The new dancing canes are in production. Sadly, they will NOT BREAK IN HALF for travel and storage. I thought I'd found a way to make them easily store and still have them perfect, but, when I did the R&D I found it was not possible to keep the weight to a minimum and still have the aesthetics and the function still perfect.... so they will store, once again, in a 36" mailing tube..
The picture is of the cane nobs.. mid manufacture.. not painted or finished.. I just posted it to give you a preview of what the shape of the knob of the cane is going to be. They were cast off of a REAL brass knob.. and there is NO SEAM running over the top of the knob.. in fact.. on many of them, there is hardly any sign of a seam at all! I found a GREAT way to minimize any casting lines... a feat I'm particularly proud of! It was a problem with the last edition that I finally found a way to fix!
However.. they're still SUPER LIGHT.. average weight is just 58 grams.. that's only a fraction over 2 ounces... the Creekmore canes were over 6 ounces...
Even with the lack of breaking in half.. I still think these will be BY FAR the best looking and most practical dancing canes EVER on the market!
Wacko Magic is a new magic manufacturing/distribution company that makes what it sells.
http://www.wack-o-magic.com
I'm mostly a one man show. I sculpt, mold, sew and otherwise assemble most of the props that are sold by the company.
I try very hard not to outsource beyond my neighborhood... which is a LITTLE easier because I live in Los Angeles. As many parts as I can get are made in the USA!
Lots of care goes into each prop, but you get what you pay for.