& quot; our president, Lynn C. Thompson, has spent a lifetime gathering walkways [...], and has collected a fairly large collection of these beautiful handmade sticks. He has always had a special love for Knob Kerrie, a ball with walking stick from Africa. Our interpretation of this walking stick has some of the finest features in the traditional Zulu Kerrie - the rolling axis and a distinct geodesian ball - but instead of using expensive exotic hard woods, we have made our walking sticks of strong polypropylene. This means that it is incredibly durable, will not rot, warp, crack, split, swell, shrink, mold or fade. Although the primary feature will always be a walking stick, to help your balance when you cross uneven, slippery or rough terrain [...] & quot; Model 91WAS Weight 25.3 Oz. thickness 1 1/4 & RDQUO; . /th> No Steel/Material Polypropyp > 37 & quot;"