Unpeeled rattan still has bark on it, but don’t worry. We’ve sanded down the more prominent scaly nodes on the Kooboo Cane and left the smaller ones to provide a bit more… oomph. The thickness will vary slightly, due to the nature of the organic medium, but is approximately 3/8 thick and roughly 36 long. And despite what you may have been told–or believe from your own experience–canes are fragile. This means that the United States Postal Service and UPS LOVE to break them. Not on purpose, mind, but they do just throw things around at times. So, to keep from passing on the extra cost of special packaging, we recommend purchasing a minimum of $15.00 worth of canes. Of course, how you break the Kooboo Canes once you receive them is entirely up to you.