I’m making a similar one out of black locust as we speak. Probably the hardest wood in North America and very light weight, it grows wild here in my area of Alabama and it grows VERY fast.
I make a lot of shillelaghs so I'm always on the lookout for suitable materials, I usually collect from local woodland but I was lucky enough to find this in a friends woodstore (fully seasoned!) The finish is with woodstain, burning then varnish
Well I know that shillelaghs are typically made from blackthorn, I would imagine that’s hard to come by (especially a root burl) what kind of wood did you use for this particular build?, Hickory, Maple, or have you found another material?
I’m making a similar one out of black locust as we speak. Probably the hardest wood in North America and very light weight, it grows wild here in my area of Alabama and it grows VERY fast.
Ok. Thank you for the quick reply. Beautiful job.
Excellent 👍 you should add the notches
No Doubt that was made for,...Looking for trouble!
i`M STILL PRACTICING good video.
I want won !!!! ❤❤ Brilliant best ive seen yet as monks shillelagh!! Do you sell to the UK ??
I do! (I'm in the UK myself!)
I think I've only one in atm, there's a link to my Etsy shop in the description
That is Gangs of Newyork!
Awesome! I've been wanting to make a Monk shillelagh myself. Where did you get the wood from? Also, what did you use for the dark finish?
I make a lot of shillelaghs so I'm always on the lookout for suitable materials, I usually collect from local woodland but I was lucky enough to find this in a friends woodstore (fully seasoned!)
The finish is with woodstain, burning then varnish
Well I know that shillelaghs are typically made from blackthorn, I would imagine that’s hard to come by (especially a root burl) what kind of wood did you use for this particular build?, Hickory, Maple, or have you found another material?
This one is beech (we don't have hickory here & there's only one species of maple & it's quite uncommon)
Beautiful work, as always. Do you ever get ash or mountain ash? Hazel?
Yep, though I don't find suitable ash or mountain ash pieces as often as I'd like. I've a nice one in crabapple in
Just put one in ash up :-)
Ou m8 can you make me one? How much did you sell this one for ? Id LOVE one identical to that!
I can't remember what this one went for (it was years ago!). I'll be putting another up in the shop in the next few days
How heavy is that club?
I don't remember, it was quite a while ago!
How much?
I think this went for £40
Have you made any others like it?
+Michael Reitmann a few similar ones, though not this big (the right sort of sticks are rare!). None like it in stock atm