Stick

Sticks are a crafting ingredient used in Tools, Torches, Ladders, Signs, Fences, Fence Gates, Paintings, Rails, Arrows, Swords, and Shovels. They can also used as fuel in a furnace, although Coal is generally a more effective alternative.

Crafting
2 Wooden Planks are required to craft a Stick. This yields 4 Sticks. Sticks are used in crafting almost all Tools and Weapons as well as a Fence, a Ladder, or a Fence Gate.

TRIVIA
Palo
 * Sticks can be caught by Fishing.
 * After Update 0.12.1, Sticks can be dropped by Deadbushes.