Building a Cane #9: Hole for the peg, shaping begins

February 2, 2026

This morning’s progress was marking the position for the hole in the tenon,

My hand is inserting a small auger bit into the hole in the cane-handle to mark the center of that hole on the tenon on the cane shaft

A view into the hole in the handle to where the mark is on the cane shaft tenon

The mark on the side of the tenon

Then offsetting it by 1mm or so towards the shoulder

A larger hole, offset by 1mm or so toward the shoulder of the tenon on the cane shaft

And drilling it out (not shown). The idea behind drawboring is that when a wooden pin is driven through the slightly offset holes in the handle and shaft, the pin will pull the shaft into the handle quite tightly. Tightly enough that the pin usually can't be removed without destroying something. This ensures a solid fit between the two parts of a cane.

Once that was done, it was time to start shaping the handle. This is rasp, knife, and spokeshave work. I also had to take a break to fill some of the open grain with thin CA glue.

I have begun shaping the handle so it flows smoothly into the collar which will fit around the shaft

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