leather cane

[thunter9]

i picked up at auction few years back , a leather cane. its way to flexible to be useful . i thought of making one so i got a pc. of steel rod 3/8 dia. and so long. i'm in the process of peening the one end to about the size of a washer. then i'll drop the washer down the shaft ,flatten it some and start punching circles withe a 3/8 inch hole. glue all those layers together and a washer and peen that. then i'll try and find a belt sander to shape this thing. has any one ever tried this???????????????????????????

 

 

[rodneywt1180b]

I know it's been done in the past.  I believe they're considered a type of weapon cane.   I want to say the steel core should have a spring temper.  You want it to return to straight if it flexes.   3/8" is going to make a heavy cane but it shouldn't bend -at least not easily.  Building one is on my "someday" list.

Rodney

[thunter9]

i've started peening and i have some 14oz skirting get it wet and start punching holes

 

[WoodysWorkshop]

I use a cane. The pain from my low spine to my right hip won't let me put much weight on my right leg without falling down.

In my case, I think it would suit better as a fanny spanker.

I know people frown on spankings these days...but that is what's wrong with today's youth.

Being bad in Jr. High got you the wooden paddle with holes drilled in it.

An at home I got the belt or Hot Wheels track.

[zuludog]

Search YouTube for 'leather knife handles', aka 'stacked leather knife handles', and also 'birch bark knife handles', which are of similar construction. They'll give you some similar ideas for  a cane

You could include short lengths or plugs of hardwood at each end of the cane to protect the ends

Edited November 5, 2017 by zuludog

[battlemunky]

I was going to suggest searching for "stacked leather knife handles" too. The cool thing about having such a long run is that you can do all sorts of cool crap along the way. Get some antler, micarta (making your own is a breeze), acrylic,  different hardwoods, anything sandable really, and you can stack them in along the way.

Please take some pics along the way because this is gonna be cool.

[thunter9]

after i get the one end peened to as large as i want about 1/2 inch , got a ways to go. as for the cane tip i'll go with a cane rubber tip over the peened end. want it to grip not slide around. the antique one i found is just the peened end. just want to protect the floor. i've thought i'd chuck it up in a lathe to sand it down , but thought better of it for cheating. want it all by hand  the old one i have is probably rusted and that's why its so flexible .i've been kicking this around for years and thought it was time.

 

[battlemunky]

I dunno man, thats gonna be a butt ton of work all by hand. I won't hold it against you if you use power tools, especially if you add some other materials into the stack.

Edited November 5, 2017 by battlemunky

[rodneywt1180b]

I don't think a lathe is cheating at all.  If you got one, use it.

Rodney

[thunter9]

not going very fast but winters here

 

[Sanch]

On 11/11/2017 at 9:36 PM, thunter9 said:

not going very fast but winters here

 

How's the cane coming?

[thunter9]

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i'm to old to be under the gun. lol i'm still peening the end and with the holidays i'm moving in that direction

 

[Talaman]

Sounds interesting.

Geoff

[rodneywt1180b]

On 11/5/2017 at 11:26 AM, thunter9 said:

after i get the one end peened to as large as i want about 1/2 inch , got a ways to go. as for the cane tip i'll go with a cane rubber tip over the peened end. want it to grip not slide around. the antique one i found is just the peened end. just want to protect the floor. i've thought i'd chuck it up in a lathe to sand it down , but thought better of it for cheating. want it all by hand  the old one i have is probably rusted and that's why its so flexible .i've been kicking this around for years and thought it was time.

 

I should have thought about this earlier.

For the tip if you start with a short section of wood you can buy a nice tip for the end.  No need to peen the bottom end either.

Start with about a 3" long section of a decent hardwood.  Drill about 1 1/2" into it the same diameter as your steel and epoxy it to the end.  That will give you something to mount the tip to. 

Lee Valley makes some nice tips.  They run about $15 IIRC.

After all that work I would want a nice looking tip on the end.

Rodney

 

[Northmount]

You can also drill and tap the correct thread size in the wood, and avoid having to epoxy it.  Good wood threads very nicely.  Makes it removable if you want.

Tom