Bill,<br><br>It has always interested me that my walking sticks seem to invoke more memories and tales than just about any other piece of gear. While none of mine are as well adorned as your stick, I still know their origin, their walks, and their idiosyncrasies.<br><br>I have several nice ready-made sticks but find that the ones I have made or at least modified are the ones that travel.<br><br>My copper tip is fairly basic. I took a 3/4" copper straight joint and soldered a reducing bushing in one end (3/4-1/2"). Then hammered it into an oval, split the top portion and hammered it to nearly fit the ovoid shaped stick tip. I attached it with silicone and let it bulge out the reducing bushing on the bottom to form a sort of silicone bump pad. I then filed shallow grooves in the copper base for traction. <br><br>I never even thought to try and make a threaded tip to make different ends. I may have to try this on a long piece of Rattan I recently acquired.<br>