A Personal Welcome to Gillis Canes

The Official Website of Shawn Gillis, Cane Artist

I hand-craft every single piece on this website by hand at my shop in upstate New York. As you explore, I hope you enjoy the varied selection of exotic materials, designs, and styles I implement in my work. Everything is a photographed original and one-of-a-kind piece. My canes and sticks are a craft of love, forming the wonders of nature into functional artwork. Enjoy! - Shawn G.

Heirloom quality canes connecting art and nature

Old World craftsmanship you can see, feel, and appreciate with every step.

Every Cane is 100% handmade by Shawn Gillis in rural New York

“Fantastic workmanship! Add smart design and superb wood working; far and away sturdier than similar products from other sources.”
— Caitlenn, MD
“Awesome workmanship and awesome piece. In addition to making wood art masterpieces, this seller/maker is easy to work with and provides fast shipping. You’d be hard-pressed to find a better cane maker on this planet.”
— Mark, WI
 

Check out what Shawn’s been up to in the shop recently

A Sapele Greene and Greene style stand I just listed on my website. Compact design for 7 canes.
A Sapele Greene and Greene style stand I just listed on my website. Compact design for 7 canes.
It’s lapidary season! The weather’s warmed up and it’s fun to work with water again. This is the first, and it’s fabulous desert ironwood Burl with chrysocolla from Arizona and a master grade ringed Gidgee shaft from Australia. Yum! Available.
New Rosewood canes with their dividers up close. Handles are Siam rosewood with birdseye figure - quite exquisite. The first has an Alaskan mammoth ivory divider and the other has a landscape Mun ebony end grain divider.
New Rosewood canes with their dividers up close. Handles are Siam rosewood with birdseye figure - quite exquisite. The first has an Alaskan mammoth ivory divider and the other has a landscape Mun ebony end grain divider.
New arrival from Hawaii, quilted Koa. Yum! Needs time to dry, all good things are with the wait though.
New arrival from Hawaii, quilted Koa. Yum! Needs time to dry, all good things are with the wait though.
"Dragon's Fire" is complete. Its a fearsome walker!
"Dragon's Fire" is complete. Its a fearsome walker!
A yellow and green one, cheese Burl handle and a lignum shaft.
A new 5 piece ancient cane stand. A modern piece made entirely from Ukrainian bog oak that is 5 thousand years old. The top is an exquisite piece of feather crotch bog oak that has remarkable grain! The rest is quartersawn; it’s all a dark,
A new 5 piece ancient cane stand. A modern piece made entirely from Ukrainian bog oak that is 5 thousand years old. The top is an exquisite piece of feather crotch bog oak that has remarkable grain! The rest is quartersawn; it’s all a dark, handsome ashy brown/black with a velvety smooth luster finish. The decorative plugs on the sides are 50,000 year old ancient Kauri wood to further the theme. The recesses are lined with black leather. This piece is available. Perfect for a high end collection of Gillis Canes.
13 New Canes are photographed and ready to be listed on Gilliscanes.com, here is a sampling of them. 5 are extraordinary 50,000 year old ancient Kauri wood, and 5 of them are Indonesian black palm
13 New Canes are photographed and ready to be listed on Gilliscanes.com, here is a sampling of them. 5 are extraordinary 50,000 year old ancient Kauri wood, and 5 of them are Indonesian black palm
Guayacan, Genuine "Lignum Vitae", the densest wood in the world. Divider of Sindora burl from Laos, and a Mun ebony shaft. Available on Gilliscanes.com
Guayacan, Genuine "Lignum Vitae", the densest wood in the world. Divider of Sindora burl from Laos, and a Mun ebony shaft. Available on Gilliscanes.com
Heres another new one, this is Nigerian ebony; sterling silver; and the end piece, divider, and pins are flawless mammoth ivory from Alaska. The finish is semi-gloss. Quite a formal and classy one.
Heres another new one, this is Nigerian ebony; sterling silver; and the end piece, divider, and pins are flawless mammoth ivory from Alaska. The finish is semi-gloss. Quite a formal and classy one.
Heres another new one. black and white ebony handle, black ebony shaft, brass, and gold leaf carbon fiber pieces on the ends of the handle and divider.
Heres another new one. black and white ebony handle, black ebony shaft, brass, and gold leaf carbon fiber pieces on the ends of the handle and divider.
A newly photographed Amboyna burl and ebony cane. I'll be working on posting many new canes to my website over the next few days. This beauty was just posted today.
A newly photographed Amboyna burl and ebony cane. I'll be working on posting many new canes to my website over the next few days. This beauty was just posted today.
A Sapele Greene and Greene style stand I just listed on my website. Compact design for 7 canes.
It’s lapidary season! The weather’s warmed up and it’s fun to work with water again. This is the first, and it’s fabulous desert ironwood Burl with chrysocolla from Arizona and a master grade ringed Gidgee shaft from Austral
New Rosewood canes with their dividers up close. Handles are Siam rosewood with birdseye figure - quite exquisite. The first has an Alaskan mammoth ivory divider and the other has a landscape Mun ebony end grain divider. New arrival from Hawaii, quilted Koa. Yum! Needs time to dry, all good things are with the wait though. "Dragon's Fire" is complete. Its a fearsome walker!
A yellow and green one, cheese Burl handle and a lignum shaft.
A new 5 piece ancient cane stand. A modern piece made entirely from Ukrainian bog oak that is 5 thousand years old. The top is an exquisite piece of feather crotch bog oak that has remarkable grain! The rest is quartersawn; it’s all a dark, 13 New Canes are photographed and ready to be listed on Gilliscanes.com, here is a sampling of them. 5 are extraordinary 50,000 year old ancient Kauri wood, and 5 of them are Indonesian black palm Guayacan, Genuine "Lignum Vitae", the densest wood in the world. Divider of Sindora burl from Laos, and a Mun ebony shaft. Available on Gilliscanes.com Heres another new one, this is Nigerian ebony; sterling silver; and the end piece, divider, and pins are flawless mammoth ivory from Alaska. The finish is semi-gloss. Quite a formal and classy one. Heres another new one. black and white ebony handle, black ebony shaft, brass, and gold leaf carbon fiber pieces on the ends of the handle and divider. A newly photographed Amboyna burl and ebony cane. I'll be working on posting many new canes to my website over the next few days. This beauty was just posted today.

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