Erv wrote:
Wow Larry! Very nice!!!!! Is that Maple? I have tried a few, but for some reason they don't feel right in my hand. I will have to try that type of grip. I did one with the head of the bird down about 6" from the top. But that was a lot of work getting the unused wood gone for the cane handle. I sold it at the craft show Janny was doing. She had to have someone out front doing some thing. :) I guess they didn't care that she paints and I was carving.:):)
Erv
Erv, I think it's basswood. I put a clear semi-gloss finish on it. The cutout was given to me by a fellow carver. The Michigan Wood Carvers Assoc. has a project to carve and give canes to veterans. As I'm a 7-year submarine vet, I asked if I could do my own. I put the boat name on the shaft (USS THOMAS A EDISON SSBN 610). It was my first attempt and I'm pleased the way it turned out.