Unusual Looking Walking Stick Restoration

This is a handmade walking stick that was made about 6 years ago. The owner had cut it himself and had finished it in a gloss varnish. The owner requested that the cane be stripped of the remaining bark and stained to a walnut satin finish.
Thanks for watching. Please let me know what you think or if you have any questions.
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[@mags8014]

Lovely job; the walnut finish is beautiful, deep and shiny! Great cat, too!

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Thank you Mags! The colour really comes out when you apply the final varnish also. I will let Han’s know! Cheers 👍😺

[@RelaxingRestoration]

Color looks great, nice improvement!

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Thank you! Took a couple of coats but it’s worth it 👍 give it a try if your not happy with the colour.

[@manuelsoul4699]

Bello quel bastone da passeggio, bel restauro, complimenti amico mio e non far mangiare troppo Hans che è in perfetta forma, alla prossima 👍👍👍👍👍🐱👋👋

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Very much appreciated as always my friend. Yes I have to keep his food out of sight as he is a bit of a glutton 😂. Hans is on a 3 meal a day schedule. How many times does Stella eat durning a day? Hope your having a great month, see you next time buddy 👍👍👍🙂😺

[@manuelsoul4699]

@@ejwoodhouserestorations2796 Anche Stella mangia 3 pasti al giorno ma ultimamente abbiamo deciso 2 pasti perchè sta mettendo pancia 😂, forse dipende dal fatto che fa poco moto e che dorme sempre, dovrò mandarla in palestra 😄😄, ciao amico alla prossima 👋👋👋

[@SuburbanDon]

Nice job and great finish. I'm now building lowly saw horses.

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Thanks Don! Nothing wrong with a good old saw horse. Id actually like to build a couple, if you have a good method it would be very much appreciated. Thanks again buddy. 👍🙂😺

[@dwightl5863]

Nicely done. I could not make out what you did on the tip where the rubber cushion was located.

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Cheers Dwight. I ordered a proper rubber sleeve for the bottom. However I glued a piece of rubber to the bottom just so the walking stick can be used in the mean time. 👍

[@cathys949]

What kind of wood is it? The natural color after stripping looked so soft and pale yellow, I think I liked it better than dark. But the dark is nice, too.

[@ejwoodhouserestorations2796]

Not sure exactly what the wood is as it was cut from the owners backyard. Could be either a hibiscus due to the light coloured bark or a native Australian tree. Yes the pale yellow was quite surprising. It was a dense non absorbent wood. I Appreciate the comment and watch 👍😺🙂

[@robervar1097]

Fun-tastic ! But if non absorbent how did it get so dark from that 1st coat 4:15, then 4:40 🤔 thanks 👍