. Just need to find some brown or wood colored tape to go over the handle and guard and it'll look almost perfect.
I steamed the rattan by placing it over a pot of boiling water that had tinfoil pressed around the edges to hold the steam in for 15 minutes. Then I placed it on the ground and stepped on it and pulled it towards me for a few minutes to take on its shape.
To finish i placed a strip of leather on the inside curve and taped her up. Kinda sad the piercing tip uglied it up a bit, but it needs one.