Things You'll Need:
- Knife
- Hardwood
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Step 1
Find a piece of hardwood that will be suitable for making the hook shank. A large hook might start with a piece that is about 1 inch long and 1/8 inch in diameter.
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Step 2
Shave off any bark or knots so that it is stripped down to the bare wood.
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Step 3
Use the point of your knife to make a small hole on one end, and angle it upward at about 45 degrees so that you can insert a second piece of wood to form the hook.
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Step 4
Select another straight piece of hardwood about 1/2 inch long and 1/8 inch in diameter. Whittle down one end (the "butt end") just enough so that it can slide snug into the hole that you have made on the hook shank. Whittle the other end to as sharp a point as possible, as this will be the point of the hook.
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Step 5
Slide the butt end of this second piece of wood into the hole in the shank. If available, use fishing line to wrap the two pieces of wood together securely. Start from just below the point where the two pieces are joined and continue about one-third of the way up to the hook point. Use string, twine or even thread from your clothing in the absence of fishing line.
