Here is one of my solid jade handled canes, a really special offering and something totally unique to my work. Jade is world renowned and coveted, a semi-precious stone with transparent qualities, typically in some shade of green. Jade is legendary for its toughness and durability, in ancient times some cultures used jade for tools such as axes and knives. But jade is also highly prized, Chinese culture considered jade more precious than gold. Today jade carvings from antiquity can be found in museums around the world. The wood on this cane is a handsome piece of striped macassar ebony with rich grain and chatoyance. In the divider is a layer of African blackwood burl, a super rare little bit of wood that is loaded with fine grain patterns and chatoyance, but bright light is needed to appreciate its qualities. It is finished with copper accents. A fairly heavy cane. Total length measures 38" and can be shortened to fit.

It is a long and painstaking process to take a solid block of jade and make it into one of my full-size cane handles. I do so completely by hand and it takes many hours of hand grinding. In the summer of 2024 I made 3 jade handles, this being one of them. In 2023 I made 4 jade handled canes, they were my first. The stone feels smooth in hand and cold at first, warming as its held.

M A T E R I A L S

Handle – Solid Jade from Washington State
Dividers – African Blackwood Burl from Tanzania and Copper
Shaft – Macassar Ebony from Indonesia
Rubber tip