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A busy month.. The three redish handles are Mahogany. Two have a walnut shanks and one is canarywood. The other is a Zebrawood handle on a paduak shank. Finished the Mahogany & Canarywood and the Zebrawood & Paduak canes.

Very nice! How do you round the handles? Sanding disk, rasp, other?

Majones1 wrote: Sun Dec 19, 2021 2:50 pm Very nice! How do you round the handles? Sanding disk, rasp, other?

I use drum dumsander and rasps. I basicly shape with a inflatible durm sander I put on the SS using the drill chuck. Then finish shaping with acouple of hand stitched rasps. I have more controle with the rasp. and becouse they are hand stitched the leave very light macks that require little sanding.

Man, those pictures got nicer and nicer as I read down the post. Great work!

Chris

Well Done!

When I get to need a cane, I hope I can find one like these.

John

john wrote: Sun Dec 19, 2021 5:33 pm Well Done!

When I get to need a cane, I hope I can find one like these.

John

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I am curious re the purpose of the bottom back protrusions. So they will hang on a hook???

JPG wrote: Sun Dec 19, 2021 9:43 pm I am curious re the purpose of the bottom back protrusions. So they will hang on a hook???

The basic shape of the handle is called a “Derby” I think it has the most comfortable grip. But the back come to a point on that traditional shape. When you’re out there is not a cane rack some were nearby. I made the back of the handle wider and a slight angle on the bottom. This allows me to tuck the shank under a table and hang on an edge. Out of the way but handy to get to. Rather than tucked between the legs or hanging on the back of the chair.

Ahhh Sooo. Did not see the flattened 'point' and the width.

Excellent adaptation!!!