New Diamond Willow "Hame Cane"

AlArchie · #1 06-05-2005, 08:55 PM

Just finished a diamond willow cane and posted a few pics in the gallery. This started out as a kind of junky DW stick, but I hate to throw any DW away. While down in Kidron, Ohio I stopped at Lehman's Hardware and found a nice brass hame, and figured that would make a nice topper for a scrap DW. Did a little pyro, relief carving and added some water color and came up with a fairly presentable cane. Now I gotta quit this cane business and get back to some serious fish carving!

Al

don · #2 06-05-2005, 09:36 PM

Yeah, I would say that was a " fairly presentable" cane. And then some!

carver6 · #3 06-05-2005, 10:57 PM

Real nice looking cane. Bet that brass hame would really put a knot on a poor ole pooch's head. Guess you could call that "adjusting his attitude"

Anthony Filetti · #4 06-06-2005, 10:32 AM

Al,

The hame I have was taken from a ranch in the Dakotas and it has a bullet hole in the brass ball!!! Not sure how it got there, but this project gives me an option.

Great work!

Colin_Partridge · #5 06-06-2005, 12:15 PM

Al that is a great cane diamond willow is just the best for canes. I dont know about getting back to serious fish carving. That is a pretty serious cane carving and they are so much fun to do. Great work thanks for sharing it with us.
Colin

big_Wayne_P · #6 06-06-2005, 02:12 PM

Al
that is a great looking cane
I do not know why you called it a
junky piece of Diamond Willow

AlArchie · #7 06-06-2005, 07:21 PM

Thanks, everyone! These are fun to do and I do like the diamond willow stuff. I called this one "junky" because it only had four or five small diamonds and two were way down near the bottom. the oither three were pretty nondescript.

Al

big_Wayne_P · #8 06-07-2005, 02:01 PM

Ok
was just curious as to why they were junky

I have 2 of diamondwillow staffs
nothing carved on them
just peeled
a wooden ball knob on top
and coated with 3 coats of polly

I think they look good like that
never use them
have them hanging on a door facing

AlArchie · #9 06-07-2005, 06:16 PM

Wayne, some of the "good" diamond willow, when made into staffs is just plain too pretty to use and take a chance on banging up> sounds like you have made a couple of those! Keep 'em safe!

Al

Clifford_Parker · #10 06-08-2005, 10:44 AM

I know what you mean Al. I finished a 50 inch staff that had 30 diamonds between 2 and 6 inches long Friday. There wasn't enough "plain wood" to even think about carving it. It lasted 10 minutes strolling through the craft/art fair on Saturday before finding a new owner.