A Few Progress Photos on a Walnut/Maple Walking Cane with Scrimshaw

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 mahogany.”

The Inlay is Synthetic Ivory, and will get a Scrimshaw picture of the customer’s pet dog, “Cassie.”

The bottom tip will be a lathe turned and polished yellow brass tip, with a replaceable rubber end.

There is no finish applied at this point.

Total Height, 33”.

Carried in the left hand.

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Concept Sketch:

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Progress Photos:

I had some trouble with getting the camera to give me an accurate color photo this morning, so lots of photos here to look at it.

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Thanks,
Mark DeCou
www.decoustudio.com

(this text, photos, and product design are protected by copyright, M.A. DeCou 4-27-2008, all rights and privliedges reserved)

-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com