A friend of mine hurt his leg real bad when he slipped on some ice about six weeks ago.  After an operation to repair the damage he has been on crutches and is now allowed to start putting weight on it and walk.  I made him a cane to help him along.  I'm 6'0" and a 36" cane is good for me so since he is 6"6" I made his 39" and it works well for him.  Turning the long part required a steady rest.  The length and thinness made it whip in the middle.  For the handle I cut a tenon on the end and laminated three pieces of Cherry together for the handle.  I looked at examples of handles and drew one to my liking and roughed it out on the band saw.  I then took a half inch wood chisel and pared away the wood from the edges and then smoothed them out with sandpaper and applied wipe on poly for a finish.  The top of the cane is 1.25" and tapers to .75" on the bottom.  I found some cane tips at Walmart and they were made to press fit on a .75" shaft.

 

 

 

Here are the finished pictures.

 

 

Very nice Dan,  what  a great friend he has!  Really like the handle!

 

Steve

 

Dan that looks good enough maybe you should start on wheel chairs next..  Step right up folks , 

 Medical Dan from Ohio land is gonna get your money, yes mam.... You got some  templates for

letters don't you??

Beautiful! He will be hobbling around in style!

premium...

Spectacular. Beautiful finish. You're a caring friend.

Hoping it serves him well for the shortest possible time.

Great job on the cane. Love the curves on  the handle. A tip on measuring a cane is that with the elbow slightly bent and hand horizontal to the floor measure for palm to floor.

Very nice job on the cane. 

 

Preston

Beautiful, you are a good friend indeed!