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Posted: 22-Mar-2007, 09:00 AM
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I am considering making my own set of Ogham sticks using all of the correct woods, but I am having trouble locating some varieties. I have not been able to get out lately to look for anything, but here is what I have been offered here. For those of you who are not familiar with the ogham, there are twenty letters in the ogham alphabet, each represented by a type of tree. There are twenty. They are:

Birch - Got it
Rowan - Offers from Sekhmet and sisterknight
Alder
Willow - Got it - Have a piece of weeping willow
Ash
Hawthorn - Got it - Have a piece of the thornless variety - Offers from Sekhmet and Shadows
Oak
Holly - Got it
Hazel
Apple - Got it
Vine - Wild Grape - Offer from Shadows
Ivy - English Ivy - Offer from Dreamer 1
Broom
Blackthorn
Elder - Elderberry - Offer from Dreamer 1
Pine or Fir - Got it
Gorse
Heather - Lavender/Sage - Offer from Shadows
Aspen - Offer from Sekhmet
Yew - Offer from Sekhmet/ Osage orange offer from Shadows

Some of these - oak for instance - are common where I live, but I don't know exactly where to look to find one or - in some cases - just don't have ready access.

Anyway, what I need is a relatively straight piece of each, around 3 inches long and 3/8 inch thick (a little thicker than a pencil).

Is there anyone who might be interested in helping me gather them? Any help anyone can offer would be GREATLY appreciated! Let me know if you have any questions about these, and pm me for my mailing address. I will be glad to reimburse for shipping costs.

Thanks!
Allen



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Posted: 23-Mar-2007, 06:40 PM
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I have received a couple more offers. Here is my updated list:

Birch - Got it
Rowan - Offers from Sekhmet and sisterknight
Alder
Willow - Got it - Have a piece of weeping willow
Ash
Hawthorn - Got it - Have a piece of the thornless variety - Offers from Sekhmet and Shadows
Oak
Holly - Got it
Hazel
Apple - Got it
Vine - Wild Grape - Offer from Shadows
Ivy - English Ivy - Offer from Dreamer 1
Broom - Offers from nocelticboundaries and Dogshirt
Blackthorn
Elder - Elderberry - Offer from Dreamer 1
Pine or Fir - Got it
Gorse - Offer from nocelticboundaries
Heather - Lavender/Sage - Offer from Shadows
Aspen - Offer from Sekhmet
Yew - Offer from Sekhmet/ Osage orange offer from Shadows

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Posted: 30-Mar-2007, 03:59 PM
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Is anyone else interested in helping me with this? I'd love to hear from you!
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Posted: 30-Mar-2007, 06:05 PM
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It's not that I'm not interested ... I'm sorry, I just can't offer any assistance smile.gif good luck with your search!


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Posted: 01-Apr-2007, 01:53 PM
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That's okay, zeryx, thanks anyway!

I found a piece of oak today, which I guess will have to do unless and until I can get my hands on a piece of oak from Britain!
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Oak eh ... I'll see ... are there any particular requirements? size etc?
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Posted: 01-Apr-2007, 09:05 PM
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What I need is a relatively straight piece around 3 inches long and 3/8 inch thick (a little thicker than a pencil). I would be extremely grateful for your help! Oak was holy to the druids, and to have a piece of it from the British Isles would be a wonderful addition to my ogham set! Shadows also suggested that American oak is not the same species as Bristish oak, so apparently, British oak is a neccessity!
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