If you are making a staff or walking stick and want it to be wood, and if you want it to have some use in a survival situation, but you don't want to have anything hanging off. You can drill a wide hole only a few inches down, put matches in there or fishing kit and when your done just fill the rest of the hole with candle wax. If there are matches in there they will be secure and waterproof.
Just thought someone could use this info.

Frank