I'm planning to work on a walking cane this weekend and have a question about ferrule in between a handle and body. Since the grain on the handle runs side way, is it better putting the ferrule on the handle side? or the body is just okay?
Which one is better or more classic between A and B? The ferrule is brass and I think it's 1" ID.
Either way, I'm not confident enough to hand cut a tight fit round tenon so I'm planning to use a dowel or if it's coming from the cane body, cutting a square tenon can be an option. I'm not planning to compress the dowel or tenon so hard to fit but just use glue.
I think "A" is a bit better since it won't put the stress riser (ferrule edge) directly on the cross grain. Having the lowere portion of the handle tapered, like with a swoop up toward the long end., will also help with stress.
A good tropical wood with the intermixed grain would be a bonus. Strong growth rings usually implies early/late growth which could be weak seams.
