Some random old guys

**jumary** · 21st May 16, 07:13 AM

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Can you tell anything about his walking stick/cane? It certainly isn't carved, but is it beading or perhaps some sort of linked cord? I also wonder what color it is.

**freep** · 21st May 16, 08:14 AM

I occasionally carry a cane and make my own of Colorado scrub oak. I usually wrap a portion of them with paracord because as Samwise Gamgee states, "What about a bit of rope? You'll want it, if you haven't got it. . ." I thought those survival bracelets were pretty cool 'til I found out they unraveled to around 8'. You can't be rescuing hobbits or stringing up miscreants with 8' feet of rope. I always wrap about 20-30' on my canes and also make a braided hatband for my outdoor 'venture hats (boonie hats) with about the same amount. Those hatbands make a handy spot to tuck the bottom of a clan badge into so it doesnt' flop about whilst you're derring doing.

Sorry for the thread drift.

**Tarheel** · 21st May 16, 08:16 AM

I think the walking stick jumary is asking about is Blackthorn. There are several examples for sale and on former posts.

**OC Richard** · 24th May 16, 05:10 AM

Originally Posted by Reiver

If my eye's don't deceive me it appears this Gent has matching Tartan spats.....?

Well we can't get into the minds of people in the past, but I don't think that such a thing would never occur to anyone then.

The thing of taking kilting fabric and cutting it and hemming it and making garter flashes and bagpipe drone ribbons and bonnets etc is quite recent. In the old days each thing had its own dedicated sort of material. Bonnets were knit and garter ribbons and drone ribbons were made of ribbon woven to the correct widths.

But you never know!

The spats look like the usual grey stuff to me.

**Reiver** · 24th May 16, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

Well we can't get into the minds of people in the past, but I don't think that such a thing would never occur to anyone then.

The thing of taking kilting fabric and cutting it and hemming it and making garter flashes and bagpipe drone ribbons and bonnets etc is quite recent. In the old days each thing had its own dedicated sort of material. Bonnets were knit and garter ribbons and drone ribbons were made of ribbon woven to the correct widths.

But you never know!

The spats look like the usual grey stuff to me.

You'd know better than I, was just noticing the pattern of the material and it looked a match.