My Mom's Christmas Present

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This almost came out just like I envisioned it.

Pattern-making-wise, this is the second such pattern for the second (different style) cane.

I still need a way to layout holes (without using a computer) more efficiently.

But I figure it's all 'by the seat of your pants' kinda stuff when you try something like this anyway.

Five ounce milled tooling from WC.

Artificial Sinew for thread,

Butt seamed with the edges cut at an angle, holes punched at an opposing angle with a Union Lockstitch Machine awl.

Same as Al shows for French Box Seam.

It took maybe about 8 hours.

But you know what we say, "the second one would be faster". (But nobody ever asks for another to have a second.)

It's for Mom, so it's all a labor of love anyway.

Questions and comments welcome.