| How to Make a Spliced Cane by Ann Rismiller |
| ALL OF THE ABOVE CANES WERE MADE USING THE SAME TECHNIQUE!! (click any pic for a larger view) You can do this technique with just about any two canes (or try cutting just one cane in half). I like using two different Skinner Blends, one rolled from light to dark and the other from dark to light. You could even try two totally different "unloved" canes. |
If your cane is warm from all that
rolling, stick it in the freezer for
about 20 to 30 minutes. Then
you're ready for the next step.
Now, stand each cane on end, and
cut from top to bottom. Pull the
halves apart, then put very gently
back together so they don't stick,
and make another cut across the
first cut:
rolling, stick it in the freezer for
about 20 to 30 minutes. Then
you're ready for the next step.
Now, stand each cane on end, and
cut from top to bottom. Pull the
halves apart, then put very gently
back together so they don't stick,
and make another cut across the
first cut:
This is the Ecru - Crimson blend
with the cuts made.
with the cuts made.
Take your first cane (the color
you want on the outside of the
final cane), and lay the quarters
next to each other like this:
you want on the outside of the
final cane), and lay the quarters
next to each other like this:
| Many thanks to my lovely assistant, Diane Dover, for helping me with the demo pictures. |
Start your cane by making 2 Skinner Blends. You can learn to
make a Skinner Blend here. I recommend using 3 colors total
for your first try at this cane - 2 darker colors that go well
together, and one light color such as white or ecru. Here I have
made a brown to ecru blend and a crimson to ecru blend. After
making the blends, I rolled them into two logs, one starting with
the dark end and rolling it up to the light, and the other starting
at the light end and rolling it up to the dark.
make a Skinner Blend here. I recommend using 3 colors total
for your first try at this cane - 2 darker colors that go well
together, and one light color such as white or ecru. Here I have
made a brown to ecru blend and a crimson to ecru blend. After
making the blends, I rolled them into two logs, one starting with
the dark end and rolling it up to the light, and the other starting
at the light end and rolling it up to the dark.
Take three pieces of the second
cane (the one you want on the
inside of the cane) and lay them
on top of the first 4 pieces like
this:
cane (the one you want on the
inside of the cane) and lay them
on top of the first 4 pieces like
this:
Cut the fourth piece of the
second cane in half from top to
bottom and put the pieces on
either side of the bottom layer
like this:
second cane in half from top to
bottom and put the pieces on
either side of the bottom layer
like this:
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