walking cane

[Jack142]

hi guys,  I walk with a cane, with a Crook handle  ( kinda  1/2  circle ).  I want to cover just the handle in leather. I just don't know how to work the shape of the leather. I am assuming I wet mold the leather,  and  cut some kind of slots or slices to relieve the lower part of the circle ?

Has any one done something similar ?   Any suggestions ?   Any help ?

[Stetson912]

I haven't done one but you mentioned wet moulding. Are you using veg tan?

If so it should wet mould pretty easy and you should be able to get away with just shaping it. 

I don't know your stitching abilities but you could butt stitch it (I think that's the correct term) but that requires a bit of skill and a curved awl to the best of my knowledge. 

Alternatively if the leather is thin enough you can just stitch the two layers together then trim back real close to the stitching and burnish the edge. 

Alternatively alternatively... You could butt the edges flush together and try lacing it together. 

I'm not expert just putting some ideas out there. I hope you get it figured out, sounds like a neat project. 

[rodneywt1180b]

That's the main reason I signed up-to learn how to do a proper job of covering cane handles with leather.

Rodney

[Stetson912]

You could forgo stitching all together and just glue it to the cane if that's what you like to do. You could also take a strip of leather and wrap it around the handle in a spiral kind of pattern and glue it down. 

I found this picture as well

This appears to be cross stitched or laced on top and bottom. Ok t appears to be two pieces of leather cut to the shape of the crook and then laced. You would have to figure out how to stitch the cap in the end of the crook though. Just some more ideas for thought.