28 days ago
by Mark DeCou |
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This blog is just for showing three new concept sketches of walking cane designs that I am working on so that the prospective customers can view the concept drawings and provide their input, or approval.
If you are a new reader, and like custom walking canes, follow this link that will lead to other project postings of several of my finished walking canes and hiking sticks:Carved Walking Cane
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31 days ago
by Mark DeCou |
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This blog is just for showing a couple of new concept sketches of a carved walking cane design that I am working on so that the prospective customer can view the concept drawings and provide his input, or approval.
This prospective customer is a disabled Air Force veteran who wants a custom walking cane, due to a right leg injury he suffered during the war in Iraq.
I have had several weeks, maybe a couple of months now, to think through this design, and it has been quite an honor for me...
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56 days ago
by Mark DeCou |
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Realizing that the story and photos of this walking cane project are decidedly Christian in content, if you are offended by such things, you should read another Blog. This project is a cane that I was commissioned to build, which tells the story of the Old Testament, the New Testament, and will be used to talk about the customer’s faith as he uses the symbols to tell the story. I hope that if you are offended by the content, that you will at least enjoy the woodworking process that is...
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87 days ago
by Mark DeCou |
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My recent lumberjock postings of the walking cane work I have done recently has brought a lot of interest from folks wanting me to build them special, unique, elaborately detailed, walking canes and sticks.
This new blog communicates the design process on one cane as I prepare to start the carving, and get approvals on the final design.
The customer is a Youth Pastor, and needs to use a tall walking cane to support a bad knee. He and I have been designing this project for several weeks...
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92 days ago
by Mark DeCou |
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This is a walking Cane handle that I am working on for a commissioned cane. The Antler has an end cap done in Fine-Silver, a technique I developed in the silversmithing classes I took this Spring.
Thanks for looking,Mark DeCouwww.decoustudio.com
(All photos shown are protected by copyright 2008 by M.A. DeCou, the author who reserves all rights and priviledges.)
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120 days ago
by Mark DeCou |
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I think it is really important to constantly try to learn new things. Could just be my ADHD. But, I’m too old for medications, so I take on new things to learn to keep my mind freed-up from boredom.
I just don’t like doing anything the same, more than once, or twice. And, I’ve been trying to find ways to make a niche for myself in the vast internet woodworking world. To that end, I try unique crafts, and do cross-discipline, mixed-media work, in the hopes that my work...
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124 days ago
by Mark DeCou |
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This is a walking cane that I am building for a woman in Conneticut.
These photos are meant to show her my progress, and check the conformity with her ideas of what she wanted.
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Specifications:
The wood is black walnut
The handle is Curly Ambrosia Maple, stained “red mahog...
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135 days ago
by Mark DeCou |
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UPDATE 5-2-2008:
You can see the finished cane in this project posting:
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Back to my original Blog:
This is a short blog, as I sort of spilled my insides out earlier this week with the previous blog.
So, not much to say tonight.
I’m working on a unique commissioned walking c...
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352 days ago
by Mark DeCou |
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I took most of the day of today and traveled to Hutchinson, KS to see the exhibits and check on my entries. This was the first time I have had anything entered in the Fair since my old 4-H days, which ended many years ago.
My 2007 Kansas State Fair Fine-Art entries are:Walnut Rocking Chair, in “Woodworking” http://lumberjocks.com/projects/84
Sculpted Walking Cane, in “Misc. Carving, walking canes, etc.” http://lumberjocks.com/projects/268
Kansa Indian-Inspire...
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