nobbyathome Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 i am looking for a nice seasoned blackthorne stick /shank quite stout and strait must be 35 mm or more thick at the top and over 130 cm long an the guy i normally get shanks off has only got thin shanks left thank you .rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) Have you tried " highland horn" used to get some lovely , sweet chestnut of them . Edited August 3, 2018 by johnphilip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbyduck Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) Hi I may have one that fits the bill ! i'll have look tomrrow and pm you Edited August 3, 2018 by derbyduck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted August 4, 2018 Report Share Posted August 4, 2018 11 hours ago, johnphilip said: Have you tried " highland horn" used to get some lovely , sweet chestnut of them . Highland Horn and Keith Pickering (The Stick Man) are both out of the size of blackthorn that you require at the moment. 35mm is pretty thick for blackthorn and whilst you'll get the length, you might struggle a bit with thickness. If you do manage to locate one, don't worry if it's not straightened as once seasoned, they are very easy to straighten using either steam or a hot air blower (paint stripper type). Hopefully derbyduck above may come up trumps. Failing that, it's out with the pruning saw this winter. Good luck anyway. OB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobbyathome Posted August 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Thank you guys for the replies all sorted now derbyduck has got what I needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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