BLACKTHORN WALKING STICK SHILLELAGH ROOT KNOB STRONG STOUT A BEAUTY
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:18300121 | Featured Refinements: Shillelagh |
| Sub-Type: Shillelagh | Product: Blackthorn walking stick |
| Product Sub-Type: Rootknob | Primary Material: Hard wood |
| Original/Repro: Original |
Here we have a hand crafted blackthorn stick , carefully sourced and crafted by me, I'm a Cornish man now living in Poland I've been making sticks for many years.
This stick is heftyand stout very dense wood, seasoned for at least 18 months, not straight but full of character and a fine example of these fighting sticks.very hard dense wood.It has a well formed rounded root knob handle with lots of character and is very comfortable to hold in either hand. Also comfort...able to hold in teh reverse position and with the large knob wonderful to lean on whilst taking a rest.The shank is stout with a slow twist in the top and a compensating wiggle as it falls to the ground , lots of even cropped thorns along it's length.
It has a heavy duty steel ferrule well engineered to the bottom. I make these my self out of steel recycled plumbing fittings it will last and last. A heavy duty removable rubber ferrule for slippery surfaces is also supplied , it is black with a heavy steel washer inside will also last a long time, Length with the rubber ferrule is 36 ins that's 92 cms. a bit shorter without.Top of shank is 5 1/4 ins 13cms Bottom of shank is 4 ins 10cms.Root knob handle circumference is just over 8 1/2 inches that's 22 cms approxWeight about 2 pounds 950 gms.Will last a lifetime and beyond, a beautiful shillelagh.It has been oiled and coated with at least 3 layers of hard clear varnish.(not painted)I send tracked priority from Poland .
This stick is heftyand stout very dense wood, seasoned for at least 18 months, not straight but full of character and a fine example of these fighting sticks.very hard dense wood.It has a well formed rounded root knob handle with lots of character and is very comfortable to hold in either hand. Also comfort...able to hold in teh reverse position and with the large knob wonderful to lean on whilst taking a rest.The shank is stout with a slow twist in the top and a compensating wiggle as it falls to the ground , lots of even cropped thorns along it's length.
It has a heavy duty steel ferrule well engineered to the bottom. I make these my self out of steel recycled plumbing fittings it will last and last. A heavy duty removable rubber ferrule for slippery surfaces is also supplied , it is black with a heavy steel washer inside will also last a long time, Length with the rubber ferrule is 36 ins that's 92 cms. a bit shorter without.Top of shank is 5 1/4 ins 13cms Bottom of shank is 4 ins 10cms.Root knob handle circumference is just over 8 1/2 inches that's 22 cms approxWeight about 2 pounds 950 gms.Will last a lifetime and beyond, a beautiful shillelagh.It has been oiled and coated with at least 3 layers of hard clear varnish.(not painted)I send tracked priority from Poland .
