All of the Custom Features Available to Design Your Own Cane
Premium American Wood
At Cane Masters, we use two premium hardwoods: American Oak and American Hickory. Oak is great for training, but we prefer Hickory for its unmatched durability. The rarest and best wood is Pure Hickory Heart, known for its dark color and beautiful patina—a cane you'll be proud of for a lifetime.
Quality Stains and Finishes
Every Cane Masters Cane, made from American Oak or Hickory, is hand-sanded and soaked for 48 hours in a special strengthening solution. The cane is then hand-rubbed with our durable finish, which can take up to a week depending on the color, like our popular Gunstock Brown. This process ensures a smooth finish that will last a lifetime.
Functional Horn Styles
Every Cane Masters cane features our classic Inside Cut Horn, but when you design your own, you can choose from several horn styles to fit your look and purpose. The Elite Horn offers a sharper profile, ideal for martial arts, personal protection, and a more custom feel.
Unique Eyes or Crystals
A key to using your cane correctly is to always have the horn facing forward. To help you remember, we offer Custom Eyes or Crystals on the horn. As a wise instructor said, the "eyes look out for trouble." This feature reminds you to always keep the cane with the eyes ahead for proper use and personal protection.
Multi-Purpose Grips
Grips are an essential, though often overlooked, feature of your cane. They provide control in humid or sweaty conditions and allow you to hold your cane anywhere for self-defense or training, all while adding a refined, purposeful look to your design.
Sharks Teeth Strength
The Sharks Teeth feature is a must-have. This striking notched edge not only enhances your cane’s visual appeal but also provides a highly functional design for personal protection. It’s bold, practical, and sets your cane apart from the rest.
Rumble Strips for Protection
Rumble Strips give your cane both character and function. The textured notches add visual depth while serving as a defensive tool, useful for “abrading” an aggressor and encouraging them to back away in a self-defense situation.
Powerful Striking Edge
The Striking Edge concentrates all your power into a narrow right-angle edge, making it highly effective for personal protection. Beyond its purpose, the angular detail adds a strong, commanding look to your cane’s design.
Palm Rest For Extra Stability
The Palm Rest is a unique feature developed by Cane Masters, essential for anyone who carries their cane 100% of the time. When holding the cane properly (horn forward), your hand rests naturally on it, offering superior comfort and alignment. This separate, hand-cut block of wood is also shaped to a slight edge, making it an additional useful tool for personal protection.
Paracord Wrap For Extra Grip
A Paracord Wrap provides a secure grip in any environment, from rain and snow to humid jungles. It also offers a handy wrist strap to maintain control while keeping your hand free. While standard on our Stealth Traveler, you can add this feature to any custom cane for a secure grip and an invaluable asset when traveling or in challenging weather.
Custom Personal Engraving
Personalize your custom cane with our precise Engraving service. You can engrave anything you'd like, from an American flag, your name, or branch of service, to the names of your children or grandchildren. We take great pride in our engraving, which is done precisely and to order, ensuring you create a cane you will enjoy for a lifetime.
Understand The Different Options To Design Your Own Cane
Designing your cane is about more than aesthetics—it’s about fit, balance, and comfort. Explore each customizable option and watch Cane Masters founder Keith Melton explain what every choice does, why it matters, and who it’s best for—so you can design your cane with confidence.
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I ordered a Design Your Own Cane ahead of my recent tibiotalocalcaneal fusion surgery. I thought the price was reasonable, knowing that I would benefit from it for the rest of my life. What showed up at my front door a few weeks later was every bit as nice as I hoped it would be. From the customizations I specified, the hickory hardwood, paracord wrap, custom engraved initials, and the copper tip, it is not only beautiful but very functional. Now that I am recovering from my surgery I use it every single day, and expect I will enjoy it for many years to come.
My cane just arrived and to say it is one well made cane is an understatement. I own 5 canes and this one is so nice it deserves be hung on the wall. Thank you Canemasters, expensive but worth it!
Exceptionally BEAUTIFUL & SOLID pure Hickory Heartwood cane, Tung Oil finish, integrated palm rest, elite style crook, grips built into crook, copper accent & heavy duty rubber tip. Finished my cane off with my initials engraved into it and personally wrapped my cane with 25ft of paracord I ordered from eBay by drilling a couple of small holes through the cane and feeding the paracord through the holes then wrapping TIGHT and tying off the ends after wrapping them burning the ends of cord so it doesn't fray it come unwrapped. Looks fantastic and is mine. SUPER BEEFY, FUNCTIONAL, STURDY, AND BEAUTIFUL! BEST PART IS THAT I DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THOSE CHEAP.. FLIMSY CHINESE, BIG CHAIN DRUG STORE CANES THAT FEEL LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO BREAK ANY MOMENT & MAKE A RACKET EVERY STEP YOU TAKE WALKING! Cane Masters canes aren't cheap HOWEVER, they're AMERICAN MADE & EXTREMELY HIGH QUALITY! This is a cane you buy once and it lasts the remainder of your lifetime folks. I highly recommend these canes, they're FANTASTIC QUALITY and look phenomenal!
I just recieved my “Design Your Own Cane” and I couldn’t be happier.
It is hickory in a dark brown, it has the top grip extended, middle grip,and a striking edge on the bottom.
I have an Everyday Walking Cane and it is great, but I wanted a more tactical self defense cane for more threatening environments.
I found that for self defense work a bit longer cane (1.5”) than recomended works better for me. The recomended length does work better for general use.
The detail is amazing
I ordered two canes that are basically the same except the color of stain and horn style, gunstock brown and medium brown. Both are made of oak and have the palm rest. My canes were designed for aesthetics and mobility, not necessarily self defense. The main feature is that both have the extended grip. The gunstock brown has the elite horn style and the medium brown the inside cut horn. While I like the looks of the elite, if I was reordering, I would just get the inside cut.
I have had lots of compliments on both canes. I use the gunstock brown one for everyday and the medium brown for a little more dressy days. I believe the medium brown is more discrete, drawing less attention to the cane. They are both very sturdy and the best looking canes that I have found, however they are expensive.
My design for a cane was pretty basic and, as Cane Masters said, it took about a month to receive the finished product. I chose hickory and the palm rest without many of the other options, but I did have my initials & phone number engraved in case I left it somewhere. Ever since spinal fusion surgery that caused months of infection 5 years ago I have been trying to regain normal mobility & balance. I have had to accept I am not going to regain the mobility & balance I once had but my Cane Masters cane is not only a work of art, it provides stability when walking & comfort when just standing. I always thought about the possibility of falling and breaking a hip. That is no longer the case, when I have my cane with me I am much more confident.
Love the idea of designing my own cane. It’s mine, and no one can confuse it with theirs. And with engraving, you can make your own personal statement.
Cool thanks
Initially I purchased a Dojo cane from Cane Masters and have been using it daily so decided to drop the hammer and order the custom cane I wanted and I absolutely love it. I even had my initials put on it . I will definitely be adding to my collection down the road . Thank you Cane Mastwrs for making me this beautiful masterpiece ❤️😎🙏🏼
Yes, I gave my build your own cane a name, Mjolnir is still possible. I'm pretty happy with the crimson stain & finish are deeply polished and the hickory heartwood combo grain comes through nicely. It is nicely balanced with the palm rest making a great striking knob and the rumble strips and sharks teeth tore up the cardboard box imagine what it does to forearms and exposed skin all of these formidable features in such a discreet package
I love my new cane, it is strong and attractive
I had hip replacement surgery coming so ordered cane. Very nice quality solid unit. Hip was hurting enough I was using the cane before the surgery. During the last check-up pre-surgery both a nurse and a PA said that's a nice cane. Palm rest is a must for me at least. I can't imagine anything better.
Nice
If I had a chance to handle an actual cane I would have ordered a few more features. Bottom grips being one of them.
Man, the craftsmanship and beauty of this cane is phenomenal! It will surely last the rest of my days on this blue ball we live on ..the only bad part was the anticipation of receiving it, but that also is a good thing because these canes are unique- each one because of the exquisite craftsmanship that comes with each one...thank you Cane Masters!👍
Design Your Own Cane
My cane is a Heartwood Hickory with a round head and palm rest. No grips or other extras, just an elegant stick which is what I wanted and need.
This is my 2nd cane from Cane Masters. My first one just had a set of grips on it, but I carried it and trained with it for several years and it's still my training cane. I just got to a point where I wanted a little more, so I called Cane Masters with the web site pulled up in front of me and we discussed some additional features that I wanted. Once I was happy with the input, I submitted my order. 4 weeks later I received it and it truly is a work of art and the people I know that I care to share the details with are truly impressed. I couldn't be happier with a cane and expect to get many years of use from it. Just getting hit with a piece of Hickory is going to hurt, but having these special features just makes me grin a little bit more.
My cane is very well made, with high quality wood. It is used for stability and protection. Plus it looks great! Thank you for a great product!
I ordered my second Canemaster Cane and it arrived on 11 September. The craftsmanship and materials are unrivaled. The quality is immediately recognizable. I’m already waiting for my next Canemaster cane.
Best cane. I walk a lot of trails and being an Amputated it give me the stability I was look for. To anyone the reads this my suggestion is pay the extra and have finger groves and the palm rest added. Well worth it without a doubt.
Best looking cane I have ever seen, solid as a rock but comfortable to use. Only way I would trade it would be for another just like it.
I ordered my cane from Cane Masters after my drug store cane failed me on a vacation trip. I love everything about my cane, it's my design, it's the sturdiest cane I've ever owned, it's beautiful and it's my custom build. I love my CaneMasters cane.
Cane Length Guide
| Your Height | Cane Length |
|---|---|
| 4' 10" | 29.5" |
| 4' 11" | 30" |
| 5' | 30.5" |
| 5' 1" | 31" |
| 5' 2" | 31.5" |
| 5' 3" | 32" |
| 5' 4" | 32.5" |
| 5' 5" | 33" |
| 5' 6" | 33.5" |
| 5' 7" | 34" |
| 5' 8" | 34.5" |
| 5' 9" | 35" |
| 5' 10" | 35.5" |
| 5' 11" | 36" |
| 6' | 36.5" |
| 6' 1" | 37" |
| 6' 2" | 37.5" |
| 6' 3" | 38" |
| 6' 4" | 38.5" |
| 6' 5" | 39" |
| 6' 6" | 39.5" |
| 6' 7" | 40" |
Sizing your cane
How to Properly Measure and Size Your Cane
By H Keith Melton, President of Cane Masters LLC
Anatomical dimensions may vary, even among individuals of the same height. To receive the most benefit from your cane, it is essential that it be properly sized for your body. If your cane is too long, or too short, it may not provide the necessary support and stability of a cane that is properly sized.
Both methods of sizing your cane (below) assume that you are wearing your standard footwear. Depending on their design, your boots or shoes will add an inch or more to your overall cane length.
For an accurate measurement of your cane’s optimum length, do the following:
- Stand with your back flat to a wall while wearing your everyday walking shoes,
- Stand upright, relax your shoulders, and allow your arms to hang with a natural bend (about 15 degrees) at the elbow,
- Have a second person measure the distance from your wrist joint (between your wrist and forearm) to the floor with a tape measure or yardstick. Note: if you perform this measurement on yourself, it will be inaccurate! The process of reaching across your body to measure yourself destroys the validity of the measurement,
- Round up the measurement to the nearest ½ inch.
If you don't have a second person to aid you in determining the proper measurement for your cane, there is another method:
- Measure your height when wearing your standard walking shoes. Convert your height into inches.For example, if you are 5’ 10” in your shoes, your height is 70 inches.
- Divide by two and then add ½ inch to determine your approximate cane size.In our example, if you are 70 inches tall (5’ 10”), your approximate cane size would be 35” plus ½”= 35.5 inches. If you were 64” tall (5’ 4”), your estimated cane length would be 32” plus ½” = 32.5”.
- This method is usually accurate within one inch of your proper length.
When your cane is properly sized, and you are standing in your walking shoes, the top of your cane should align with your wrist joint.
It you are uncertain of your measurement, always err by making your cane longer. It's a lot easier to cut a cane that is too long, than it is to stretch a cane that is too short! Note: Canes with copper tips (ferrules) cannot be shortened. Be certain of your length before adding a copper tip to your cane order.
Please remember: The information provided above is advisory and not intended to replace the recommendation of your medical professional. Our canes are useful for mobility and balance and are not intended to be used as a replacement for a crutch.
Please call us at Cane Masters LLC, +1 561-556-7314, if you have further questions about the proper sizing of your cane.
Below is a short video on how to measure for your cane: