Classic Canes - Adjustable Derby Canes
The cane is height-adjustable from 73cm to 95cm so it can be altered to fit a wide range of users. The shaft is high-quality aluminium, equipped with a non-slip rubber ferrule. It has a chrome collar and a curved derby handle to provide comfortable support. The ferrule size for future replacements is 16mm and the cane weighs 265g.
The Black Heart Engraved Cane adjusts from 79cm to 102cm.
Please Note with products marked as 'Seconds':
Due to mis-match in background colour of handle and shaft. Cosmetic fault only: cane is fully functional and excellent quality in all other respects.
The Derby Style
Reputedly the invention of an earlier Lord Derby, who wanted a supportive walking stick that he could also hook over his arm, this style provides excellent support and can be held in either hand. The user’s weight is carried directly over the shaft of this stick. Their hand is supported as it can neither slip forward nor back. The sides of the derby handle should be rounded for comfort, not flat-sided. One of the most popular handles for the walking stick user in need of light to middling support and balance. Variations include the Melbourne Derby, which has a more rounded shape and a petite derby handle.
About Classic Canes
Native British hardwoods such as ash, hazel and blackthorn are cut off to a height of approximately 120cm from the ground. New shoots result and take three to four years to grow to the correct diameter for walking sticks such as hiking staffs, thumbsticks and knobsticks.
The wood is harvested in the winter when the sap is down in the trees, before being dried for at least a year to remove the moisture from the wood.
The sticks are then steamed and straightened before being hand sanded, varnished and fitted with ferrules to become finished walking sticks. Each one is unique.
