[CV3]

Found this articel on the WCI home page and thought it was worth sharing. Some really great carving.

Canes with a Theme - Woodcarving Illustrated

Hershal Borders’ complex canes start with a block of basswood and a theme By Ayleen Stellhorn “I guess I do just about everything backwards,” laughs Hershal Borders. But for this Middletown, Ohio, resident, “backwards” may well be the key to his growing notoriety as canemaker-extraordinaire.“I...

woodcarvingillustrated.com

 

[dww2]

Wow! That is one amazingly talented guy. Thanks for sharing that.

 

[John Smith_inFL]

wow - just plain wow.

 

[_Ogre]

amazing, lots of talent
basswood? isn't that soft weak wood?

 

[valky307]

Back in the 90's I was a Sears store manager and we had a senior lady that shopped the store regularly but had a tendency to lose her cane in the store more than once, in fact on the 3rd time losing it I offered to give her one of mine with the addition of my phone number engraved on a name plate. A safe method. That way I could return it to her if it was found. Turns out I got a call 4 times afterwards! She was always appreciative. When she passed away the cane was returned to me and I passed it on to another senior gal to hold on to.

 

[valky307]

On another story I had spotted a senior gentleman at various establishments around our small town of about 10,000 population with a very unusual looking custom hiking stick. One day I stopped him asked him if he made it himself. He told me he did and used it every day for no other purpose than a comfort companion. He said he'd had no vehicle for 10 years plus and walked with it every day to reach his destinations.