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The Spine Aline
cane is the second of the Spinal Column carvings I have done.
This one is a little shorter, but basically the same.
I don't normally duplicate projects, but technically one is a staff and the other is a cane.
It is all one piece from a Black Cherry log I harvested in my back yard here in Florida.
I used no glue, nails, or staples. It's all one continuous piece of wood.
My daughter is a Nurse. I hope she doesn't want one too!
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The wolf Head cane was requested by my son Eric. He is out of the Army now and is a Policeman. He was wounded in Iraq in 04 and still carries some souvenirs in his leg. Hopefully he won't need a cane anytime soon, but before my hands quit working he put in his order from Shorty's Shop. The fur texture goes all the way to the tip and is made of one piece Black Cherry wood. The tip has a wolf's paw and the rubber tip.
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Welcome Home Sgt. Budd
That statement is 43 years late, but at least I am saying with more than words.
Sargent BUDD was a Medic with a Green Beret platoon during Viet Nam. The most admirable thing I can think of is a young man laying his life on the line for his country. The only thing more honorable would be the Medic who has to go through all the training that the infantry soldiers do, but the medical training before all of that is used. For a Special Forces squad that would be the ultimate soldier. Gary was not only a hero in the word, but he is one hell of a good person. The Maple log that this cane was made from was one of Gary's neighbors that he helped her cut up storm damage. This log was put on the curbside for trash pick-up, but his mail man found it first. That was the beginning of the SF Dragon cane. Again Gary; Thank you for being the man you are!
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This is one of the canes made for the Wounded Warrior Program sponsored by the Nature Coast Carving club. We donate these canes and Patriotic Plaques to Wounded Vets coming back from Iraq & Afghanistan. Hopefully they will realize that we appreciate and respect their suffering and service!
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The Spinal Tap Staff
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This was requested by my nephew Brett! He is a fireman / EMT Tech in south Florida.
When ha saw some of my work he asked if I could make something with a skull and spine
about the size of a staff. He is a very good kid so this is a present for him to hang on his wal
l and scare the hell out of all the visitors. My wife won't even let me bring it into the house! Hahaha
The Glock cane was made for my old boss at the Post office. Victor may have some "Splainin to do" with this when the Inspectors come by. Haha
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This staff is one of my first experiments.
A five foot staff with a spiral 113 step pathway up to the Dragons Tooth.
That is the torrid with a knife blade I forged and thus I came up with a name
The Dragons Tooth!
It is made of Hickory and weights about 6 lbs.
The end of the staff has a dragons foot grasping a human skull.
Weird? Yea I loved this, but it taught me a lot about detailing and technique.
This was like my home schooling class , and thanks to Mark S.it made me realize others
liked my work enough to market it to the public.
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Jamie had to come back after a week of using his cane and have it shortened one inch.
This shot was snapped just before he left a happy camper!
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Dr. Dale is a good friend of mine;a retired Col. and Medical Dr. He has some back trouble and I asked if he would use a cane if I made him one. He gave me the history of the Greek Medical Symbol and what you see him with was my interpretation of that history! The center picture is an experiment in texture in carving. I call it my Drag-on Stic, because it weighs about 9lbs. The staff on the right was one of my first experiments of circular relief carving. This was my start of artistic niche.
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The manatee cane was carved from the Black Cherry tree. I donated it to the raffle held at ourwood carvers show for a charitable organization
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The EMT cane above was ordered for an Emergency Medical Technician that has lifted one to many patients. I want to thank all of the Emergency people that put their lives and well being in jeopardy to help us in our times of need. |
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This is the second Flamingo cane I have made. The first went to Arizona; perched in a coconut tree.
This one was named Pinky by the owners daughter who ordered this for her mom before her knee surgery.
It got there in time before the surgery!
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The Polar Bear was a request from Vicki for her husband. What does a guy in Florida know about Polar Bears. For that matter; how often do you see a Polar Bear in Kansas!
Tim got his Polar Bear, but I don't think he liked the comment about guys in Kansas.
Doug is a very good friend of mine that has had one too many mishaps on his Harley's! He asked if I could make a cane for him with a biker chick on it. I tried to copy the build of his Super Glide and one of the girls on it! He is known as "BOSSMAN" and loves Harley's. This is what I came up with!
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The man holding the Eagle head to the right is Eugene! He wanted an Eagle, specifically Bald Eagle. When I went to his home I realized I was talking to an Eagle lover. Everything he owns is an Eagle, except his car! Fire Bird! When Michael saw Eugene's he said he wants one just like it! I don't use patterns and every piece is a unique, because of the wood, but it is very similar. They both were happy so I did OK!
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Below is a cane that a man ordered for his girlfriend.
He wanted a rustic looking rose bush effect with a flower
on it! This is what I interpreted from his description.
It was kind of a rush because his girl friends birthday
was on July 13 only two weeks to do it! I hope it made
it to Vegas on time! I am not sure because I never heard
from him after I sent it! If your out there please let me know!
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150 years ago they use to tap these trees to make turpentine and shellac! The wood is just like resin and almost impervious!
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The cane above to the left is for Uncle Gene. He served on this "Tin Can", but it looked like a boat to me.
Aunt Georgie wanted something to go with her Nevada life style so I made he a Cactus cane. Some times I would like to see some one actually use the canes, but with the exception of one; the EMT cane I think they all end up in a collection. I am going to make me one cause I am beginning to need one!
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Scroll to the top of this page and click on the tab "Estimates & Comments" or click here http://shortysoldworldwoodshop.com/id67.html to see what others have said about their orders or ask me for an estimate for your desired order at the bottom of the page! If you want to know about me click on ths link http://shortysoldworldwoodshop.com/id1.html or "Who is Shorty"
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Truthfully it is exactly that! I hardly remember doing anything
to the cedar log, and there are stories about the building my
shop is in may be haunted. I never even had an idea for this piece.
It was just there! Now if I can get the ghost to help sand!
Maybe I should write TAPS to help train him.
I have built a lot of the cabinets and furniture in our home. We have a L shaped computer table & drawers. Next to it a Printer table and a pull out work desk and five drawer filecabinet under the whole thing. It's all made of solid Oak pallets that were to be thrown away and burned. Recycling? No just cheap materials! haha
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