Shillelaghs - now in production

Orders now being taken for a limited number of custom made Shillelaghs.

Material- Black Cherry
Features- Each piece to be custom tailored for it's desired use and features.
Number to be made- Up to 6
Delivery- Up to three or four years
Cost- Starting at $50
Deposit- Pint of Guinness

Shillelaghs are traditionally made from blackthorn, but being from the barren tundra of southern Minnesota, blackthorn is not that readily available here; so I'm going to use some Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) branches that I have.

It's going to be some time till they're ready, the branches need to be completely dried out to work with them, a common method to cure shillelaghs is smeared them with grease and put up in a chimney to be smoked, giving the Shillelagh its typical black shiny appearance. But, this can cause them to develop cracks and break. Instead I'm going to let them dry out slowly on their own, which ideally takes a few years. But as soon as someone wants one, I could probably have one ready in a couple months.

Each piece to be custom made, starting at $50 for a basic finished stick with a leather strap and copper ferrule. Available custom features include, type of finish, different types of ferrules, coin walking stick badges, wood caving and wood burning decoration, or anything else you might want.

If interested, let me know.