My granddad had a large sit in fire place with a wide chimney, they always burnt peat he used to put the blackthorn sticks up onto a shelf inside the chimney for months to smoke them.☘️

Maybe there is a market out there for rough cut unfinished Blackthorn sticks seasoned properly for a couple of years and leaving it to the buyer to shape the head and finish it off

Once again much appreciated. Advice which comes from experience like that is the most sound. See you in 3 years Mr Blackthorn, ya buggar...

Thanks Francis for your valid tip 👍

Thanks for the info! I feel like if you're able to keep records as detailed as this, that the weight method would be the most certain way to ensure full seasoning

I've located a few Blackthorn trees here in Cumbria and have permission to take some later this year. I've heard that back in the day people used to place the sticks in chimneys to speed up the drying process. Is this correct or do you recommend the method you say in this video?

Very informative! Go raibh míle maith agat!

But we love the craic!

How do you store them to season? Do you seal the ends to prevent cracking etc. Thanks in advance

When you first find the stick, is it ok to straighten it with hot air gun , or do you wait to straighten it when it’s been seasoned?? Thanks

Holy shat that's alotta time

What are the problems that might occur with shipping a stick to the U.S., if any and, also with shipping from the U.S. to Ireland? Here in the states, it can be problematic just taking wood from one area to another because of varying reasons, i.e., locusts, and fungus, etc, for example, the diamond willow over here gets it's shape from a fungus but, many people love the look. I live in Florida and they have very strict regulations on bringing agriculture products into Florida, and California is also nuts about it too. California will confiscate your produce and dispose of it, when I was driving Tractor Trailer, I was coming from Saskatchewan, I was supposed to declare anything like fruit, produce, meats when coming into the U.S., they take stuff away and dispose of it...I told them I didn't have anything and after I got into North Dakota, I finished my ham sandwich, the driver ahead of me had his sandwich taken away, lol