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Phydeaux642,

You done good!

Check the drapery department for the rods and decorative ends for hanging drapes/curtains.

Keep an eye out for these at yard sales.

These come in both wood and metal, and some have more character than others.
 
Guys when you learn to use a cane master properly it is more than a prod or a club. I never beside my weapon held in my hands such a devistating weapon. Look them up.


Jim
 
Enasco canes photo

Here are some of the stockman's canes from Enasco, as suggested in this post.

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From left to right are a cold steel cane, a yard stick, the Elephant, the Extra Heavy, and the Medium stockman's canes. The medium has been doctored with a single coat of linseed oil, a washer for a foot, and a bit of yellow tape.

The only difference I see between the Elephant and the Extra Heavy is that the portion below the handle is round rather than octagonal (the handles of all three have an octagonal profile).

Nice sturdy canes, nothing fancy, seven or eight bucks each.
 
I don't carry a cane. It's a point of honor.

My doctor told me when I was six that I should get a cane to support and protect my fragile bones. It seems that my system refused to absorb most forms of calcium.

He also said (in my presence but not to me) that he expected me to be in a wheelchair before I was 12, and dead by 18. I refused to accept this.

The cane became a symbol of surrender. I wouldn't give in.

45 years later I still hate to carry a cane - even when I need to.
 
Sorry to hear you got a bad hand dealt to you. I can understand why you don't use a cane any more than you have too. For me a right leg damaged by football and a 2 auto accidents has left me needing one from time to time so I embrase them as the most innocent of personal defense weapons that also keeps me from falling flat on my face when my right ankle pops out of joint.
 
I'm just getting into cane making. Just finished my first sheleligh type stick a couple days ago, made from a limb crotch and have been thinking of other things to use. Has anyone tried using an old or broken pool cue as a blank for a shaft?
 
I've been working on an old sledgehammer handle, but it's a little short for my height. Trying to add some big rubber thing to the bottom to extend it a little.
 
Nice pics MikeJackmin. Does anyone have information on how to open up the crook on the type of canes that MikeJackmin posted? I would like to modify one to a more open hook with out cutting the end off of the horn.

Thanks
 
They bend those hooks by steaming the wood. You should be able to steam it again and pull it out a bit. I'm no expert on the exact process, you might check some woodworking sites.
 
Some one said here about not using canes,if not needed, its not right. Whatever. Heres some Picks of a canemaster blackbelt. You can use canes for holds takedowns whatever, do so when you have a chance but this takes training. This is a good way to have a non lethal but devistating weapon with little training. Using this cane is more simular to using your rifle butt and bayonet, or hacksaw, plus all the usual functions. Some on else mentioned sticks, I like pool sticks and umbrelllas. Windshield squeezes.:D



Jim
 

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A collector of canes is called an ambulist and I'm proud to say I am one...

One thing that is wrong is the definitions used...

A cane (curved or bent handle) comes to the wrist, a walking stick (No handle) comes to the elbow and a staff (either bent or straight) comes to the shoulder or higher...

Up until 1900 or so no self respecting gentleman would be seen on the street without a hat, a vest and his walking stick and canes were for invalids and the elderly...

A four foot length of Lathi cane, Cold Steel sells them, can be a lethal weapon...They are the common riot sticks for the Indian Army for the last 100 odd years...

I've got one stick of ½" bamboo that I capped both ends with steel caps but before hand I slid a piece of rebar the full length -- which the caps are welded to...I also made one that I filled with BBs and capped both ends...
 
seekher you little devil you.:D Some one mentionioned steaming the cane so the opening is larger. Thats a key in useing a cane properly. That is one thing I like about mine.


Jim
 
I have found that there's enough additional length in the crook of a standard stock cane to allow them to be cut to open the crook.

Of course it's easiest to cut them on an angle instead of a square cut. :evil:
 
Opening the crook

I found this on another web site. Don't know how well it works, but it might be worth a try if you don't want to cut back on the stock cane crook.
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Many livestock feed stores sell canes at about one third the cost of a martial arts supply house. These are rough but blank canes which are used for herding stock. If the crook is too tight, boil it for some minutes and you will see it start to loosen. After it unfolds to where you want it, plunge it into ice water and “freeze” it again. Then sand and varnish it to your desire.
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