Any one make canes? little help needed

[curlymaplefan]

I want to make a cane for a sweet older gentleman at Church, can not find harware except at Rockler and I do not like it

Where does one find a selection of cane tops? any tricks to macking one

Thanks
Jim

 

[IPD_Mrs]

CSUSA has them. I have one to make for my father but have yet to do so. (Bad me)[V]

Seems pretty straight forward instruction wise. Kit seems better made than the one from Rockler.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Or, you can make the handle from other materials like antler or wood and your imagination. Do use the couplers as turning a full length cane is nearly impossible. Just too much whip in a long, slender thing like that. Same with pool cues.

 

[jclark58]

I turned one about a year ago for my BIL. I purchased the couplers from CSUSA and also used their brass cane handle coupler (Item 050-7095) and turned my own handle out of the same wood as the shaft of the cane. I wanted something a bit different so I turned the handle on a total of 3 centers, the first 2 to give the handle an oval cross section, the 3rd center to round out the front section to fit in the coupler.

Jason

 

[Chuck Key]

My brother made this one for me about 15 years ago. He laminated thin strips together bent the top around a coffee can and slightly tapered all four sides toward the tip.

That is a reflector on the tip since I use it daily on my walk and the reflector is picked up in traffic headlights. It is mainly used to fend off dogs and bunny rabbits I encounter while walking.

Chuckie

 

[JWW]

Try www.treelineusa.com, I just got their new catalog and they have several cane parts.

 

[Jim in Oakville]

I turn canes for my craft sales, and made one for my own use for my Hip Replacement pre and post op condition.

Here are what mine look like, I buy the handles from LV.

I carved my own from the same wood I turned the cane with. I drilled a 7/8" hole in the handle blank and turned a tenon of the same size for the cane, glued it together and it has been excellent.