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MANY ARTISTS

The artists and woodturners who made this collection of canes were Roger Barnes, Ed Bosley, Rod Cronkite, Frank E. Cummings III, Walter Dexter, Leo Doyle, Dennis Elliott, David Ellsworth, Giles Gilson, Michelle Holtzapfel, Todd Hoyer, C. R. “Skip” Johnson, John Jordan, Bonnie Klein, Frank Knox, R. W. Bob Krauss, Andreas Kutsche, Dan Kvitka, Stephen Loar, Johannes Michelsen, Bruce Mitchell, Michael Mode, Stephen Paulsen, Michael Peterson, Richard Raffan, Bob Sonday, Ric Stang, Bob Stocksdale, Del Stubbs, and Christopher Weiland. Giles Gilson and Johannes Michelsen made the stand that houses the collection, which you can see if you visit the Wood Turning Center in Philadelphia. The photos were taken by John Carlano.

The magnificent rack of canes on the opposite page belongs to Albert LeCoff, founder of the Wood Turning Center in Philadelphia. The canes were made for his birthday in 1989 by some of the world’s leading woodturners to mark LeCoff’s many contributions to the field. LeCoff, the victim of a shooting, has a gimpy leg and always walks with a cane, usually one of these fine pieces, which he chooses to suit his mood for the day. He and his wife, Tina, very graciously allowed me to present these canes here. There is a ton of inspiration in these photos of the Albert LeCoff Tribute Cane Collection, and a million ideas to borrow, enhance, and make into your own.

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Walter Dexter of Liberty, New York, carved this stalwart eagle atop a turned walnut shaft. Its claw holds a ball at the foot of the cane.

Michelle Holtzapfel of Marlboro, Vermont, carved this little creature as the handle of her cane.

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Todd Hoyer of Bisbee, Arizona, found enough mesquite wood attached to this large burl to turn his cane as one piece.

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Dan Kvitka of Portland, Oregon, carved this beautiful wenge handle.

Leo Doyle of San Bernardino, California, created a little gallery of woodturnings at the top of his mahogany cane. He meant the miniatures to represent the many turning exhibitions LeCoff has coordinated.

Johannes Michelsen of Manchester Center, Vermont, built a tiny battery-powered lathe into the handle of his ebony, walnut, and maple cane. The handle conceals not a sword but a miniature turning tool.

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David Ellsworth of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, known for virtuoso hollow turning, made this slender cane—actually a lecture pointer—out of a single piece of wood. The ball at the top is turned hollow. He kept the shaft from whipping around by trapping both ends in lathe chucks and applying tension while he turned.

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Andreas Kutsche of West Germany turned and carved this cane to resemble a vine-wrapped branch. The top unscrews to reveal a glass vial, which the teetotaler LeCoff fills with . . . tea.

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Frank E. Cummings, III of Long Beach, California, turned and carved this elegant cane out of ebony and rosewood, with silver bands and finials.