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Geometric Canes page 3 |
| Step 21 Using a sharp tissue blade, cut off a slice from the end of the stack. |
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| Step 22 Place the slice on top of the stack as shown. Ensure the edges of the slice are flush with the end of the stack. Cut straight down through the stack using the slice placed on top as a guide. |
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| Step 23 Repeat Step 22 to obtain a series square canes. Each cane should be around 2 inches long to make it easier to do the following step. |
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| Step 24 Stand one of the canes on its end and slice down its length diagonally across the square face of the cane. The best results are obtained if the cane is chilled prior to cutting. |
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| Step 25 Repeat Step 24 to obtain 4 sliced canes. Keep each pair together. If the canes are chilled, remove any condensation before using them to make a cane. |
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| Step 26 Each pair can be rearranged into one of two pieces. To make the first type, place the sliced cane on its end and flip one of the pair (the top one in the picture) end over end and rejoin as shown, carefully aligning the pattern along the length when the pieces are joined. |
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| Step 27 To make the second type, stand a sliced cane on its end and rejoin as shown, aligning the pattern along the length. For this one, don't flip the top cane in the picture, just move it underneath the bottom cane and rejoin the pattern as shown. |
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| Step 28 A few different canes can be made using the pieces obtained in Steps 26 and 27. Read ahead to decide which canes you would like to make, because you may not have enough square canes to make all of the canes in this tutorial. The first cane, a "square wave" cane, can be made by arranging four canes obtained from Step 26 as shown in the picture. |
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| Step 29 Join the pieces, carefully matching the pattern along the length. |
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| Step 30 By changing the arrangement of the two bottom pieces, a "square" patterned cane can also be obtained. |
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| Continue to page 4 |