How Many are Now Carrying a Cane?

[ilbob]

there are times my cane has been my best friend. it amazes me how much more mobile I am with a cane when I hurt.

 

[Deltaboy1984]

I am having to use mine more at home more . Plus I keep doing bayonet drills with mine!

 

[Deltaboy1984]

I finding I love shovel handles for my Hame headed canes!

 

[PeteCress]

Wood v carbon fiber v metal
But how does carbon fiber stack up against wood? Ads claim that they're lightweight but "strong", and indeed, they indicate on the ads that they will be adequate for support for people up to 300 lb.

In particular, could a hard strike break one - as in sheering in cross section - more easily than the other?
And where does metal fit into the scale? I presume most metal canes are some kind of alloy, but I haven't really looked at them yet.

I have all 3 - although the steel one is just made and I have yet to do a full workout with it.

For wood, 1 1/16" hickory is what I use: one from CaneMaster's and one from Tractor Supply.... pretty close to identical.

For fiber, I have several canes made from the tips of broken windsurfer masts and, until I broke it the other day, one from a broken SUP paddle.

The windsurfer mast canes seem to me to be extremely robust and just a bit (as in 50 grams) lighter than the 1 1/16" hickory - but they feel even lighter - swing weight, I guess. The downside of the mast/canes is that they are kind of thick - i.e. conspicuous - but they are the ones I currently prefer for "Feel".

The one I just made is 7/8" .35 wall 4130 CroMo grafted to a handle from an old hiking stick. It's about the same weight (590g) as the CaneMasters (600g), but right now, it feels slightly heavier.... swing weight maybe... or just my imagination.

I got the idea from these guy's fighting system, which seemed logical to me: .
They start out the video saying how much they like a cane called "Arcane": https://arcanecane.com/products/arcane-cane.

I tried to order one of Arcane's in my required longer length, but the guy could not supply one. So I doped out the material, ordered some, and made my own. My handle is obviously not as deadly as the Arcane's but, OTOH, it is also not as obviously weaponized and probably a lot more confortable for walking.

When the steel cane hits my training bag, it feels to me like there is significantly more bone-breaking potential than with the wider hickory canes.... maybe a baton effect enhanced by smaller contact area?

Jab speeds are about the same for all 3 types, but swinging blows are clearly faster the lighter the cane is.

Here's part of my collection - including the new CroMo cane and my dearly-departed SUP shaft cane.

The SUP shaft was only 330 grams. OTOH, the CaneMaster's (far right) is 600g, the TractorSupply is 560, the CroMo is 590, the first mast is 550, and the second mast (with the writing on it) is 500.

How did I manage to break the SUP cane?

Just basic stupidity.... I leaned it against the tree my bag hangs from, intentionally missed a swing with a hickory cane (to practice regaining control after a miss) and managed to hit the SUP cane.... But I never had any illusions about that cane's durability - and would not even think of using it in a fight..... But geeze, it was light.... -)

The 550g mast/cane is my current favorite. The other mast/cane is a little lighter, but the 550 has noticeably more wall thickness and noticeably less diameter in the last couple feet.

I figured on having to paint the CroMo right away, but it came with some sort of dark grey finish and I think I'll just see how it holds up before covering it with tool handle dip or something like that.

 

[KevininPa]

Gents, this thread is turning into more of a medical conditions than canes as defensive tools thread.

If you want to keep it open, lets leave the "rockers and shawls" on the porch and stick to the defensive application aspects.

Remember that a little training makes a good basis for turning the tables on a potential predator when you have a stout stick to change their thinking.

LOL, unfortunately this thread is gaining some age as well as some of us posters!