Around the Cane Shop
The cane shop, an old barn, mid-winter with sunshine - a rarity!
Shawn Gillis shaping a new boxwood and Ziricote bird cane with files
Lots, and lots of canes - various stages of completion
The winter view above Shawn's primary workbench
Just another day at the office!
Welcome to the barn!
New York’s Adirondack Highpeaks - Shawn’s favorite place to hike, not far from the cane shop
Even canes need a place to live!
Shawn loves the ammonite staffs
The cane drying rack, where canes rest with a fresh coat of finish
Shawn Gillis in the cane shop, many kinds of machines in the foreground
Shaping an ebony bird of prey with lignum and sterling silver
The joy of craftsmanship
Beauties in the sunlight
It takes a lot of wood to make a lot of canes! This much wood would be hundreds of canes
An “art cane” with an equally unique Ziricote wood wall hanger
Beautiful yellowheart being shaped by hand plane
A gorgeous amboyna burl travel cane
A timeless craft