Laurel Walking cane

tnartist05 · #1 06-04-2008, 08:45 AM

This is Mtn Laurel which grows in the mtns here. Id carved it last year.

Laurel is a hard wood and wont take a stain that well,its a real white wood inside after the bark has been removed.

It has a bears head on the front of the handle and a bears claw on the end of the handle.Finger grips to fit my hand.

A Mtn man,a Native American,a full standing Bear and another Mtn man on the stick part.

Forrest

Merle Rice · #2 06-04-2008, 09:58 AM

Hi Forrest, It's me again. Ha,Ha, Ha. Good Carving and love the color. Nice job. Merle

tucker1931 · #3 06-04-2008, 10:13 AM

Forrest, great lookin stick, only problem I had, was the pix are a little out of focus, other than that it sure looks like a winner to me.
Cliff

tnartist05 · #4 06-04-2008, 02:39 PM

Thanks Merle,it was just stained.

some of your canes & sticks! I enjoy viewing them for yours are always so neat~ Forrest

tnartist05 · #5 06-04-2008, 02:48 PM

I do takle better picts now Mr.Cliff,see if these are any better. Thks for ckn this cane out. Forrest

Robert Cahill · #6 06-04-2008, 03:26 PM

Thats a nice looking cane. I'm trying to do a walking stick (the wood is 48" high so I think thats a walking stick) I have carved tom wolfe's gargoyle for the top and I have been putting faces in the side it will be a while before it is finished but will try to post it. I think the wood is mahogeny Thanks for sharing I sure like to see yours.

Ron T · #7 06-04-2008, 03:48 PM

Hi Forrest,

Very nice cane and I assume it's your personal use cane. I like all the carvings on the stick. It must be nice to have access to sticks. I live in the city and even though there are lots of trees, they're all in someone's yard. LOL!

Keep up the good work.

Lightningbolt · #8 06-04-2008, 08:56 PM

That's a very nice stick! I'm also very fond of laurel and have lots of requests specifically for it in a walking stick. I've also used it for some nice canes. Thanks for posting as you guys are my inspiration as the newest 8 stitches in my knee are healing.

bullshipper · #9 06-05-2008, 03:38 AM

Great looking cane Forrest I love the detail you put into it and the finish turned out great, it really makes the detail stand out.

Lonnie

mikeGinSC · #10 06-07-2008, 12:41 AM

Great walking stick Forrest. As far as staining it, I've found that using BLO with a little turp and stain of choice for tint works pretty well. Sometimes I just use several coats of BLO which gives it a nice warm glow and lets any figure show through.

I've cut pieces big enough to saw planks out on my band saw. Large pieces of Mtn Laurel have a nice brown heartwood. I've still got some logs in my pile that are as big as 7 or 8 inches in diameter. I sent a nicely figured short log to Keoma a few months ago.

Mike G. in SC