Duck head cane

[Guest]

Cane in progress. it is a basswood head attached to a Japanese cherry staff.

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[joepaulbutler]

Re: Duck head cane

That is going to make one good looking cane, like it. I am curious, how did you mount the head on the can?

I have been thinking about it and I am going to cut mail threads on shaft & female threads into the head, epoxy and thread together--------
. . . JoeB

[Guest]

Re: Duck head cane

Hi JoeB. I use a 6 to 7 inch piece of 5/16th all thread or a large 5/16 hanger bolt and either epoxy or Gorilla glue. I like the hanger bolt the best. I will epoxy in the bolt end of the hanger bolt in place. When it is dry I can screw the handle up and down on the wood screw until I get the fit just right, then epoxy it in place. Had this picture from a class I did a few years ago,

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[pararaptor]

Re: Duck head cane

If you can refrain from gluing it, you can carve and change heads as the mood calls it.

[joepaulbutler]

Re: Duck head cane

Aw, another arrow for my quiver, Thanks. . .JoeB

[Northwest29]

Re: Duck head cane

Looks mighty darn good! What is the diameter of the shaft?

[Guest]

Re: Duck head cane

That is about a 1 1/4\" Shaft.

[Northwest29]

Re: Duck head cane

Thanks, guess it\'s just the photo as it looked much larger to my eye.