A friend is about to undergo foot surgery and will need the use of a cane for a number of months. I promised her a cane that would be different. She asked for an Angel on the cane. Here is what I came up with. The cane is carved from sugar pine. I considered other materials but I wanted something that was light but would still be pretty strong. I came across this at my local Rockler. It was on a clearance table as scrap. The piece I bought yielded this cane, a snowman, a Santa, four Santa ornaments, and tow snowman ornaments. I paid two dollars for the piece of wood.
The cane is finished is Silver and gold wash as well as oak stain and walnut antiquing. The finishing process was a bit fussy but yielded the result that I wanted. The cane was then treated with spray lacquer. It weighs roughly six ounces and I completed it with a rubber tip.
As always if you click the picture it will enlarge. Hopefully the cane serves my friend well. It has given me the idea for several more. However I have to finish more of the items currently on the bench before I can start another cane.
Hope you have a great day.
Go carve something.
Bruce
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