Custom Cane #4. Stack of Dada

The physical purpose of a cane is for balance.  It is not a crutch.  This cane is part of a series of canes made by "balancing" blocks.  This is a 34 inch cane made from individual blocks of mesquite with a metal backbone. Each block is hand carved and drilled. The cane is constructed from these parts. I drilled and inserted a peg between the blocks. 

The handle is made of three pieces.  Each piece has pegs and epoxy holding them together.  The top of the shaft is pared down to fit as a tenon.  A cap and epoxy hold the handle to the shaft.  The threaded metal backbone has caps at the top and bottom to completely hold the pieces together.

Max Ernst produced the painting, The Hat Makes The Man (1920), based on wooden hat sculpture. Dadaism was a reaction to Cubism and to the zeitgeist of the early twentieth century.  Europe was on the verge of a world war.  Dadaism was a reaction to the time.  It stressed unconventional and included the machine as the object of art. In this cane, I've used brighter colors and a high gloss finish. The wood is not sanded smooth as would usually be the case in a classical style. 

Because of the metal backbone, this cane can not be adjusted.  Most canes can be cut shorter.

This cane now resides in the Chicago, IL. USA area.