bikerdoc
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Me too!
Nice work you have done. I like to make cane and the more you make the better you get.
Some day I will get to your level of craftmanship
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Me too!
Nice work you have done. I like to make cane and the more you make the better you get.
Some day I will get to your level of craftmanship
Cocked & Locked
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Thanks bikerdoc ! My kicker may be part of the reason I need a cane. 
bikerdoc
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Cocked & Locked
It is just pain wrong to tease a biker who cant ride anymore. ( Smile, snicker and Smirk)
It is just pain wrong to tease a biker who cant ride anymore. ( Smile, snicker and Smirk)
Cocked & Locked
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don't feel bad...I've got both of mine ('75 FLH & '80 XL) up for sale, can't do it anymore
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Deltaboy1984
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Thanks for that tip on using the Rifle sling and rawhide loop.
PT1911 that brass head is from a mule plowing harness it weighs about as much as 2 rolls of quarters.
PT1911 that brass head is from a mule plowing harness it weighs about as much as 2 rolls of quarters.
Folks,
This is about where I jump in with a link to Enasco stockman's canes. Hickory canes from med-weight to heavy weight. Priced from $7.50-$10.75 for octagonal hickory canes. Really fast shipping too.
(note that some people have complained that they have too much of a crook to use for SD purposes, but all you need to do is cut 2" of the crook to use Hapkido or Canemaster-style techniques.)
http://www.enasco.com/farmandranch/?&q=cane
This is about where I jump in with a link to Enasco stockman's canes. Hickory canes from med-weight to heavy weight. Priced from $7.50-$10.75 for octagonal hickory canes. Really fast shipping too.
(note that some people have complained that they have too much of a crook to use for SD purposes, but all you need to do is cut 2" of the crook to use Hapkido or Canemaster-style techniques.)
http://www.enasco.com/farmandranch/?&q=cane
Dave Markowitz
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I just got a Blackthorn walking stick from Fashionable Canes. It was made by Classic Canes in England. The stick came with a brass and steel ferrule and FC threw in a rubber crutch tip for the end. Weight is probably about pound or a bit less. I cut about 2 or 3 inches off the tip with a hacksaw and remounted the ferrule so it fits me better. The wood is nice and hard. Overall it seems very nice.
It's cured and finished, but what do you gents recommend I put on the wood periodically to preserve it? Maybe some beeswax or tung oil?
It's cured and finished, but what do you gents recommend I put on the wood periodically to preserve it? Maybe some beeswax or tung oil?
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Deltaboy1984
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I would contact Fashionable canes and ask them.
Carl Levitian
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"It's cured and finished, but what do you gents recommend I put on the wood periodically to preserve it? Maybe some beeswax or tung oil?"
According to thier own info, it's already got a clear coat finish to protect it. Any tung oil or other stuff won't penitrate. Aside from making a mess, it'll be a waste of time and money.
My own blackthorn had the same, so once a year I just brush on a light coat of Helmsman Spar urathane, satin non-glare finish to keep it sealed up.
According to thier own info, it's already got a clear coat finish to protect it. Any tung oil or other stuff won't penitrate. Aside from making a mess, it'll be a waste of time and money.
My own blackthorn had the same, so once a year I just brush on a light coat of Helmsman Spar urathane, satin non-glare finish to keep it sealed up.
Dave Markowitz
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Thanks, didn't see any reference to a clear coat.
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Deltaboy1984
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I paid 10.50 for my stock cane and it is a Rock. It is nice thick and strong.
p35
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Had to toss this up- I do this for relaxation and have way too many b/c I lose interest once I finish one and want to try something else with a new piece of wood.
Anyway, this is made from a single piece of hawthorn I carved mainly with a drawknife. Keep it in the truck most of the time and works well for all possible uses.
Anyway, this is made from a single piece of hawthorn I carved mainly with a drawknife. Keep it in the truck most of the time and works well for all possible uses
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How well does walnut, apple and pear do for a cane?
It seems to me walnut should hold up, just I cannot recall how apple and pear does.
Neighbor and I have been trimming some trees, we have some bigger limbs to remove and just thinking a cane or two might come of this.
I am also looking for some forks, to make some homemade slingshots as we do this.
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It seems to me walnut should hold up, just I cannot recall how apple and pear does.
Neighbor and I have been trimming some trees, we have some bigger limbs to remove and just thinking a cane or two might come of this.
I am also looking for some forks, to make some homemade slingshots as we do this.
*smile*
p35
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Apple and pear are some of the hardest, heaviest woods you will find. One of my favorites for stick making.
Carl Levitian
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Applewood and pearwood are used in the handles of the Opinel knives. Very tough and servicable.
If you can get crab apple now, thats as near to blackthorn in toughness as you can get.
If you can get crab apple now, thats as near to blackthorn in toughness as you can get.
p35
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Just let it sit for a few months before doing anything with it. If you peel it while green it will check (split along the grain from internal stresses caused by the outside drying faster than the core). I've had way too many interesting pieces of wood end up in the woodstove because I got impatient!
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Thanks for the feedback.
We have a apple, pear, and walnut that need trimming, and I know where a crabapple is , that will need attention.
Game plan now is to have cane and slingshot, of each. Hey, I am over 50, and still wearing jeans. Who knows, I might stumble into a place giving old farts style points for matching cane and slingshot.
*it could happen*
*Grin*
We have a apple, pear, and walnut that need trimming, and I know where a crabapple is , that will need attention.
Game plan now is to have cane and slingshot, of each. Hey, I am over 50, and still wearing jeans. Who knows, I might stumble into a place giving old farts style points for matching cane and slingshot.
*it could happen*
*Grin*
maxxwilde
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On the subject of different woods.. How does Elm do? I've got Juniper ALL over my property, my projects havent really gone anywhere with it. It seems to be cracked regardless of what condition I find it in. And, It's very light...
Next to my work, there seems to be a few Elm tree's with pieces all over the ground. The owners wouldn't mind me walking off with a few branches at all.
Wish I could get my hands on some Crab Apple =-) SM, let us know how that works out?
Mike
Next to my work, there seems to be a few Elm tree's with pieces all over the ground. The owners wouldn't mind me walking off with a few branches at all.
Wish I could get my hands on some Crab Apple =-) SM, let us know how that works out?
Mike
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Deltaboy1984
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Crabapple sure does take the edge off your tools. I have seen some Police nitesticks made from it when I was a kid.
maxxwilde
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Deltaboy said:
Ok, now I really need to get some of this stuff. Oh, and maybe some better tool's...
Mike
Ok, now I really need to get some of this stuff. Oh, and maybe some better tool's...
Mike
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Deltaboy1984
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Carbite tiped ones will hold up to working that stuff on a laythe
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Deltaboy1984
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My new homemade French style cane
I made this from a Brazilian hardwood 7/8's dowl from Wal mart. The head is an old Brass Cap from some fixture I picked up over the years. 6 coats of mat finish Kraylon and a rubber foot.
I made this from a Brazilian hardwood 7/8's dowl from Wal mart. The head is an old Brass Cap from some fixture I picked up over the years. 6 coats of mat finish Kraylon and a rubber foot.
Mokwepa
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Dont get me wrong, the work here is beatiful, but have any of you made a "modern" cane ie; aluminium tube or any thing else like that.
Im 27 and dont need a cane but i love anything that i can defend myself with. I collect all weapons and am interested in making one myself. The wood canes are lovely and must be great fun to carve and shape to your personal specs, im just interested to see what else makes a good defence cane.
Im 27 and dont need a cane but i love anything that i can defend myself with. I collect all weapons and am interested in making one myself. The wood canes are lovely and must be great fun to carve and shape to your personal specs, im just interested to see what else makes a good defence cane.
Mokwepa
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I understand that a defence cane would need a bit of weight, just looking for ideas.
7X57chilmau
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Wood and solid composite canes may be better for self defence, if the right materials are chosen.
Aluminum tubes are fairly easy to kink if they strike a hard object... A good hardwood won't.
Several folks here have posted stout micarta and other synthetic sticks that are virtually indestructable.... Some make'em for sale. They look VERY impressive to my eye.
J
Aluminum tubes are fairly easy to kink if they strike a hard object... A good hardwood won't.
Several folks here have posted stout micarta and other synthetic sticks that are virtually indestructable.... Some make'em for sale. They look VERY impressive to my eye.
J
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