Seasoning sticks in the attic for Walking Sticks and Shillelaghs
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- Опубликовано: 2 ноя 2024
- Seasoning sticks in the Attic for Walking Sticks and Shillelaghs
First time I’ve seasoned sticks in the attic it is all hazel shanks but it seemed to season really well
Which stick should I work on first?
#hazel #walkingstick #shillelagh
That's a lovely bunch of stick blanks! Great colour and shape.
The one with the fork at one end and the curve at the other is the one I'd go for.
Depending on how solid the wood is on that short bit, you could make a rustic cleek style from it. Just take off the top few inches and round the top over so it flows into the short bit. Then take a bit off the inside of the curve to make it flow into the shank. Strip the bark so it's about even with the tip of the short bit. Carve the nose into a ~ shape and you're done.
Cheers mate, sun pretty cool colours I think you right and will try make a crook on that shank hopefully no much cracking on it. Might try in future sum wood used over in states looks like you get sun pretty strong wood there
I'm enjoying your videos after geting a recommendation by chance. May I offer you a woodturner's tip please? Myself and my turning mates dry a lot of green wood so we paint PVA glue on the cut ends to slow drying and prevent cracks. It's very successful, even more so than wax, and only needs the cheapest PVA glue and no need to heat wax until the wood sizzles etc.
Best wishes, Brendan.
Cheers mate gonna try loads different ways of sealing wood but PVA is a good shout I’ll definitely try that thank you 😁
Nice shanks mate ☘️
Thank you mate really appreciate it
Jp cutter attics get warm can cause mould on sticks and alot more cracking best place is a shelter outside under roof I put battening wood under shelter to hold my shanks drying with alot less cracking and most importantly airflow the warm attic will speed up drying process but at some cost hope my technique tip helps like you I'm not financially well off so scrap battening pine screwed under shelter is cheap as chips as for screws I look around industrial estates in roads find handy items including screws except haven't found the female variety lol 👍🐾🦊🍀
Cheers mate used to have shanks in my shed but trying to convert it to a kinda workshop lol use my allotment shed and that gets hot fast in good weather, running outta space so put sun up there hopefully doesn’t do to much damage cheers mate as usual appreciate the tips 😁
How long do you let them dry for?
Do you seal the ends to help stop the cracking?
Every year I try a different technique, short answer yes but for this one no
Make first the Knobe stick buddy
Thinking that too, think I should cut the thumbstick v off and keep it for another blank stick?
Knob stick
My favorite type of stick 😁
Great channel .....do you sell your sticks m8👏🏻👍
Cheers mate no not really but when I have it is never for much lol