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So, I had a discussion with a guy here about the notch being used as a stress reliever that was ultimately fruitless and ended in a stomp out by the other party whom I thought could have been on to something. Long story short, his claim is that the projection in the Kaudi reinforces the notch and does not create two small stress risers and that an uninterrupted semicircular notch would be weaker than having the projection. Who knows, he might be right but couldn't/wouldn't explain. For anyone else who might stumble on this, I can't make heads or tails out of what this guy was on about. If someone who can actually explain how the kaudi might be a stress reliever, I'd like to know but for now, my search continues. My overall argument is that if the notch is a means to add a flex point and draw out the moment of impact slightly, then maybe it could have some effect but, then I would argue that the projection isn't really helping since it just creates two small stress risers and if anything is a weakness if we drill far down into the weeds. For anyone else who might be confused as to what I'm getting at: take a piece of paper and cut a semicircle into the edge and then on another spot, cut a V. Grip the two opposite ends and put them under tension by pulling them apart. You will find that one will rip far sooner than the other. And what the hell, make a kaudi style cutout and do the same. If that's not enough for you, you can do the same with pretty much any ridgid, solid core material (nothing big, don't hurt yourself). Use something to act as a beam and cut a semicircle under it on one and then cut a v notch into an identicle beam in the same location and depth. Support it at two ends and then put a light load over the cut. Increase the load on both until they break or deflect and see which one goes sooner. You'll also find that keeping the depth of the semicircle the same but increasing the radius (moving the axis further away from the edge of the part) will yeild a different result. And obviously, the depth of the cut will be very important as well.

Oh, now you've done it. You're going to piss off a lot of people shattering their favorite myth. I hope you at least gave it some blood before putting it away or it might get angry and start hacking up the house.

Dope ass hell i want a .shillelagh now do uou sell to uk

I want won !!!! ❤❤ Brilliant best ive seen yet as monks shillelagh!! Do you sell to the UK ??

That's a beaut!

Don't slap this lads cap in an Irish pub..

And on the tip you put......

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That looks very nice. Is it varnished to avoid that icky bamboo feeling?

I NEED one of these!

Awesome

cool!!!

Thumbs up looks a beauty mate.

love it.

Nice work.

Cool 😮i Love it

Should you let the wood season 1st? With bark on?

whales

Do you sell some shillelaghs? I want to get one of your Shillelaghs. From korea

Thank you!

Sorry i'm extremely late to the party. Can i ask what stain you used in this video (if you can remember) TIA 😬

Nice sling how did you made it

what did you insert into the handle (drilled hole)?

Sparring partner: "If you hit me in face, how much kilograms would hit my face." Mirko Filipović: "Well it depends. Right leg is hospital, left is cemetery."

I mixed lead from my airgun pellet trap (essentially lead dust and bits of lead foil) with ultra slow-set epoxy. Made the mix, vac chambered it for half an hour to pull out the bigger bubbles and packed the cavity. Worked a treat and I knew that there was no way it'd split the head of my stick, which I did when I tried a hot pour.

3:25 "We've spared no expense. Welcome to Jurassic Park."

Sticks'n'stones : What kind of wood stain did you use? Looks cool

I'm gonna B A 🐔 💩 & use lead shot & epoxy 🐓

thats nice

Great video. Were sticks aged and smoked before working into shillelagh? Or after? I know they usually age and trwat for 3-4 years

looks well made but too small, this would be good for chopping a young tree down so you could make a bigger axe lol

Beautiful. I bought my first shillelagh for hiking, and now I’m obsessed. Awesome work.

Wood? Thx

Nice builds

Is that lead/steel? inserted into the face of the Patu for power enhancement?

Nice !! I am on my own weapon making journey myself and have made my own version of the Shillelagh as well as knob handle canes and paddle clubs and Native war clubs. Don"t you just fall in love with making them ? I know I have .

Unless one is going to be an executioner, IMO weighted handles are overkill and possibly counterproductive for most situations. I consider my 39 inch Blackthorn stick as primarily a striking weapon with the small end, perfect for a vicious stray dog. It would work for the 2-legged kind of problem too, should that ever arise, using thrusts to the torso mixed with two-hand whipping strikes to the head/neck and one-hand backhands to his knees.

I put a nail crosswise through the hole before I pour the lead in. That locks it up good.

Cool.

I put a big piece of round stock of brass in mine and carved a shamrock ☘️ in it

Very nice sir 👍🏻

Very good content and woodwork.

How to make that black color? Just paint?

This channel is bad ass !!

Nice

That's a walloper

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The Shillelagh I carried when I was in Law enforcement was thicker and had a bigger knob head. It got the job done keeping criminals in check. It was made for me by an elderly Irishman who was once a policeman in Ireland 🇮🇪. I still have it.