This is definitely the most informative video that I have seen, with regard to turning walking sticks/canes. Thank you very much for answering all of the questions that I had running around in my mind. I like perfection and this technique delivers that!
Thank you for an interesting idea about an advantage of a gouge over a skew chisel in this case. I recently turned a very similar piece with a skew, and I got a lot of vibrations.
Thank you for the explanations and reasons provided along the way. Why did you flip the piece partway through and then turn the wider end, rather than leave it as it was to finish turning? And not seeing a completed cane, what do you do at the ends to finish it? Are you attaching a metal end cap and handle grip?
@Jon Siegel Yes. Years ago there was a local saw mill operator, in his 80s then and still working, that would place a block on one end of a log as a spacer in order to cut horse drawn equipment tongues for me. They tapered in on all four sides. Seeing your jig that would do this sort of thing on a table saw made me curious. I'd like to see how you made the jig.
