Beautiful Spalted Maple Walking Stick Cane Shillelagh

Current length 91cms

In all extremely pleased with how this one has turned out.

Partly because of how well the stick shaped up but mostly because working on Spalted wood seems to be somewhat of a gamble.

Spalting marks come from the fungus that is in the process of rotting the wood, so going after the wood types that the fungus feeds on can produce a stick that just snaps.

Not this one.

The Shillelagh style of stick uses the natural structure of the tree to make a one piece stick that is both very strong and very attractive.

This is a Derby style handle and is very comfortable, attractive and wonderfully detailed from the Spalting

A lovely wood and a sculpture that I am very proud of.

The stick is 91cms and will be supplied with a rubber end which adds around 1cm

All my sticks are made by myself 'Sweet Chariot'. 

I began making Shillelagh walking sticks in 2023 and have worked towards making them more comfortable, refined and pretty

So far I have used English Yew, European Ash, Birch and Maple and I list as regularly as I can get them finished.

Always oiled to give depth to the grain and sanded to enhance all the details this reveals. All finished with bees wax.

The wood is all foraged from the forest floor or pruned dead branches from the lower rungs of standing trees. Always thoughtfully and carefully collected while walking my dog and looking for mushrooms.

All the work is done with manual tools except for part of the sanding process. No band saws or lathes for the process on these and I feel it helps to add to the unique character on each Shillelagh.

I have enjoyed connecting my love for the outdoors with traditional woodwork techniques to produce pieces of wood I hope will become cherished by family generations.

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