[Woodcarver] canes

[Robert Long]

Try visiting your local pool hall and ask for their old pool cues, they 
make great walking sticks and if you have a lathe you can turn a neat 
handle for the top.......as for ferrules, try Lee Valley.

All the best with your project!
On Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at 01:31  PM, Richard Faulkner wrote:


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> I would like to make some canes for friends and family that are having 

> trouble getting around.  What I have in mind is purchasing  turned 

> hardwood shafts with a brass or other ferrule at the joint and making  

> carved handles myself.  Does anyone know where I can purchase turned 

> shafts and ferrules? 

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> Thanks for the help,

> Dick Faulkner

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