The Journal

How to Care for a Wooden Walking Stick

A well-maintained hardwood walking stick develops a patina over time. The grain deepens and darke...

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How to Care for a Wooden Walking Stick

Walking Stick Safety: What Makes One Stable and Secure

What to look for in a safe walking stick: natural rubber, sufficient thickness to absorb some sho...

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Walking Stick Safety: What Makes One Stable and Secure

Thoughtful Gift Ideas for Aging Parents Who Have Everything

The problem with buying gifts for aging parents is not finding something they would like. It is f...

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Thoughtful Gift Ideas for Aging Parents Who Have Everything

The Story Behind ooak: Rethinking Mobility Aids

Robbie van Dam is a designer based in Wellington, New Zealand. When his father-in-law needed a wa...

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The Story Behind ooak: Rethinking Mobility Aids

How to Use a Walking Stick Properly for Maximum Support

Move the stick and your opposite (weaker) leg forward at the same time. The stick plants as the w...

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How to Use a Walking Stick Properly for Maximum Support

Walking Stick vs Cane vs Walking Pole: What's the Difference?

A walking stick is a mobility aid designed to provide support and stability while walking. It tak...

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Walking Stick vs Cane vs Walking Pole: What's the Difference?

Overcoming the Stigma of Using a Walking Stick

Changing how you feel about the object matters and it's what keeps us going. We want to see peopl...

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Overcoming the Stigma of Using a Walking Stick

How to find your perfect size walking stick

  The Uno comes in three fixed sizes. Before you order, take one of the two measurements below. I...

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How to find your perfect size walking stick

The sustainability story: where your ooak stick comes from

The real sustainability story is not any single material choice. It is the idea that making somet...

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The sustainability story: where your ooak stick comes from

Plant Powered Plastic: Meet our latest product, Kina

Kina: beautiful, digitally crafted, by-the-door companions that keep your essentials upright, in ...

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Plant Powered Plastic: Meet our latest product, Kina

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