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Walking Cane


HandyDan

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Got the cane I've been working on done this week.  This is the first one I made in two pieces.  I started out with two brass bushings.

 

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Threaded them to a 3/8" coarse thread.  Turned them down to 5/8" and turned notches into the outside so the epoxy had something extra to grab onto.DSC02596.JPG.42da2d824993f88d5f4a73605df2c4a2.JPG

 

Took a couple 3/8" bolts and drilled a chamfer in the heads to give them a true center point to ride the live center.  Did this to make sure they met well when screwed together later.

 

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Took a 36" x 1 1/4" birch dowel and cut it in half.  Found the centers and drilled a 5/8" hole in one end of each piece and epoxied the bushings in.  Drilled the holes using the lathe.

 

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Mounted them in the lathe and turned them to a gentle taper and smoothed them out.  Even at 18" long they want to chatter.  I find a two wheel steady is all that is needed for this.

 

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I made it to fit the banjo from another lathe and is easily adjusted for height and closeness.

 

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Looked online at Google images for cane handles and decided on which one I liked.  Drew it out on a piece of Purpleheart cut it out on the band saw and used the spindle sander to shape it from there.  Lots of hand sanding after that but worth it.

 

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While turning the shafts I added some small beads under the handle and again at the joint to conceal it.  Burned lines between the beads too.

 

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I used the lathe as a sculpting vise for the handle.  Here is some pictures of that.

 

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Mighty fine work there young man...It beats the first cane I started building on and the first attempt I started carving about 3 years ago...I thought I was carving a likeness of a young heifer and since there are a lots of cowboys around here I thought it would sell fast at the yearly craft fair we use to go to every year...Anyway the first guy who looked it over said that's a good likeness of a scotty dog.. After he left I took it back out to the pickup and slid it under the seat and I just found it as I was doing a not too often wash job which the last one was about three years ago just three or four days ago. It hardly ever gets moved out of the garage..389097727_2019-06-1308_36_18.jpg.1f8da471155fe8fe60ce3eba0b65de7d.jpg1496388473_2019-06-1308_37_38.jpg.4f2503f3a136cd7ca98b46c39ec92ad6.jpgIMG_2027.JPG.399a4bc47a99d4f072830ae2774f071d.JPG

 

Hey, what happened to that great app or what ever for I went to eat and clicked off of this comp. and when I came back to finish it before I posted it,,,, it was gone...and I had to do this whole post again. Curses!!

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2 hours ago, Steve Krumanaker said:

Is the cane for anyone in particular?

 

A friend of mine had some complications with Diabetes.  She hasn't walked for about six months but is now ready to start.  She was fitted with a shoe and I supplied the cane.  Got a feeling she will need a walker to begin with.  She loves the cane.

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13 hours ago, Ron Altier said:

I made a couple and made them long so I could cut to length

I thought of that too.  With her standing I measured from the floor to the palm of her hand with her hand in a position of holding the cane.  I then added two inches to that length and left room at the bottom of the cane to cut off if necessary.

 

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14 hours ago, Gerald said:

Dan how did you mount the steady?

 

I used a banjo from an older Delta lathe.  Makes it nice and easy to adjust.  I've only used it on 2" and below spindles.  Works well for me.  Here is a few pictures.

 

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