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Had hoped to have this stick done by now, but the holiday fuss slowed me too much. When done, it'll be an "homage" to the shillelagh. The stick is white oak, no blackthorn grows around here, and I couldn't find any suitable hawthorn. When finished, I hope it will not be too "pseudo."
What I'm showing here is my own little peculiarity for the style. When I cut the branch, I left a little bit of the place where 2 smaller branches separated, hoping that cutting there would limit checking. As I worked on it, that end looked to me a bit like a shoe. I decided that the stick would have a boot on the end.
The pics show the bare wood. I've been working w. epoxy to strengthen the ground end. I bought some JB weld steel re-enforced epoxy. I saw that it was not meant to bond w. wood, so I bought a "liquid metal" glue suitable for wood. I put a light coat of that on the wood. Then I molded on the steel epoxy, and filed it into a rough boot shape. Then I put on 3 coats of rubber coating.
I'm indulging myself, as I hope that when used, it will leave a small and mysterious foot track beside whoever is using it
What I'm showing here is my own little peculiarity for the style. When I cut the branch, I left a little bit of the place where 2 smaller branches separated, hoping that cutting there would limit checking. As I worked on it, that end looked to me a bit like a shoe. I decided that the stick would have a boot on the end.
The pics show the bare wood. I've been working w. epoxy to strengthen the ground end. I bought some JB weld steel re-enforced epoxy. I saw that it was not meant to bond w. wood, so I bought a "liquid metal" glue suitable for wood. I put a light coat of that on the wood. Then I molded on the steel epoxy, and filed it into a rough boot shape. Then I put on 3 coats of rubber coating.
I'm indulging myself, as I hope that when used, it will leave a small and mysterious foot track beside whoever is using it




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