I do have a horse head in progress if you want a photo of it i will post it tommorow ,Its something someone has started and wants me to finish it of for him. its based on a crook type handle I also have a pattern for a half head handle in a book ,think its called stickmaking a complete course i have never carved it yet its a book worth having .
I Need Suggestions on New Cane
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.
Click on photos to enlarge & then hit back button or you will delete this page.
![Wood Tints and shades Twig Art Artifact]()
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These 2 show how handle is offset to right
![Sleeve Wood Font Safety glove Art]()
![Wood Natural material Chair Hardwood Plant]()
showing top. You can see dark/white wood
![Wood Gesture Tints and shades Human leg Twig]()
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.
![Wood Natural material Jewellery Fashion accessory Metal]()
My skill at carving is very limited, but here are three one piece canes I carved from Bois D'Arc:
![Sculpture Carnivore Statue Wood Felidae]()
![Head Eye Giraffidae Giraffe Table]()
![Bicycle part Reptile Wood Metal Fashion accessory]()
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.
Click on photos to enlarge & then hit back button or you will delete this page.
.
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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Thanks Cobalt. I wish the big part was shaped differently, but I gotta work with what I got.
I rotated this photo to get into perspective, and it looks like I could make a horse's head out of it. It's just that most of the horse head will have to be higher than the cane shaft.
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![Horse Working animal Liver Sculpture Fawn]()
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I rotated this photo to get into perspective, and it looks like I could make a horse's head out of it. It's just that most of the horse head will have to be higher than the cane shaft.
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Here is the photo reversed. Adding attachments is really difficult here.
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Here is one design that would work:
![Head Giraffidae Human body Jaw Neck]()
I Googled "carved animal head" and clicked on "images".
I Googled "carved animal head" and clicked on "images".
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I think your best bet is to go for a tucked head and focus on the mane. like a knight
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