How Do You Make Hand Carved Walking Canes (With Photos)?
Walking canes have been around since the first man injured his or her foot or leg. Probably just a heavy stick. I hope to give you some pointers on making hand carved canes. (walking sticks have a tendency to be more natural and primitive. Making good canes takes practice in the art of carving, wood finishing and wood working. Basic cane construction: Canes can be made just as art or for use. If as art, the strength is not very important. I prefer to make mine to be used as well as art. So the use of hardwoods like oak, beach, maple or other woods are recommended. You can get wood from the wild but a branch should be cut over sized, cut green and put up out of the sunlight for several months to dry before carving. I get most of my wood already seasoned from a local cabinet shop that gives me hardwood pieces for free, their scrap. The cane shaft: Canes come in all manner of design and construction. The shaft can be turned round on a lathe or kept square, or rounded with a knife or carve
