My Shillelagh

[August West]

Thought I would share a picture and a link to the shop where I purchased my walking stick.

McCaffrey Irish Store - Blackthorn Walking Sticks, Shillelaghs

Shillelaghs & Blackthorn Walking Sticks

mccaffreycrafts.com

 

[woodpusher]

Nice, but I expected a larger head for it to be tagged as a shillelagh. Can't get a good solid swing at the blaggards without it being top heavy.

 

[BarberDave]

WOW, I thought this was going to be a follow up video to that stupendous hit by The Knack! My Sharona
My Shillelagh......

 

[FarmerTan]

I'll have to post a picture of my black gum tree cane I call my shillelagh! Love that thing. When I bought it I felt like I overpaid. No, the deal of a lifetime. If you want to see how strong that wood is, do a search of someone splitting gum wood, or Tupelo as it's also called. LOL, I use wood to heat. I couldn't have split this stuff by hand on the best day of my youth!

 

[August West]

I'll have to post a picture of my black gum tree cane I call my shillelagh! Love that thing. When I bought it I felt like I overpaid. No, the deal of a lifetime. If you want to see how strong that wood is, do a search of someone splitting gum wood, or Tupelo as it's also called. LOL, I use wood to heat. I couldn't have split this stuff by hand on the best day of my youth!

Sounds a lot like blackthorn.

 

[August West]

I'll have to post a picture of my black gum tree cane I call my shillelagh! Love that thing. When I bought it I felt like I overpaid. No, the deal of a lifetime. If you want to see how strong that wood is, do a search of someone splitting gum wood, or Tupelo as it's also called. LOL, I use wood to heat. I couldn't have split this stuff by hand on the best day of my youth!

Black Gum

A Woodsplitter's Nightmare

www.woodmagazine.com

 

[FarmerTan]

The one on the right is the Black Gum, the other I made. It's from the "Harry Lauder's Walking Stick" kind of wood. A type or curly hazel or something? The handle is from a piece of Ash that succumbed to the Emerald Ash Borer.

 

[FarmerTan]

Black Gum

A Woodsplitter's Nightmare

www.woodmagazine.com

Excellent link. I got another complement the other day on that ugly stick! I took a picture of the old man's business card that made it. It was called "Tenesee Talking Sticks" and that cane lives up to it's name; folks approach me all the time to talk about it!, Lol!

Which brings up a perfect "thread hijack type question"....

Do you tell other gents (or ladies for that matter) that you like their accessory choice, or get approached by others much? I got to complement a gent wearing a nice hat the other day and he thanked me and grinned ear to ear. Made ME feel better than him probably!

 

[woodpusher]

...Do you tell other gents ... that you like their accessory choice, or get approached by others much? ...

I generally refrain from commentary on the neighbours' codpieces.

 

[FarmerTan]

I generally refrain from commentary on the neighbours' codpieces.

I can honestly say I've never been complemented on mine. At least that I remember!

 

[August West]

Excellent link. I got another complement the other day on that ugly stick! I took a picture of the old man's business card that made it. It was called "Tenesee Talking Sticks" and that cane lives up to it's name; folks approach me all the time to talk about it!, Lol!

Which brings up a perfect "thread hijack type question"....

Do you tell other gents (or ladies for that matter) that you like their accessory choice, or get approached by others much? I got to complement a gent wearing a nice hat the other day and he thanked me and grinned ear to ear. Made ME feel better than him probably!

I do that sometimes.

 

[Spider]

Here’s my walking stick. Made from twisted (corkscrew) willow. A friend’s dad made this for me when I was in high school.



But if I really want to crack skulls, I’d break out my Maasai Rungu, the African version of a shillelagh. I bought this when deployed to Djibouti.

 

[woodpusher]

That latter one looks like a great noggin knocker!

 

[FarmerTan]

That latter one looks like a great noggin knocker!

Looks like it would be great in the hand if it were long enough for a walking stick.... I've just spent a half hour looking into one of these!

And yes, it looks like it could be an awesome tool for punctuating your sentences after a good lecture. Especially if one was without his revolver.

 

[mrdoug]

Here’s my walking stick. Made from twisted (corkscrew) willow. A friend’s dad made this for me when I was in high school.

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But if I really want to crack skulls, I’d break out my Maasai Rungu, the African version of a shillelagh. I bought this when deployed to Djibouti.

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That's awesome @Spider , but for some reason I'm more impressed with the wood floor. Maybe it's the camera work, but that wood looks wicked cool.

 

[Spider]

but that wood looks wicked cool.

Thanks. It’s one of my favorite things about this house.

 

[August West]

The cat looks concerned.

 

[Spider]

The cat looks concerned.

He should.

 

[beginish]

Nice looking stick, Tony.

 

[FarmerTan]

The cat looks concerned.

But he's cute! (The cat. I guess the @Spider is alright too....)