Most canes are not made of soft wood. Think about it, there is a good reason why. Either you were extremely angry or else you possess a strength that surpasses most people.
Actually, there is a third possibility (isn’t there always?) that I am avoiding in order to be polite.
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Ambivalid, modifying another poster’s words inside of the quote box is against the rules here. Don’t do this again.
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You really should not answer for Kobal2, it’s not exactly polite.
All this cane stuff is bringing back memories. I recall one of my team mates snapping the wooden cane that I was hobbling around with at a rugby party, and then directing me to “Go forth and walk!” I purchased an aluminum cane the next day, but bent it when tripped a few days later, so I gave up on canes and just hop/stepped for a few weeks, with the inevitable occasional tumbles. Oh to be young and stupid again, rather than old and stupid.
Your team mate must have been very hardcore. Do you know what your wooden cane was made from?
Adding, this is so far away from the topic so as to be in a different continent.
Oh, since it has been some 15 minutes and perhaps it was overlooked. Muffin, are you a practicing attorney? If you are it really would help to add weight to some of your opinions.
You mean the difference between yew and balsa? Oh, wait a minute, the strong yew that staves are often made of is a softwood, and balsa from which walking sticks are occasionaly made of is a hardwood.
My guess, not being a walking stick maker, is that traditionally folks would use whatever wood was at hand for making canes, that when cost is not a factor, strong hardwoods would be used, that when cost is a factor, then cheap and weaker softwoods would be used, and that where weight is the primary factor, then composites and epoxy would be used (just as with white water paddles).
That you cannot conceive of a cane that is not breakable is your own problem, not mine.
Nope. I don’t know. It was light in weight, light coloured, fairly bendable, very inexpensive, and made in Canada, so I expect it was red pine or possibly birch.
All three of them. But pipe guy is the one I *really *wouldn’t want on my block.
Yew makes a terrific bow (as in archery) and balsa is very nifty for carving or delicate work. Sorry, but another of my weird hobbies is primitive skills. I’ve made more than a few bows.
Perhaps traditionally people used whatever wood was at hand for walking canes, but I rather doubt that granny was using a balsa wood cane.
This is entertaining, please try again and continue.
I am licenced in Ontario where I mostly practice (by beind licenced here we can practice throughout much of Canada – for example, this weekend I am working on an Alberta matter). I used to practice criminal law at all levels of court in the province, but got out of it because I don’t like criminals. I am not licenced in New York. The opinions I have set forth in this thread in no way put my licence at risk (nor would they if I the matter had been in Ontario). With respect to what the females may have been doing while down and out of sight from the camera, see my earlier post where I mention the possibility of them pulling kives or guns.
You know what? The really odd thing is I wouldn’t want him on my block either. However, that doesn’t make him the guilty one.
However, I can pretty much guarantee he’s gonna be fucked after all is said and done.
Muffin, thank you for stepping up and offering a professional opinion. I really mean that. However, you might want to do some memory drills since it’s spelled license. Misspellings don’t really look good on dissertations and all. Yeah, I’m an arsehole, but someone has to keep you honest. Don’t you agree?
Which is not what I suggested. Look, it is this simple. You doubt that the cane was snapped. Well it was, therefore is was made of something snappable – pine, birch, red cedar, who the hell knows – I certainly don’t, nor have I ever cared. You seem to care a lot, for you doubt that the cane was snapped. But it was, and that is all there is to it. You can get back to your drinking now.
Can’t they all be guilty ? There ain’t always a good guy, you know. In fact, there very seldom is.
You know what? I agree. Don’t cross my sights if you know what is good for you.
Granny was either very cheap or else your family didn’t care to support her enough for a cane that would have supported her. Hmmm…
We’ve drifted far afield people. Just sayin’ and all.
Where I am it can be spelled either way. For example, in my Law Society’s *Licensing Process Policies *document, a licensee holds a licence. Sometimes we use British spellings. Sometimes we use American spellings. Sometimes we use both. Have a boo at this hand list for the spelling confused: http://www3.telus.net/linguisticsissues/BritishCanadianAmerican.htm .