Lizard Cane

[Mike Pounders]

A lady in California saw the cane I carved in pear and requested a similar design.... she rescues and has raised monitor lizards! It was a challenge to incorporate the pose she wanted into a cane, but I came up with a design that both of us liked. She especially wanted a similar expression to the other cane. So here it is, carved from southern basswood and finished with polyurethane and Briwax.
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[randall rosenthal]

love it!

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um ok......but i still love it.

[Rich Greinert]

Mike, nice design... nicely executed.

What tool do you use to create the skin texture?

[Mike Pounders]

The skin texture is with a pyrographic pen and a small writing tip...just make a lot of small circles and vary the direction and size a bit. I got an email back from the cutomer. She said she showed it to her 5 foot long lizard and he hissed at it! I'm glad it looked real to him, but I'd hate to upset a lizard that big!

[Rich Greinert]

Thanks for the info Mike.
Really a 5 foot long lizard? Sheesh!