Marv,

Very nice walking stick. My wife has a similar walking stick with a sterling silver dog-head handle and a straight ebony wood stick. I shortened and threaded the end of the ebony wood stick. I replaced the bottom slippery metal tip-end with a stainless steel ferrule internally threaded on both ends to fit into the ebony stick and the other bottom-end accommodates a small scientific black rubber cork that fits perfectly in the smaller end. The rubber tip does not slip on hard surfaces and is just right height for walking. I should publish the cane rebuild project because it turned out better than I expected.

Regards,
Paul