Here is another jointed staff to make shipping much cheaper. It will ship in a 40" x 8" x 8" box and when assembled with the included hardware it stands 70-1/2" tall. The specie on this one is Balsam Fir and currently it weighs 3#2ozs. It will lose more moisture weight. The shaft on this one is a comfortable size and it varies in diameter from 1-1/2" up to 2". It is relatively straight and the bark was stripped with a drawknife, hence it has the hand-hewn look. This is a raw material, use it as is or deck it out as you desire. (ufws324)