I have been making a couple of walking canes lately and have been turning the shafts so far on the lathe http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=133818, only problem is, is that my length is maxed out on the canes I am making right now and if I wanted to make a longer one for a taller person I would have to find another way. I could just use the tablesaw and router but would prefer the neander methods since thats how I am making the handles now.
I was thinking of concave spokeshaves. Would this be the most appropriate tool for turning a shaft of roughly 1" in diameter? My use with spokeshaves are somewhat limited to flat and rounded soles and mild edge treatments never attempted to shape a spindle with one.