Walking cane with a wiggle (pics)

[Dave Shively]

Here is my latest cane project but with a twist,sort of. It was made like my last one a
month or so ago using fifteen 1/16" strips. I first had to soak the handle ends in water
and then bend them around a piece of 3" PVC pipe and clamp them individually overnight.
I had cut a oak board with the "wiggle" as a form to use to clamp the shaft to make the
bends. The woods are maple and walnut and bent quite well. I then sprayed it with PRE-
CAT. It has not been cut to length yet because I don't know who will be using it. I not
real sure why I making these but they are fun to do.

Dave

[Ted Baca]

Beautiful workmanship! As a guy with a recently broken leg I could use one hopefully soon. But I think I would rather hang yours on display rather than risk a scratch or nick. Thanks for sharing, always nice to see what other WW's are up to.

[Pete Brown]

That's pretty neat. I love the wiggle in the middle. It makes it look almost like a striped garter snake

[Cary Swoveland]

That's a pretty neat stick, Dave. Does the wiggle provide any spring effect?

[John Timberlake]

Really neat. Love the curves and the contrasting wood. Unique.

[Jim Becker]

That's a very attractive cane!

[Von Bickley]

Do you wiggle when you walk?

[Corey Hallagan]

Awesome Dave, that is really cool, excellent work!

Corey

[Dave Shively]

Thanks guys. No it's not very springy it is pretty stiff.

[Gary Herrmann]

Very cool, Dave. I think of cane projects periodically when the doc tells me I might need a 4th knee surgery. Don't want to use one but who knows. If I gotta, it might as well be a cool one.

[Al Willits]

As one who should be using a cane on occasion, I have to say thanks for posting this, I hadn't thought of making one until now...thanks.

Al......who has a new project on his list.

[John Schreiber]

Nice work. Every time I see somebody using one of those ugly aluminum canes, I think that they deserve better.

["Gary Brewer"]

Dave: Funky cane. It looks great! You said you "sprayed it with PRE-CAT", I was wondering what that is?
Thanks,
Gary

[Rich Torino]

Real nice piece of work

[Jesse Thornton]

Nice work, Dave! I really like it.