This heirloom quality cane has some outstanding woods and ancient bone with a fascinating story. The handle is Guayacan wood, otherwise known as “genuine lignum vitae”. This is the densest wood in the whole world - and it is profoundly heavy and solid! Guayacan’s common name is “Lignum”, but since a few other closely related species piggy-back on the same name, its important to differentiate. Genuine lignum is extremely rare and a highly protected species; once my old stock of this wood runs out it’ll be gone for good. There is also an area of feather curl figure on one side. Its extremely unusual for lignum to develop any kind of figure in its wood, this is literally the most figure I’ve seen in lignum as small as it is.

The divider centerpiece is the ancient part of this cane, its rib bone from an extinct mammal called the “Steller’s Sea Cow”. This species went extinct in the 1700’s, just a few decades after it was first discovered by western explorers venturing into the northern most reaches of North America. It was the largest member of the dugong family of species which includes the manatee. The Steller’s Sea Cow had likely been on decline since the last ice age and few remained. The Inuit people of Alaska had been hunting and co-existing with this species for thousands of years, and it was during excavations of ancient Inuit hunting grounds on St. Lawrence Island that this rib bone and others was excavated. It’s thousands of years old and tells a unique story. Despite being ancient It’s very durable bone, the Steller’s Sea Cow was massive and had the densest bones of any marine species ever known.

Finally the shaft is Cumaru wood with burl clusters. This is a another profoundly dense and durable wood, its from South America. This cane feels solid, substantial, and sturdy, its among my heaviest canes, it commands a meandering pace and a user of moderate to large stature. Daily use appropriate for the right user.

The last image is of a blooming lignum vitae tree. A semi-arid region tree that grows very slowly and never very large.

D E T A I L S

Cane Length: 38" (can be shortened to fit, just leave a note with your order)

Cane Weight: 1 lb. 12 oz.

Handle Material: Genuine Lignum Vitae

Divider Material: Two solid brass layers, thin curly eucalyptus from Australia, Steller’s Sea Cow rib bone from Alaska

Shaft Material: Cumaru from South America

Includes Rubber Tip

This cane can not ship outside of the United States due to CITES Appendix I regulations for genuine lignum wood