Carving Animal Canes and Walking Sticks with Power

Carving Animal Canes and Walking Sticks with Power

by Frank C Russell

Provides information on selecting shafts and hardware for canes. Reviews power tools. Outlines the use of different shapes and grits of burrs. Chapter on forming eyes and setting glass eyes. Step-by-step section on carving and finishing an African Elephant Walking Stick Head and Rabbit Cane Head. Author shows how to transfer lines on the blank as the carving progresses. Front and side view patterns, one in color, for thirteen additional animal heads. 80 pages

Patterns included for Canes and Walking sticks include:

• A Big Horn Sheep.
• A Bison.
• A Chimpanzee.
• A Horse.
• A Golden Retriever.
• A Grizzly Bear.
• A Ground Hog or marmot.
• A King Cobra.
• A Lion.
• A Rabbit.
• A Red Squirrel.
• A Tiger.
• A Walrus.
• An Elephant.