George H. Meyer says he collects canes; in reality, he collects skinny sculpture. A bookish, earnest, Harvard-educated lawyer in Birmingham, Mich., Mr. Meyer, 64, is the sort of man who might be ...

Bryant Shephard's canes are his calling card. He says thank you, offers support for an unsteady gait, or lets you know he's glad to have met you with a hand-carved cane that's art and function. At 77, ...

Thomas Jones methodically felt his new hand-carved wooden cane, inch by inch, from its eagle-head handle to its red, white and blue shaft. “It feels real nice,” said Jones, 82, who lives in the Glen ...