Tool advice

[lorraine]

Hi could anyone help with a bit of advice pleasex
Thought i would try my hand at a bit of cane carving,so what are the most invaluable tools i will need.Many Thanx,

[Robert Cahill]

Have you checked out the cane section in this forum. If you are new to carving I would say a good knife to start with and perhaps a v tool. Not certain what you what to carve on the cane a chip carving style or a wood spirit either way a good knife and if you are new to carving learn how to strop it and sharpen it,

[Gulf Coast Handyman]

Kinda hard to answer, here is a start. Draw knife, V - tool, carving, detail and chip knives. Strop, compound and a carving glove. Like Robert said you may get more answers in the stick and cane section. Hope this helps. Good luck and welcome.

Dave

[Claude]

Depends on what you mean by "cane" also. If a true cane that helps one to balance and has a top on it that the palm of the hand rests on, then you'd need a drill as well as a knife and some gouges. If you mean a hiking staff (usually about 5 feet tall, give or take), then you would not necessarily need the drill. The drill would be to drill a hole in the top of the cane shaft so you could epoxy a metal rod into the shaft and also into the carved cane topper. Go up to the green bar above, click Search, then put in "eagle cane" without the quotes.

A basic knife and set of gouges should do you quite nicely for either type of stick. I recommend the ones that Rick at Little Shavers Wood Carving Supply sells in his beginners kit. They also come with a safety glove, a strop for keeping them sharp, and Rick makes sure they are all very sharp to begin with when he ships them.

Hope this helps...
Claude