Here is a handsome ancient using three different ancient woods and fossilized dinosaur bone. The handle is Sinker Louisiana Cypress wood. This cypress was recovered from the waterways of Louisiana and it sank 1570 years ago by carbon dating. But its growth was long and incredibly slow, the tree was several hundred years old at least when it died - definitely a tree alive at the time of Jesus Christ. It’s slow growth is obvious by the super tightly banded growth rings producing a gorgeous grain. Its time under water produced a darker wood color as it absorbed minerals from its surroundings. One things that’s remarkable about sinker woods is that the conditions were perfect for preserving the wood without decay so when its found it can be sawn into perfect usable timber.

The divider on this cane has a few different pieces, the center is matching cypress but end-grain orientated towards the sides of the cane to show off its tight rings. The smaller, lighter pieces and pins are Jindai Nire wood which was buried under a volcanic eruption in Japan over 2000 years ago - sinker wood of an even more exotic origin! And the thinnest layers in the divider are bog oak from Ukraine. Then the red pop! Its fossilized dinosaur bone from the Morrison formation in Utah/Colorado.

The shaft is a lamination of 5 strips of thin wood. The center and thickest piece is more Jindai Nire wood, and the outsides are Ukrainian bog oak. Bog oak has a similar sinker wood story to the cypress but most dates to between 5-7000 years old!

A sturdy, medium weight cane, can be used daily by most anyone. Total length measured 38” and can be shortened to fit.

The second to last image is of Mt. Chokaisan in Japan, which buried wood under an eruption over 2000 years ago.

The last image is of a cypress log being recovered from under the water in Louisiana by the supplier.

M A T E R I A L S

Handle – Sinker Cypress from Louisiana

Dividers – Jindai Nire from Japan, Sinker Cypress from Louisiana, Bog Oak from Ukraine, and Dinosaur Bone

Shaft – Jindai Nire from Japan, Bog Oak from Ukraine

Rubber tip

Every Gillis Cane is a photographed original, you’ll always receive the exact cane in the images.