Extend walking stick
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WriteON
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Cut an even tenon and core the piece being added?
That's probably what I would do. I've never made a walking stick but seems the best way to attach 2 ends.
WriteON
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Sounds good... will add a decorative ring on the tenon. The stick is for fun. Not selling or gifting.
Lee Valley sells fasteners that I have used to make extensions of taller walking sticks/canes https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/hardware/fasteners/connectors/41005-brass-cane-joins.
Wade
Wade
Woodchipper
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Always a way to initiate a design modification.
Wade, thanks for the link to Lee Valley.
Wade, thanks for the link to Lee Valley.
WriteON
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I ordered a few with brass ferrules from Treeline. These are the problem solver. Thaank you.
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monophoto
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I've made a number of canes; since my lathe has an 18" bed, I've had to make them in sections that were glued together. I worried a lot about the strength of those joints, and that forced me to do some rather fussy things to address those concerns.
But in this instance, you are simply extended a walking stick by 6-8". Seems to me that a joint near the end of a stick is not likely to experience as much stress as a joint near the middle of a stick, so I think it would be adequate to just turn an extension, and drill a hole that matches the existing tenon, and then glue the two pieces together. I would probably make the extension out of contrasting wood so that it appears to be a decorative 'sock' at the end of the stick; that would create the impression that you intended to do it that way rather than realized that you made the stick too short and had to add an extension.
But in this instance, you are simply extended a walking stick by 6-8". Seems to me that a joint near the end of a stick is not likely to experience as much stress as a joint near the middle of a stick, so I think it would be adequate to just turn an extension, and drill a hole that matches the existing tenon, and then glue the two pieces together. I would probably make the extension out of contrasting wood so that it appears to be a decorative 'sock' at the end of the stick; that would create the impression that you intended to do it that way rather than realized that you made the stick too short and had to add an extension.
WriteON
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Would like use ebony, BEM or Curly Maple.
sbwertz
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I use these brass joins to make canes at the blind center because we only have 18" lathes. Work fine. Plus the canes can be unscrewed to fit into luggage. The Lee Valley ones are a lot less than Woodcraft.
WriteON
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Got some today..the repair is the next project.
WriteON
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Thanks for everyone's input. I used the male/female threaded coupler and the ferrule from TreelineUSA.com
Just need to cut to size and put a tip on. It has some flex but I'm not pole vaulting.
Just need to cut to size and put a tip on. It has some flex but I'm not pole vaulting.
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WriteON
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Thanks again suggesting.
$4.95 for 2 pack from TreelineUSA. These have been working out great.