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Caning How-To ... Simple Stripes & Checked Borders

This How-To shows how to build a Simple Striped Cane
and some of the ways you can dress it up & use it, including
how to use it to make a checked border on another cane!
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First you run two sheets of clay through the pasta machine at a #1 setting.
First you run two sheets of clay through the pasta machine at a #1 setting.		 Cut that in half and stack it...
Cut that in half and stack it...		 that will give you this. Which you'll cut in half & stack again.
that will give you this. Which you'll cut in half & stack again.		 You'll continue to cut & stack until you have a nice beefy block of stripes.
You'll continue to cut & stack until you have a nice beefy block of stripes.
Then you'll use a nice new sharp blade to trim up the edges. There you have a striped cane, EASY!
Then you'll use a nice new sharp blade to trim up the edges. There you have a striped cane, EASY!		 You can now wrap your cane with one of more colors and reduce for use.
You can now wrap your cane with one of more colors and reduce for use.		 OR... you can cut your stack into quarters...
OR... you can cut your stack into quarters...		 ... and put back together to form a design.
... and put back together to form a design.
Then you could choose to wrap that in another color.
Then you could choose to wrap that in another color.		 THEN you might choose to add a checked border by slicing into another striped cane. Using those slices on the outside edge of your cane to form a checked edge.

THEN you might choose to add a checked border by slicing into another striped cane. Using those slices on the outside edge of your cane to form a checked edge.

 This shows the checked border in place. Ready to reduce.
This shows the checked border in place. Ready to reduce.		 I like to reduce to several sizes. I use the scrap ends of the canes for inside beads & bugs!
I like to reduce to several sizes. I use the scrap ends of the canes for inside beads & bugs!
You can also continue to reduce, cut in fouths, and reassemble again... and so on.
You can also continue to reduce, cut in fouths, and reassemble again... and so on.

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Denise Baldwin 12-Sep-2003 16:49
Joanie, you are so good at this stuff! What a simple yet wonderful tutorial for making striped canes! I haven't looked at your other one yet but I am headed there next. My favorite picture in this tutorial is the one where you have the blade cutting the stack... you go girl!

Denise
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