This Raptor's Claw cane is modern in style and ancient in material - it has a Ukrainian Bog Oak handle and shaft. This wood is approximately 5,000 years old! Wood like this is called "sinker" wood. An oak tree lives a typical life span but when it dies and falls it is covered in peat moss or falls into a bog, both of which create an oxygen deprived environment that perfectly preserves the wood. But the oak does absorb minerals from its surroundings and the result after thousands of years is a dark color. This bog oak is a dark warm grey. Ancient wood like this is very rare and difficult to find and is far more labor intensive to harvest than a standing tree. Despite being a non-renewable resource, ancient wood can actually be the most environmentally friendly timber available, no trees had to be cut down! The divider and pin inlays are a different ancient sinker wood, its red gum from Australia with a strong curl figure. In bright light its grain and chatoyance can be seen. Total length measures 38" and can be shortened to fit.


M A T E R I A L S

Handle – Ancient bog Oak from Ukraine
Divider – Ancient Red Gum from Australia
Shaft – Ancient bog Oak from Ukraine
Rubber tip