Yul Lose Posted March 10 Posted March 10 I finished this cane today. I’ve had it standing around the shop for a few years so I decided to get on it and finish it up. It’s cherry with fractal burned enhancements. The fractal burning itself took 5-6 hours. I finished it with 2 coats of teak oil and then 3 coats of polyurethane and a final hand rubbed Liberon bison wax coat. 14 8 Quote
Rip Snorter Posted March 10 Posted March 10 Beaut! Reminds me of these https://www.kraveantiques.co.uk/products/Antique-Sunday-Stick-1732.html Quote
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted March 11 Posted March 11 There's lots of SASS folks that would love for you to make them a cane. Quote
Pat Riot Posted March 11 Posted March 11 I saw that cane and thought “Man, that is a nice cane. I wish I had a need for one like that”… …the light came on a few seconds later. That is a work of art, Yul. You make some truly wonderful things. Quote
watab kid Posted March 11 Posted March 11 thats beautiful , ive had one in the works for a few years just never got around to completing it yet , you give me inspiration , but mine will never look that great , Quote
Calamity Kris Posted March 11 Posted March 11 Beautiful work of art, Yul. You are truly a master craftsman. Quote
Buckshot Bear Posted March 12 Posted March 12 Looks fantastic YL, I'd love to see the burn process happening in a vid. 1 Quote
Yul Lose Posted March 12 Author Posted March 12 (edited) 2 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: Looks fantastic YL, I'd love to see the burn process happening in a vid. I’ll post something in the next couple of days. Keep in mind that it can be very dangerous and even deadly if you use homemade fractal burning equipment with little regard to safety. I use a very safe machine with built in safeguards. I’ve probably fractal burned 400-500 pieces over the last 5 years or so and I’m still here, but due to a few users that have electrocuted themselves doing stupid stuff with unsafe machines we all get a bad rap. I’ve had some of my pieces with fractal burning removed from shows or galleries because of the stigma. It’s kind of like when somebody does something bad with a gun all gun owners become villains. Edited March 12 by Yul Lose 2 Quote
Buckshot Bear Posted March 12 Posted March 12 37 minutes ago, Yul Lose said: I’ll post something in the next couple of days. Keep in mind that it can be very dangerous and even deadly if you use homemade fractal burning equipment with little regard to safety. I use a very safe machine with built in safeguards. I’ve probably fractal burned 400-500 pieces over the last 5 years or so and I’m still here, but due to a few users that have electrocuted themselves doing stupid stuff with unsafe machines we all get a bad rap. I’ve had some of my pieces with fractal burning removed from shows or galleries because of the stigma. It’s kind of like when somebody does something bad with a gun all gun owners become villains. Thanks YL that would be appreciated. I have read a little bit about the method the last time you put up one of your unbelievable unique one of pieces and remember that people are DIY'ing the gear and there had been some bad outcomes. It seems like a really fascinating process. Quote I’ve had some of my pieces with fractal burning removed from shows or galleries because of the stigma. Golly stuff like this annoys the living heck outta' me, 💩like this happens down here as well. 2 Quote
Yul Lose Posted March 12 Author Posted March 12 3 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said: Thanks YL that would be appreciated. I have read a little bit about the method the last time you put up one of your unbelievable unique one of pieces and remember that people are DIY'ing the gear and there had been some bad outcomes. It seems like a really fascinating process. Golly stuff like this annoys the living heck outta' me, 💩like this happens down here as well. Thank you and yes it is a fascinating process, even mesmerizing. When I get started on a burn it’s hard to stop because the burner has a kind of mind of its own and you can direct very little of the outcome. Lately I’ve been experimenting with less wood and more burn like on this box. 3 2 Quote
Blackwater 53393 Posted March 12 Posted March 12 (edited) Nice work!! Lots of woodworking skills there! Kinda’ put my effort to shame! Edited March 12 by Blackwater 53393 1 Quote
Yul Lose Posted March 12 Author Posted March 12 1 minute ago, Blackwater 53393 said: Nice work!! Lots of woodworking skills there! Kinda’ put my effort to shame! I love the antler with coin inlays. Check out Amazon for some really nice buffalo nickel buttons that work real well for what you’re doing. 1 Quote
Blackwater 53393 Posted March 12 Posted March 12 (edited) 11 hours ago, Yul Lose said: I love the antler with coin inlays. Check out Amazon for some really nice buffalo nickel buttons that work real well for what you’re doing. The buffalo nickel came from another cane given to me by a good friend. The antler it was originally inlaid in was accidentally broken. That cane was actually too short and made me stoop to use it. This piece of antler is larger and way more sturdy. I put the nickel in the back end of the handle and put the walking liberty silver half in the front. I used a new birch four foot dowel and left it long so I could adjust it to my hight. Just about got it where it’ll work perfectly! Thanks, Yul! Coming from you, I take that as a big compliment! Edited March 12 by Blackwater 53393 4 Quote
Yul Lose Posted March 13 Author Posted March 13 5 hours ago, Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 said: Nice work Yul...do you use it !! This one is for my 86 year old doctor. But I do use another one made out of white oak.. 2 Quote
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