My new Shillelagh

[451 Detonics]

A few weeks ago a link was posted here for a site that made and sold Blackthorne Shillelaghs. I have wanted one for some time to replace my older cane. I ordered one and after it arrived I was very happy with my purchase. The stick I ordered is a heavy one at 500 grams, heavier enough that the maker, Liam O Caidhla, insured me it would be more than sturdy enough for a fighting stick as well as for walking support. It is 33 3/4 inches long and fits me perfectly. The knob is exactly right sized for either hand and it came with a heavy brass tip. The shaft is sealed with a black lacquer while the knob is done in clear.

All in all I am pleased with the service from this company... http://misticshillelagh.tripod.com/index.html

 

[Gordon]

It is beautiful!

 

[mchgnmike]

Very nice shillelagh. Why does it have a brass tip instead of a rubber tip?

 

[bikerdoc]

Use it in good health and spirits.

 

[451 Detonics]

I would imagine because anyone can slip a rubber tip over the brass but most folks can't make the brass cup, then fit and pin it to the stick. This way I have a choice of which way I want it.

Use it in good health and spirits.

With luck it will only be used for walking...but classes are being arranged just in case...

 

[HiWayMan]

Is that 32A from his site? Very nice.

 

[451 Detonics]

Yes it is...and it is very very nice...

 

[hso]

Nice

Metal tips tend to slide on floors while rubber tips won't.

 

[The Dan in Black]

Wow. very, very nice.

These have become my favorite rubber tips. http://www.allegromedical.com/canes-c6632/rubber-cane-tip-p189399.html

I don't know about where you are but here rubber tips to fit my bigger sticks are hard to find.

- D

 

[kingpin008]

Beautiful.

I'm struck by how much it resembles the stick that my grandpa Allen used to have. It might sound stupid, but I almost have a tear in my eye, remembering that thing. He didn't bring it out often but anytime he did I can remember being yelled at shortly afterwards, because I couldn't keep my hands off it. It was the perfect thing to fend off the imaginary bad guys who lived in the sand pit behind their house in Ocala, and when I got tired of battling evil I would use it to hold me up as I limped victoriously home for lunch.

Yeah. I've been thinking about picking up a walking stick or cane for a bit now, and I think I found the one for me. Thanks very much for the post.

 

[Deltaboy1984]

Metal bands on the base prevents wood spiting over time. Go to a hardware store and find a rubber end that will fit.

 

[tazbigdog]

I bought a Blackthorn Walking Stick from here:

http://www.lollysmith.com/wlstac.html

And also bought one from Cold Steel.

I thought a Shillelagh was a smaller version of the walking stick and about the size of a club?