Hey all! Been reading up on cane carving and while most seem to cut their own, some seem to buy at least the shaft themselves. As I haven't got the room to dry my own, I was wondering if anyone knew any place I could order some?

Thanks
Joe

[Nancy_G]

Sugar Pine Woodcarving Supplies catalog 1-800-452-2783 has a few canes. They give their Internet address as ' rei-online.com/sp ' . I've never seen an address like that ... but I don't get around much anymore

Thanks Nancy.

[nameless]

You could also find all sorts of exotic and interesting wood blanks, either 'real blanks', or 1" x 1", or 2" x 2", or whatever, under an 'exotic hardwoods' search on Ebay. I have been carving pickaxe handles (hickory, well cured and ready from the hardware store) into canes with a 'martial potential' if necessary. The hickory is often bi-colored, for interesting results at times. Hard wood to carve, though, (I figure blisters into the prices,) but the sticks will still have sharp detail centuries from now...

Oh, the tapered bottoms of metal tubular table legs make great ferules (an inch or two or three..), with that graceful taper (flush fit with the wood and epoxied, of course). It would be bottomed off with a semi-hardened bolt inset flush up against the ferrule (drill appropriate sized hole in wood inside ferrule), epoxied and filed to fit with ferrule. It will never wear down! Rubber for that non-slip grip!
Peace...

[Ashbys]

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