Bamboo stick (developed) and texture ideas

I spent most of today developing my bamboo stick further, which I was have difficulty with until my class mates gave me some helpful Maya advice. My progress sped up rapidly after this I was able to create this...

... which is a final model that I am quite pleased with. It took me a few practices to get it, but thanks to the feedback I received I was able create this 3D prop that makes me happy and resembles my original design.

With the stand my final prop design looks like this... 

My ideas for the texture of the bamboo is something like this...

And my texture idea for the wooden stands is...