This cane is crafted exclusively from ancient Tasmanian blackwood with a strong 3D curl figure in the handle that is highly chatoyant. This wood is thousands of years old, it was recovered by hand and truck from a bog in the Tarkine rainforest on Tasmania. Wood like this is called "sinker" wood. The Tasmanian blackwood 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 wood does absorb minerals from its surroundings and the result after thousands of years is a darker color. Ancient wood like this is very rare and difficult to find and is far more labor intensive to harvest than a standing tree. Ancient wood with figure such as the handle of this cane is exponentially rarer because very little wood ever grows with figure. A medium weight cane, suitable for most anyone and daily use appropriate. Total length measures 38" and can be shortened to fit.

M A T E R I A L S

Handle – Ancient Tasmanian Blackwood

Divider – Ancient Tasmanian Blackwood and Brass

Shaft – Ancient Tasmanian Blackwood

Rubber tip

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