Hand Carved Walking Canes



Sam was 58 years old when he decided to look at hand carved walking canes and purchase one. His hip had been hurting for several years after being broken. He thought a cane would offer good assistance and reduce the pain a little bit. The pain wasn't bad, but it was enough to cause a fairly noticeable limp, and he tried to avoid it while walking. The doctor had warned that the limp might not go away, and go away it didn't. It was embarrassing, but he knew he was getting older and body parts were starting to fail. So it was with some enthusiasm that he looked through at an assortment of walking sticks at the store.



The sticks seemed to come in every color, style, and type of wood imaginable. In one corner of the store there were canes in olive wood, beech wood, and rose wood. In another corner, they sat in maple wood and ash. There were models with twists and double twists, and models with other designs, including handles that were curved and some that were straight. Like a witches broom, some handles looped over and down, having that classic walking cane look. Some canes were not much more than simple aluminum tubes, but many of the aluminum and wood canes were adjustable, so that the height could be fitted to the user.

He looked through one basket of canes and saw handles with dragon's heads and Christmas Santa faces. There were lots of other designs, too. Some had bulldogs or frogs, but other handles were simple and covered in a variety of different colored tooled leathers, vinyl, or other decorative material. These made nice and soft, cushioned grips that were pleasant to hold on to. Unfortunately, none of the canes had rubber tips on the bottom, which didn't make sense. He asked around and found out the rubber tips, similar to ones that go on sets of crutches, could be purchased elsewhere, or that a metal ferrules could be attached at the bottom of the canes.

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