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Jim Jakosh
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Cherry Cane
This is a gift I made for my sister's 85th birthday. When I visited her last month I noticed that she now used a cane to help her get along. I told her I'd make her a light weight personalized one when I got home. This one is 1 " diameter and 32 1/2" long. It weighs 9 ounces and is finished with Danish oil and is 3- stage buffed and waxed.
I did two 10" fluted regions on it. I increased the range of my fluting jig from 9"-12 " i n 2016 and it came in handy for this job. I added some photos of the making of the shaft below:
I did two 10" fluted regions on it. I increased the range of my fluting jig from 9"-12 " i n 2016 and it came in handy for this job. I added some photos of the making of the shaft below:
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
16 Comments
You're a nice brother! I like the fluting, too.
The Other Steven
im 66 ill need one soon jim, can you help ?
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
I have a nice one made of oak, from Ukraine. I also have a steel one which is good for hitting a perp in the fork...I'd really rather not needing the cane, tbh.
The Other Steven
Nice work Jim...Your Sister will love it!!!
Regards ..... Cliff
Regards ..... Cliff
Nice stick, nice process.....as long as I don't need it....hehehe
...woodicted
JIm
Great job!
Love the jigs!
Great job!
Love the jigs!
Petey
Excellent...great looking cane. I like the details and it is great when people show the details. I would be interested in how you joined the handle to the shaft. I make and use a cane and use a 1/4 threaded rod in a 5/16:hole filled with epoxy. So far, I have not had any failures.
Nice work Jim, this is a beautiful cane. The details are exacting - the flutes add a very nice feature. I like the lathe jig for making flutes, obviously works very well. Nice.
All the above,are correct! Good looking and function able cane. The flutes are a great feature.
Ron
Thank you for all the nice comments!!
Hi Pottzy, I bet I'll be gone before you need one. But I can turn a shaft for you if you need it. My lathe is 44" between centers.
Hi BE49. For this one, I bored a 5/8 hole in the shaft and the handle. I turned a hard maple dower to fit the handle and glued it in. I used it for the centering of the handle when I turned the bottom of the handle to match the top shaft diameter. Then I drilled a 1/4" hole through the dowel and deep into the shaft and epoxied in a 1/4" aluminum shaft when I joint the two parts together.( the aluminum shaft was for insurance! I used a dowel instead of turning a tenon on the handle because I wanted the grain of the "tenon" to be vertical for more strength. If I turned a tenon on the handle, the grain would have been horizontal in the tenon.( easier to snap of under an impact with a perp's head! )
Hi Pottzy, I bet I'll be gone before you need one. But I can turn a shaft for you if you need it. My lathe is 44" between centers.
Hi BE49. For this one, I bored a 5/8 hole in the shaft and the handle. I turned a hard maple dower to fit the handle and glued it in. I used it for the centering of the handle when I turned the bottom of the handle to match the top shaft diameter. Then I drilled a 1/4" hole through the dowel and deep into the shaft and epoxied in a 1/4" aluminum shaft when I joint the two parts together.( the aluminum shaft was for insurance! I used a dowel instead of turning a tenon on the handle because I wanted the grain of the "tenon" to be vertical for more strength. If I turned a tenon on the handle, the grain would have been horizontal in the tenon.( easier to snap of under an impact with a perp's head! )
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
Nicely done. And I like the jigs you’ve got for the lathe!
Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".
Nice 'n' crisp fluting along with the other details really adds some finery to the cane!
Beautiful cane!
Thanks, Ryan , Bruce and Steve!!
Cheers, Jim
Cheers, Jim
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
that is one cool jig for the fluting.
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Thanks, Larry. I made it so it can be turned at a forward or backward angle too and I use the Wixie Box to set the angle exactly to follow the part!
Cheers, Jim.
Cheers, Jim.
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
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