
Claymore Shilleaghs started as a workshop dedicated to exploring the traditional Irish, Scots and English stickfighting and peasant-weapon traditions.
We love to make traditional shillelagh according to all the traditional styles, and to explore new styles and materials our ancestors never imagined.

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The All-Terrain Stick
Shillelaghs tend to attract walkers. In the UK “walker” can mean anything from enthusiastic fitness types, to …
Paired Shillelagh
We were asked this week by a good friend and “fellow traveller” in the martial arts about …
Dungeons and Shillelaghs
One of our most common emails is from Dungeons and Dragons players asking about the history of …
A Blackberry Knob
A local brought us an interesting project the other day. Evidently there have been some floods up …
How many sticks are enough? The tradition of the two oaks.
Judging by our collections a sensible man would need to own at least forty sticks before he …
How many sticks are enough? The tradition of the two oaks. Read More »
Quality Control
Quality control can be a harsh mistress. Someone asked do we ever foul up making a shillelagh …