(02-17-2021, 07:35 PM)barryvabeach Wrote: With no disrespect to Bill, I would suggest you look for a Japanese style saw.  Amazon  or more expensive   I haven't used either of these particular ones, but did a search for Japanese, then sorted for cheapest, that is the first one, then saw the second which is a more typical style.  


All you would need to do is to open a drawer which has slides , till it stops, rest the cane across the drawer slides so that it is up against the back of the drawer front, then use the saw, which cuts on the pull stroke  ( English, American etc, cut on the push stroke ). The back of the draw front will act as a bench hook, though you would probably want to rest the other hand on the cane to hold it.  In general,  Japanese saws cut with very little pressure - you just push it back and forward, and the teeth do the cutting.  

Another option would be to take a piece of scrap board, or a book, and put it in an open doorway, and put the cane across the doorway resting on the book ( so you won't cut into the floor),  you would be on the other side of the door way, and since you are cutting on the pull stroke, the doorway will hold the cane in place.  


I agree with Bill that tape will make a cleaner cut. 

BTW,  completely agree with your spirit,  I would much rather do something myself, even if I don't do it as well as a professional, then to rely on someone else.

(02-17-2021, 04:05 PM)Bill_Houghton Wrote: You don't mention, unless I missed it, whether your mobility limitation includes limited hand use.  If it does, all the below may be pointless, and finding a friend/neighbor (or someone at your local independent living agency, if you have one in town) to help might be better.

If you want to do it yourself, as mentioned earlier, a bench hook is your friend: read about bench hooks here

A bench hook doesn't have to be complicated; but it allows you to use any straight edged counter (kitchen counter, dining room table) as a temporary working surface that you won't damage, and provides a solid backstop against the cutting pressure.

As to the cutting itself, a fairly fine tooth wood cutting saw, which you should be able to find at your local hardware store, should do the job.  You want a saw you'll push, not a Japanese saw (which you would pull).  If you want a clean job, take some masking tape ("painter's tape," which is blue, is best, although the green painter's tape, which doesn't hold quite as well, is useful for making temporary labels and thus useful other than for this; and should be OK here, too) and wrap it around the cane at the cut.  You can mark on the tape where your cut is.  If you really want to go first cabin, make your cut mark, then wrap a piece of printer paper around the cane so it's aligned around the diameter and with the mark, then mark all the way around the cane against that paper.  That will help you guide the saw for an accurate cut.  A little sandpaper to knock off the sharp corners, and you should be good to go.

(02-17-2021, 07:35 PM)barryvabeach Wrote: With no disrespect to Bill, I would suggest you look for a Japanese style saw.  Amazon  or more expensive   I haven't used either of these particular ones, but did a search for Japanese, then sorted for cheapest, that is the first one, then saw the second which is a more typical style.  


All you would need to do is to open a drawer which has slides , till it stops, rest the cane across the drawer slides so that it is up against the back of the drawer front, then use the saw, which cuts on the pull stroke  ( English, American etc, cut on the push stroke ). The back of the draw front will act as a bench hook, though you would probably want to rest the other hand on the cane to hold it.  In general,  Japanese saws cut with very little pressure - you just push it back and forward, and the teeth do the cutting.  

Another option would be to take a piece of scrap board, or a book, and put it in an open doorway, and put the cane across the doorway resting on the book ( so you won't cut into the floor),  you would be on the other side of the door way, and since you are cutting on the pull stroke, the doorway will hold the cane in place.  


I agree with Bill that tape will make a cleaner cut. 

BTW,  completely agree with your spirit,  I would much rather do something myself, even if I don't do it as well as a professional, then to rely on someone else.