I have this Bios D'Arc (Osage Orange) stick that I have been curing for about 5 years and I want to make a cane from it. I want to carve the top into something such as a horse head, a skull, or something similar, but not too difficult.
Any suggestions?
The dimensions now are:
Overall Length 56". I plan to make the cane about 36" long.
The part at top is 5.5" X 2" diameter counting the .125" bark (which I plan to remove)
The dark center is much harder than the white outer wood and it measures 1.5" x 2" diameter. The outer white wood could be used or removed. Here are some photos of it.
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These 2 show how handle is offset to right
showing top. You can see dark/white wood
This is the bottom of the big piece.
The black is burnt from the saw blade burning it,
but you can see the dark & white wood.
My skill at carving is very limited, but here are three one piece canes I carved from Bois D'Arc:
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