Wood Turning - Handcrafted Custom Walking Canes

It was a challenge making canes on a lathe with only a 21 inch bed. The longest piece I could turn was 16.5 inches, so I had to segment them using hanging bolts and threaded inserts. It was a design-build project meaning the plan was to build a cane but not sure how.
I used as many different materials and ideas I could to prove which was best. I used some Bird's Eye Maple, African Mahogany, Black Walnut, Cherry and epoxy. I casted one piece of Maple Burel in epoxy with Rust colored Eye Candy Pigment.
This video focuses on a handsome cane I made as a gift to my brother on his 70 birthday. I made the handle from a piece of Black Walnut sandwiched between two pieces of African Mahogany. I left the details of shaping and grinding the handle out of this video because it was basically the same as another video I made that is coming out soon. In this video I included making the sticks and epoxy spacers.
I really like the classy look of the Mahogany and Walnut. They finish well and look very sophisticated. I found this project more difficult than I had expected. Materials didn't match up as well as I expected and using inserts created new challenges. Overall I learned a lot and am very happy with the quality off the final products.

I hope you enjoyed the video and remember there will be another walking cane video coming out soon.

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DISCLAIMER:
This video and all Belfast Carving videos are for entertainment purposes only. I hope you enjoy them and maybe be inspired or gain a few new ideas, but be aware without proper training and experience wood working can be dangerous, so before you start your first project be sure to get some training. I recommend contacting your local wood working club or visit a vocational school in your area that offers wood working. Some wood and hobby shops also offer specialty classes that could get someone safely started. So have fun and be sure to work safe.

List of my favorite shop tools and supplies:
Jet Variable Speed Wood Lathe JWL1221VS,
Jet 650M Dust Collector,
Easy Wood Tools,
Nova 48293 Premier Pro Tek G3 Jaw set,
Dewalt DWE6423 5 inch Orbital Sander,
Dewalt DCD771 1/2 inch Cordless Drill Driver,
Dewalt DCF787 Cordless Impact Driver,
Dewalt 12 inch Chop Saw,
Dewalt DWE7491 10 inch Table Saw,
Vevor K0-1K 5 Gallon Vacuum Chamber,
Rhombus Diamond Sanding Discs various grits,
Loctite Superglue Gel Control,
Loctite Superglue Ultra Liquid Control,
Walrus Oil Cutting Board Oil,
Eye Candy Pigment various colors,
Total Boat Thickset Deep Pour Epoxy Resin,
Total Boat Thickset Fathom Epoxy Resin,
FGCI Table Top Epoxy Resin Superclear,
Grizzly G0555LA35 Band Saw,
Grizzly G0787 Horizontal Belt Sander,
Ecarke Cordless 20V Heat Gun,
Yorkshire Micro Abrasive Sanding Paste,
Yorkshire Grit Woodturners Abrasive Paste,
Mylands Cellulose Sanding Sealer,
Mylands High Build Friction Polish,