If you’re looking for rugged, rustic appeal combined with exceptional strength, this is the stick for you! This best-selling walking stick has a good weight to it and will feel strong and solid in your hand. The Leather Safari Walking Stick is no ordinary walking stick. It's a fusion of rustic beauty and functional utility. To make the Leather Safari Walking Stick we take our venerable Hickory Walking Stick and accent it with a leather handle comprised of 35 layers of vegetable tanned leather sandwiched between rings of the exotic woods brass, padauk, and ebony imported from Africa or South America. Each piece of hickory is carefully chosen, cut, sanded, and sprayed with a protective, clear coat lacquer. Like all of our finely crafted walking sticks and canes, this walking stick is made in the USA by our skilled craftsmen using the highest quality wood and time-tested methods.