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Leif Thorvaldson
 
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"mac davis" wrote in message
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I've been researching on the web, but now I'm looking for anyone with
practical
experience...

A friend asked if I could "redo" his favorite cane... natural type branch
wood
with a wood sprite carved in.. My wife took it on, sanded and refinished,
then
did a little wood burning on it..
It blew him away.. he said that in this area, it was really hard to find
anything but standard canes... the only "cool" stuff available was walking
sticks... and that he had several friends that were always looking for
nice
canes in the $50 - $100+ range... (cha-ching)

Has anyone done any wood bending for cane handles?
The web is full of bending info for boats, kayaks, canoes, planes, etc...
none
on canes..
Most canes for sale on the web (other than the standard institutional
type) are
sticks with separate handles attached... he says that they are weak and
awkward,
so we'd like to learn about bending green? wood for canes...

Any info appreciated, and idea, hints, tips, etc...


mac


====Well, Mac! You plant a sapling of whatever type of wood you want and
as it grows you start bending the tip over, eventually hanging a weight on
it. Depending on the wood, in five to ten years you'll have a bent cane
handle. It is sorta like Xmas tree farming, ya gotta wait awhile before it
pays off! ( Well, you did say "any" info appreciated, and idea, hits, tips,
etc!)*G*

Leif