This is a very unique walking stick. I received the blank and was disappointed by the lack of twist or curls. I noticed the blank was a sassafras cutting so i went ahead and debarked it. I was very happy until i noticed a split in the largest part of the curl. I messaged him again and asked about the strength of the wood, his comment was non-interested in his product. So, i again found a way to use the split to my advantage. This is a 49.5-inch sassafras walking stick with 3 mini skulls imbedded into the split. All work on this stick is done by hand. I have included a leather strap. It truly a unique and beautiful walking stick. This item is made of sassafras blank and maple stain, leather strapping, mini skulls, polyurathane.