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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION. INTRODUCTION: A FEW GOOD STICKS
THE POLITICS OF CANES
HANDMADE OR STORE BOUGHT
STICK, CANE, OR STAFF
STICK, CANE, AND STAFF FEATURES
WOODS FOR WALKING STICKS, CANES, AND STAFFS
WOOD SPECIES
A NOTE ON COMBINING WOODS
PURCHASING WOOD
USING FOUND WOOD
HARVESTING ROOTS
A STICK MAKER‘S GUIDE TO HARDWOODS
STORING WOOD
BENDING WOOD
SIZING WALKING STICKS AND CANES
ADHESIVES, HARDWARE, AND FASTENERS
ADHESIVES
ALIPHATIC RESIN GLUE
POLYURETHANE GLUE
EPOXY
USING GLUES
CLAMPS
CAM CLAMPS
C-CLAMPS
HAND SCREWS
BAND CLAMPS
ONE-HANDED CLAMPS
SPRING CLAMPS
CLAMPING AND CLAMPING PRESSURE
MECHANICAL FASTENERS
STICK, CANE, AND STAFF TIPS
JOINS
HANDLES
DECORATIVE HARDWARE
SCREW TYPES
OTHER SCREW FASTENERS
TOOLS FOR WALKING STICKS, CANES, AND STAFFS
MEASURING TOOLS
HAND TOOLS
SAWS AND MITER BOXES
PLANES AND BLADED HAND TOOLS
ADDITIONAL HAND TOOLS
DRILL BITS
POWER TOOLS
LATHE
Anatomy of a lathe
Turning tools
OTHER POWER TOOLS
EYE, HEARING, AND LUNG SAFETY
FINISHES FOR WALKING STICKS, CANES, AND STAFFS
THE FINISHING PROCESS
STEP ONE: SELECTING A CLEAR FINISH
STEP TWO: PREPARING THE SURFACES
STEP THREE: USING FILLERS
STEP FOUR: APPLYING COLOR
STEP FIVE: APPLYING THE CLEAR FINISH
FLAT WALKING STICKS
FLAT WALKING STICK IN WHITE OAK
FLAT WALKING STICK IN SYCAMORE
FLAT WALKING STICK IN SYCAMORE WITH HAME BALL
FLAT WALKING STICK IN MESQUITE
BARK-ON STICKS AND CANES
PINE BRANCH CANE
MAPLE STICK
SUMAC STICK
WILLOW STICKS
WILLOW STICK WITH NATURAL HOOF HANDLE
WILLOW STICK WITH BALL HANDLE
PATTERNS FOR CARVED STICKS, CANES, AND STAFFS
TURNED WALKING STICKS
CHERRY WALKING STICK AND CAMERA STAND
TWO-PIECE CHERRY CANE
SIZING THE PROJECT
CHERRY- AND ROSEWOOD-HANDLED CANE
SASSAFRAS AND MESQUITE TWO-PIECE CANE
SASSAFRAS CANE WITH ONE-PIECE SHAFT
LAMINATED CANES
LAMINATED CHERRY AND OAK CANE
MAKING THE BENDING JIG
MAKING THE LAMINATIONS
GLUING UP
CLEANING UP
RESOURCES
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Woodworker Charles Self is an award-winning writer who has contributed a vast amount of work to the woodworking field. In 2005, he received a Vaughan-Bushnell Golden Hammer Award for Best Do-It-Yourself Book for Woodworker’s Pocket Reference. His other books include Cabinets and Countertops, Woodworker’s Guide To Selecting & Milling Wood, Creating Your Own Woodworking Shop, and Building Your Own Home. He has also written thousands of articles for publications, such as Popular Woodworking, Woodcarving Illustrated, Woodshop News, and Woodworker’s Journal, and he has edited and consulted for companies such as DeWalt, Grizzly Industrial, McGraw-Hill, Time-Life, and Popular Mechanics Encyclopedia. He currently serves as a director for the National Association of Home & Workshop Writers.
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PART 2: WALKING STICK, CANE, AND STAFF PROJECTS
Flat Walking Sticks
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