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Seems to be varying opinions on this one - longer is safer, as you're guaranteed that its dried centre out, and won't split.
I've had stuff split on me thats been left to dry 3+ years - splits after...

Made the shooting stick years back when stuck in a rainy hut - stripped it and let it dry out - then cut to size many months later. Not intentionally, just how it worked out.
Over the years the v...

I'm in the process of doing a shillelagh at the moment, will post up pics when its done....

Quite interested in this - I'm still using the stick that I made years ago whilst holed up in a hut in a storm in the back of the Orongorongo's years ago.
Going to have another go I reckon ad making...