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I'm still making canes. So many ideas right now to stop. And I have gotten it down to three days to complete a cane. I was hopping I would figure out a faster method. I might do it in one if I really got up early and worked really efficiently. Don't see that happening.
I'm using a fast drying epoxy now, guess I'm learning. It used to take days for the different sections to cure. Now it's minutes.
These two canes I made the shaft with six sides instead of round. Mark inspired that idea in me. Thanks Mark! I'd seen it before but had forgotten. It's great to be old, always something new.
The dark cane is African Rosewood. Found a ten dollar blank at the wood store and thought it would work great. Very dark but it does have some nice color. As spacers between the Maple handle and the African Rosewood is a small spacer of Brown African Ebony. Hard to see but it's there.
The other cane is Figured Maple with rosewood spacers and a Walnut shaft.
To make the shaft I drew a circle at each end of the shaft the size I wanted at each end, then divided the circle into a six slice pie. Then connect the points to the side of the square shaft. Connect the lines to the far ends and cut on the band saw. Long strokes with the sanding block levels it all out. Really not too hard. Dowels are used throughout connecting the pieces.
Last photo is my collection so far, minus five that have found good homes.
Thanks for looking
I'm using a fast drying epoxy now, guess I'm learning. It used to take days for the different sections to cure. Now it's minutes.
These two canes I made the shaft with six sides instead of round. Mark inspired that idea in me. Thanks Mark! I'd seen it before but had forgotten. It's great to be old, always something new.
The dark cane is African Rosewood. Found a ten dollar blank at the wood store and thought it would work great. Very dark but it does have some nice color. As spacers between the Maple handle and the African Rosewood is a small spacer of Brown African Ebony. Hard to see but it's there.
The other cane is Figured Maple with rosewood spacers and a Walnut shaft.
To make the shaft I drew a circle at each end of the shaft the size I wanted at each end, then divided the circle into a six slice pie. Then connect the points to the side of the square shaft. Connect the lines to the far ends and cut on the band saw. Long strokes with the sanding block levels it all out. Really not too hard. Dowels are used throughout connecting the pieces.
Last photo is my collection so far, minus five that have found good homes.
Thanks for looking