Door Knob Cane

[Bugle]

I took my grandkids to the Raleigh flea market a couple weeks ago and picked up a set of porcelain door knobs because they were "interesting". I decided to make a walking cane from one of them. I also decided that I was going to try to make it by hand. The only machine used was the drill press to bore the hole to hold the knob. I used a maple stick that has been drying in my shop for about a year.

I hand planed the octagonal shape, so it isn't a perfect octagon, but hand made is never perfect I guess. I stopped by the local craft store and picked up a bag very small decorative glass chips and some brass wire. Here's the result:

Hard to see at full size

The top

The tip

This is the door knob. The pattern is called "Bennington Swirl"

 

[Dragon]

Looking pretty darned good from here. One of the prettiest canes I ever saw as made using one of the old faceted glass door knobs. If I'd had the opportunity before my mother sold her house, I'd have swapped out all those old glass knobs she had in there.:BangHead:

 

[JackLeg]

Nice job! :icon_thum That's a real "gentlemen's noggin knocker!" :wsmile:

 

[Bugle]

Nice job! :icon_thum That's a real "gentlemen's noggin knocker!" :wsmile:

My wife said it looked a little "pimpish".:gar-La;

 

[Bugle]

Looking pretty darned good from here. One of the prettiest canes I ever saw as made using one of the old faceted glass door knobs. If I'd had the opportunity before my mother sold her house, I'd have swapped out all those old glass knobs she had in there.:BangHead:

The guy I bought it from must have has at least 100 knobs. Some were really interesting, including some faceted ones. He wanted $65 for some of the nicer ones...more than I was willing to part with.

 

[Sealeveler]

That's a right smart good looking stick there.Tony

 

[Dragon]

The guy I bought it from must have has at least 100 knobs. Some were really interesting, including some faceted ones. He wanted $65 for some of the nicer ones...more than I was willing to part with.

Yeah, some of things can get rather pricey. Personally, there are some prices I won't pay for things, regardless of how cute, adorable, or desirous the item. I've refused to buy milk at today's prices for instance.