This is stang I sold recently, which was crafted using a limb of wood harvested from a traditionally propitiated black Elder tree.

After removing and allowing it to fully dry, I set to carefully smoothing the surface of the wood until ot was silky smooth to the touch. Once I was satisfied with the texture of the piece, I went on to stain it with multiple layers of an earthen pigment, which I polished with consecrated Linseed Oil to achieve an almost marbled appearance. I then sealed the whole stave with a ritually crafted wood varnish made from an array of precious and potent arboreal resins, such as Dragon's Blood, Storax, and Black Frankincense.