DIY Walking Canes | A Step-by-Step Build with Shiraz

Grizzly CEO Shiraz Balolia walks us through a step-by-step wooden walking cane build in his personal workshop.
Using beautiful curly koa, curly maple, and Macassar ebony, Shiraz crafts a pair of custom walking sticks for himself and his wife.
0:00 Introduction
0:33 Layout of Cane Materials
1:59 Sandwich Epoxy Glue-up
2:52 Dimensioning
4:58 Plugs, Dowels, and Holes
6:16 Handle and Tip Epoxy Glue-up
7:10 Adding Pins and Abalone Inlays
9:09 Sanding on the South Bend SB1096 Wide-belt Sander
9:22 Roundover on the Grizzly G1026 Shaper
9:39 3D-Printed Rubber Cap
10:02 Finish
12:01 Wrap Up
12:47 Here's the Cane, Baby!
Enjoy the tips, techniques, and fine woodworking in this project.
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[@stanstocker8858]

Very nice. The tip about using sanding sealer to avoid the CA finish ring is greatly appreciated as well. Take care, stay well, keep laughing in these weird days!

[@Neumatikos]

Imagine a world where everyone, including even say, a business owner, who’s already mastered his craft, and has everything going for him, and all kinds of momentum, and so forth, can still be just humble enough to speak their experience, and their knowledge and their wisdom and their craft skill to you in a step-by-step, easy to follow way, that doesn’t sound arrogant self-serving, or anything else, pretentious, other than just simply sharing quality information in a very helpful n skilled way

[@williampenatac9832]

I’m a retired veteran. I’m about to make my aunties some canes. Thanks for the ideas. I’d also like to say I’m switching over to grizzly tools. I got a joinery recently through grizzly and it’s awesome!

[@Neumatikos]

Same

[@stevenlowe3245]

Beautiful work! I never thought of a rectangle cane shaft! Classy! Thx for sharing this.

[@tooljunkie555]

Beautiful cane's and shop

[@joegiotta7580]

It's wonderful to see a CEO, or anyone high up, who has the spirit of their company in him. He obviously loves working with wood, and has pride in good craftsmanship. Keep up the good work. And the canes came out beautifully. enjoy your effort.

[@edkramer65]

They are absolutely beautiful Shiraz. Bravo sir and happy walking.

[@clarkstevens2711]

Beautiful beautiful workmanship play Overkill for just a cane it looks fabulous

[@shaileshkanawaje7817]

Love from India ❤️🙏 Very pleasing to see you doing those things!

[@kjpierson1152]

I have seen many firsts here. Never seen a cane in this style and never seen these absolutely wonderful clamps!

[@marksatterfield3100]

Ohh.... to be Shiraz!

[@jeffgalbraith4510]

just ordered my grizzly shop equipment and my shop is about to be built cant wait to get started on all my projects

[@grizzlymachines]

That's fantastic to hear! We'd love to see your finished products!

[@neological9]

Thank you! I made one too and can confirm this elegant tool is indeed perfect for "fending off" canines. After many dogs it is still in great shape.

[@grizzlymachines]

Glad it was helpful!

[@the3in1workshop]

Nice and beautiful cane 😍. Thank you for the sanding sealer tip and its wonderful seeing the owner Mr Balolia working on a project. Bring more videos like this to Grizzly's channel, its REALLY nice to see the OWNER building or talking shop, even if its highlighting machines and tools along with the other content. The end clip was so perfect shows him as a real. He 👊

[@SQLKC]

Thank you for the awesome tools I have in my shop.

[@chucky.chunder]

Very competent work and much sturdier than aluminum👍.

[@larryv634]

Very nice, think I have a new project in the future. Just with smaller machines...lol.

[@ThFitz]

Interesting. I've made canes for over 20 years, mostly they look very much like yours, square, not as fancy, and I got tired of making handles like other people made, started designing my handles. Right now am making some changes in a new cane for myself, and the handle will be one a bit different from yours. This one will be my Happy Buzzard. Then will go along with the rest of the series, Grumpy Buzzard, Hungry Buzzard, Sleepy Buzzard, Bubble Gum Chewing Buzzard, then Grumpy Tortoise, Grumpy Fish, then proceed with other designs. Much more fun doing my own designs.

[@tomspallone1868]

Great!

[@johnmichaelginty3210]

Beautiful work!

[@BrilliantDesignOnline]

Not only a brilliant businessman, but a machinist and a brilliant craftsman. Probably not many CEO's that are fluent with their product. Love Grizzly, great vid.

[@robertwentworth7775]

Very nice, awesome job. I've been a wood worker for over 50 years. I own several grizzly tools and could not be happier with their performance.

[@grizzlymachines]

Thanks Robert 👍

[@mabmachine]

Beautiful work

[@garyknable1155]

Beautiful design great job

[@abdallahafifi4552]

Absolutely stunning. Fantastic canes.

[@dredbud9272]

Nice dog wackers . This was a good video

[@jrod8009]

Great job, thanks for sharing!

[@grizzlymachines]

Thanks for watching!

[@stevensobba1785]

T88. 👏🏼👊🏼. Nice shop!,product!

[@TygerBlueEyes]

here is the cane baby! lol I had a dog that thought canes were play sticks and would play tug-a-war with you...naw marks on your favorite can is no good lol

[@galactictravels224]

Great job sir I love the precision!

[@markirish7599]

Beautiful craftsmanship

[@JoeB-pv8su]

Great build, beautiful!!

[@grizzlymachines]

Thank you!

[@CoupleofBunkies]

Love it and love your tools

[@ThFitz]

Interesting. I've made canes for over 20 tears, I use a somewhat similiar technique, but not as fancy. My canes are also square, and years back the outlines of mine were pretty much the same as yours. But years back, decided I did not want to make canes that were the same as most. So, started designing my cane handles. Right now doing some ine tuning of my cane, and am working on slighty modifying my cane handle. Then I willl proceed to the rest\

[@MrWallyrooster]

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[@opendstudio7141]

😄A top shot and all around nice guy.

[@bobippoliti6341]

Beautiful, Just beautiful. I am going to make one for my daughter in Paduka and Yellow Heart. The finishing will be similar. The sanding sealer will clean the pores, as well as well as adding that great pizzas.

[@grizzlymachines]

Sounds great!

[@pattiehanan1356]

Just beautiful! I wish I had your workshop. Hope you didn't run into any threatening woodland creatures!

[@grizzlymachines]

Not yet!

[@gentelal8113]

Sharing👍

[@jeffgalbraith4510]

nice work

[@onsapplikasies8620]

Very nice.

[@bucknboard]

Excellence! I am about to embark on crafting 2 canes. One is for my pastor at church who is having knee surgery and will require a cane. I will be using the old standby- hickory. But after seeing your lamination I may add some maple to the shaft. One question- it appears the brass pins are driven through the dowel between the shaft and handle - do you believe this adds extra strength? Thanks again!

[@donkenmuir9504]

I’m very nice You are artist be proud of your art

[@jolielacuentera9111]

Great work, sadly I don't have that kind of equipments

[@grizzlymachines]

Check out grizzly.com to get some of that equipment.

[@CorbyQ]

This is amazing! I want to make one for my father, do you by chance have Any plan s for this build?

[@zianniculae6700]

❤️💚💙🌹

[@stansimonton6631]

I would like to build one of these. I need a pattern for the handle.

[@TheWhimsicalWoodworker]

Here’s the cane baby!!!

[@Pumphouse51440]

I’d like to say your two cans were amazing fantastic woodworking my question to you is my brother he’s a veteran. They had to amputate his leg and I’m a beginner woodworker I’d like to know how can I make a Kane for my brother?

[@mencken8]

Beautiful work. I bought a cane I liked for a couple hundred- although I suppose I could have invested in $50K worth of power tools, acquired the knowledge, and built it myself.

[@CorbyQ]

What were the overall dimensions?

[@prawnstar502]

fancy dog beating stick

[@MrMerab]

S U P E R ....... G R I Z Z L Y

[@r.s.t66]

خیلی خوشگل داشتن یک کارگاه نجاری کوچک آرزوی منه

[@AaronW1971]

You too can make a wonderful cane for your spouse and you ,if your have access to a million dollar wood shop..

[@repostcentral683]

Can you make me one and send it to me

[@grizzlymachines]

Nice try!

[@repostcentral683]

@@grizzlymachines I’m sorry? Sir wdym

[@huskeeloins]

Brother you lost me at lathe.

[@terrellprice6627]

Do you make canes for sale?

[@kensmith2971]

you have too much money, wearing a breitling while working, i always take my timex off

[@AetherialAvenger]

I know these canes were mainly for protection, but would you say they're still good for supporting someone as they walk? i might be interested in making a cane this way for a friend

[@grizzlymachines]

Hello! Yes, this is designed to support yourself while walking, the dog defense is just an added plus :) Also, the denser the wood, the stronger the cane.