Recycled wood walking sticks & a cane

[wampidytoo]

I am a bit anal about recycling and reusing and it payed off this time. One bed headboard parts made 3 walking sticks and one cane. Took some injinudity to drill the ends of the long pieces of turned (lathe) pieces straight but once that was finished it was easy peasy.

Parts too long for the drill press so I had to swing the head off the side of the table then clamp a board with a hole in it directly below the drill bit.


I had cut off the top shaft so I could drill a hole the same size as the shaft on the bottom of the piece. End result is a nice strong joint when the pieces were glued together.


All of the sticks after glueing.


The walking stick before top ornament was added.


The finished cane. The handle came off of a broken coffee table.


Experimented with a bird on the top but settled with the brass flower.




I came up with a way to spin the sticks so I could sand them but I am going to put that process in a different thread. The wood is oak so the sticks are light weight and strong plus the way the wood is shaped makes perfect hand holds at different heights.

Please recycle and reuse all that is possible.
Jim

[Fossilman]

Great idea Jim.......

[karola123]

it look great. admire people who have patient

[Rockoonz]

Shoulda put a bird on it.