick). This stick is the trunk of an oak sapling; its pointy bits are part of the root system. |
| 9 | 4'3" | Maple | Brushwood | Springfield, IL | Twine grip | Cleared near a vacant lot (the same one as the other Springfield stick). |
| 10 | 4'6" | Beech | Brushwood | Wisconsin Dells, WI | Bark grip | Cleared from the train tracks. Wisconsin Dells are famous for tourboats and water parks, but the town also has forests and regular train service. |
| 11 | 3'10" | Hickory | Deadwood | Busse Woods, near Elk Grove Village, IL | Bark grip | Found in a forest preserve during a company picnic. The Hall of Sticks promptly gave the picnickers a live-action demonstration of woodcarving. |
| 13 | 3'5" | Maple | Deadwood | Merrillville, IL | Twine grip. | Found in a vacant lot. |
| 14 | 4'4" | Pine | Deadwood | Mackinaw City, MI | Bark grip and carvings. Unfinished. Sale price $20! | Found on the beach. |
| 15 | 3'11" | Birch | Brushwood | Mackinaw City, MI | Twine and bark grips. No rubber tip. Unfinished. Sale price $20! | Cleared from a parking lot. |
| 16 | 3'7" | Willow | Brushwood | Hanover Park, IL | Twine head. | Cleared from the precincts of the Episcopal Church of St. Columba. |
| 17 | 3'2" | ? | Brushwood | Rolling Meadows, IL | Twine grip. | Put out for the town's brushwood collection. |
| 18 | 4'2" | ? | Brushwood | Palatine, IL | Unfinished. No rubber tip. Sale price $15! | Put out for the town's brushwood collection. |
| 19 | 4'5" | Beech | Brushwood | Palatine, IL | Bark grip. Unfinished. Sale price $20! | Put out for the town's brushwood collection. |
| 20 | 4'0" | Hickory | Brushwood | Isle de la Cache, IL | Bark grip. | Cleared from a state park. |
No live trees were harmed in this exploitation of the Earth's good resources.