Brazos 55" Texas Traveler, Pine, Red

Nice walking stick, great value for the money! As you can see in the photos, I had a friend make me a leather wrap for the handle area!

This is an exceptionally beautiful walking stick, handcrafted by an American artisan. It was cut from a healthy, straight-grained piece of solid, US-grown and -harvested pine. It's very nicely balanced with a nice heft, without being too heavy. The rubber tip is nice. My old (stolen) Irish blackthorn cane (shillelagh) didn't have one, and this is a nice, stabilizing addition. I also appreciate the stick's comparative greater height and weight. Our dog Mugsy walks me about 4 miles each morning. Way too many neighbors allow their dogs to run loose; add in a few strays, and the occasional urban coyote, and I've had need of a good, solid staff to whale away menacingly at charging marauders more than a handful of times. (It's a pity I can't go after their absent owners, the real culprits.) Despite its heft, this 72 year old woman can easily swing it if needed. My new walking stick is of the highest quality wood and workmanship -- even more handsome than its photos indicate. I would have expected to pay far more. In fact, I did pay nearly three times this price about thirty years ago for a similar staff I'd bought as a gift for a dear friend. I *love* my new prize, and plan to buy another as a Christmas gift for my brother and furry nephew for their walkies. If you're wavering, be assured that it's a terrific buy.

I actually bought this stick for defense against any dogs (on two legs or four) that might want to play with me when I go out on a walk. That being said, it appears to be very sturdy and the twisting is an attractive addition. I do wish it had a soft grip wrapped around it to hold onto as my hand is soft and feels it if I hold onto it for too long. And despite being only 5'6", I probably would have gotten a longer walking stick. Regardless, I love it and it is an attractive and sturdy stick. The picture shows the grips I added to the handle so I would have something softer to hold onto. If you want to add grips to yours, I found that these worked well: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000WJAH5M/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The trick is to liberally use a lot of hand sanitizer gel above and below the grip to help it slide down. I was failing miserably with the gel only below the grip. using a lot on both sides was the trick that worked for me.

Looks great, get compliments everywhere. Have four now. Use them instead of a cane (vanity wink). I'm sure they would work on the trail beautifully. Nicely handcrafted, each individual, rubber tip comes off for a spike for the trail use on a couple. Great during winter months too Highly recommend.

A very well made walking sticks with beautifull features. Im wondering if the would make one half a foot longer for Kung fu staff fighting with the same twists in the woods. We'll worth the money and I will be purchasing another one very soon.