You have an eye for finding knots and handles. Your products are the very best. I have ordered one of your walking stick. thank you I can't wait till it arrives.

Had to watch this video again Francis .... I’m not a stick maker but there’s some thought about how to cut it! ..... the only sticks I cut for my own use are hazel 👌

@FrancisMcCaffrey5

Жыл бұрын

Thank glad you appreciate my approach

Francis, the pope of blacktorn village.

As always the best educational videos on line thanks 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Thanks for sharing Francis You have to have an eye for this kind of think...... that’s where your skill is mate the easy part is cutting a stick maybe not .

Very informative , your thought process with the raw materials !!! & what is to much time for the money & what is just right .

Thanks for your tips I find them interesting.

Enjoyed seeing the “before” handles. I’d really like to see you cutting them out.

@FrancisMcCaffrey5

3 жыл бұрын

I’m working from home I just threw a piece of wood across a wheel Barrow and used as a work too it was raining today and not easy to film on my phone. It’s just using a hand saw as I said pretty straight forward

@FrancisMcCaffrey5

3 жыл бұрын

Just made a video fir you cutting them out

Great bit of info nice video.

very nice Francis!

Love your sticks,I've just cut a few stick just wondering best thing to seal with,or should they be ok cut this time of year?

What's the best thing to use when sealing the ends of a new stick? I'm a novice sticky! Love the channel. 👍

@FrancisMcCaffrey5

3 жыл бұрын

Sealer any hardware store sells

Hi Francis. Do you find there is much difference in the nature of the wood between a root ball and an ordinary junction where a branch meets the main trunk?

@FrancisMcCaffrey5

3 ай бұрын

Yes the handles are more unique and less carving is needed. But the roots are so hard to dig out

@hoggarththewisesmeagol8362

3 ай бұрын

@@FrancisMcCaffrey5 Thanks Francis. The reason I asked is because I've already dug out twenty saplings and I was curious. They're hanging now in my shed. I'm gutted I have to wait three years though lol

I really enjoy your channel. Would you be willing to demonstrate a few self-defense moves with a shillelagh. One or two self-defense moves someone in his 70s could use to gain time to get away if attacked. Do you know of any online instruction for self-defense with a stick I could learn from? Thank you for helping.

@davidwhiren817

3 жыл бұрын

Hello , my friend there are dozens of cane fighting video's on KZread !!! Enjoy them .

@FrancisMcCaffrey5

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Stephen , there are a few such as Antrim Stick , Doyle stick fighting , black velvet , floro systems and this group from Russia do a lot of good video also. I’m no expert on fighting but I have used my own stick for self defence twice over the past few years. Once against an angry guy who confronted me at the back of my store and once on an aggressive drunk.

@stephen8433

3 жыл бұрын

@@FrancisMcCaffrey5 Thank you for relating your stories and telling me the names to look up for possible help in relation to learning a few moves for self-defense with a Blackthorn walking stick my wife bought for me as a wedding anniversary gift.

@stephen8433

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidwhiren817 Thanks.

Bummer lol no black thorn trees in New Hampshire USA

Yeah, for sake of simplicity I’d go lower on that third stick as well.

Awesome! I have bought a few from Olde Shillelagh stick Makers. I love them. I am seriously considering one from you too. I love the Natural look of yours too. What Is your thought on Lead loading? Do you load any of your sticks?

@FrancisMcCaffrey5

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t lead load as I use real blackthorn also I don’t attach the hand you get a one piece stick from me not 2 piece

@RMK--dz6fb

3 жыл бұрын

@@FrancisMcCaffrey5 oh ok. So Blackthorn isn’t a wood that can be loaded? These pieces I have are all one price (they are knob slicks)

@RMK--dz6fb

3 жыл бұрын

@@FrancisMcCaffrey5 how long have you been making walking sticks?

@FrancisMcCaffrey5

3 жыл бұрын

I have made several vids chatting about this I’ll make another next week if you like. Lead loading was done to ash sticks in Limerick area and to loaded butts. Lead was added to lighted wood sticks to give it a heavy feel like blackthorn. Blackthorn is a dense heavy wood so no need to lead load. Also their are several issues with lead loading sticks.

@FrancisMcCaffrey5

3 жыл бұрын

Since 2007

Question: Since blackthorn knobs are subject to cracks, why not fill the cracks with a contrasting-colored epoxy? I would think that would be pretty cool since you'd be sanding it anyway. And most knobs won't be smashing concrete blocks to bits.

@FrancisMcCaffrey5

3 жыл бұрын

I personally think coloured epoxy in the cracks looks terrible and kind of a tacky gimmick, who wants to see blue or some unnatural color in a traditional rustic walking stick . As you can tell I really don’t like it on walking sticks. I’ve seen some tables that it’s look ok in that’s about all

@bobcindydelmanto9019

3 жыл бұрын

@@FrancisMcCaffrey5 Ha ha! Yes, definitely a gimmick, and a different type of product / customer you'd be going for. If you want to be strictly traditional I agree, don't do it. I just binge-watched a bunch of your videos and a couple times I heard you say there were customers looking for a Gandalf staff or things along that line, and also many sticks end up as firewood, so I thought to turn rejects into a resource instead. Maybe sell them to someone with that clientele? Love the videos!

@FrancisMcCaffrey5

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobcindydelmanto9019 thanks for watching and enjoying my ramblings!