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[Terry Poperszky]

I have been asked to make a cane for a friend with back problems. I have
found cand hardware at Rockers (Joint and Tip), but they no longer carry
the heads. Making the cane seems straight forward, but shaping the head
looks to be a more difficult process, Can anyone point me to some
resources that might help me out in this process, or does anyone know who
still sell cane heads?


Terry

[Rusty Myers]

Last time I looked, Lee Valley had them.

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Rusty Myers
Austin, TX

"Terry Poperszky" <Terry.Poperszky@SosStaffing.Com> wrote in message
news:pan.2003.09.30.16.06.05.97038@SosStaffing.Com...

[Leo Lichtman]

(clip) does anyone know who still sell cane heads?
^^^^^^^^^^
I am in the middle of making a number of canes, to be donated to a Senior
Center Crafts Fair. Antique door knobs make very attractive cane heads.
Some of them can be very pricey--they come in cut glass, pressed glass,
porcelain, brass and iron. I have to worry about cost, since I am making a
bunch of them, but if it's a one-off for a friend, well--that's up to you.

[Nick Silva]

They can be found in the Craft Supply catalog as well.

Thanks for the suggestion Leo. I have been looking for a 'rounded' cane
head. An antique door knob sounds like the way to go. How do you secure
them?


On 9/30/03 1:56 PM, in article
Zlkeb.159211$0v4.11946125@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net, "Leo Lichtman"
<l.lichtman@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

[Terry Poperszky]

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll check them out.

Terry