The Druid Grove

by **Guest** » 27 Sep 2004, 22:18

Many of you have seen these Ogham Staves pictured elsewhere. They have been gathered from the actual trees over a period of about six years, in Scotland, England, Canada, and the US.

The staves are cut the length from heel of palm to tip of middle finger of my right hand. They are dried, then stripped of bark, smoothed with a smooth stone, and sanded with ultra-fine sandpaper to a soft finish. Then they are rubbed with hazelnut oil, and the Ogham symbols are inked on.

The Word Ogham included with the pictures is my own rendering of traditional meanings.

http://www.geocities.com/oakwyse/Ogham.html

Peace,
OakWyse

by **Kaya-Nita** » 28 Sep 2004, 01:40

OakWyse,
i must say not only are they very cool looking but it's nice to see you are helping educate others in the process. i know i was wondering of the meanings and now i have something to go on.

Mee-gwitch!

by **Jeb** » 04 Oct 2004, 03:21

These are great OakWyse!

I've always had a problem connecting with Ogham but these have inspired me to look into them a little harder.

Also I love how you've included the place where they were each discovered. This add to their magick I think.

Beautiful.

by **Branbeith** » 04 Oct 2004, 23:45

Wonderful work..and I love the ogham background. Inspirational and educational. (I have been enjoying the crafts so much; I went out and bought wood carving tools :grin:

I foresee another trip to the emergency room....) :raven:

Website · by **Robb Hawklord** » 06 Oct 2004, 11:23

They are very nice indeed. Also enjoyed the meanings, thank you

Robb

Website · by **Robb Hawklord** » 06 Oct 2004, 11:24

Sorry, puter is being slow and patience short, hit button too many times

Robb

by **Loosh** » 06 Oct 2004, 20:21

I am amazed that you found such robust specimens!! Especially gorse, heather and mistletoe! That is quite an accomplishment!

by **Guest** » 06 Oct 2004, 20:26

The Gorse wasn't hard - it gets pretty big.. I had to search a bit for the Heather, and found it on the trail down to St. Columba's Bay in the West End Hills of Iona. The Mistletoe was growing on a Apple Tree in the orchard at the Chalice Well in Glastonbury. It actually had a 45 degree angle in it. I cut through and trimmed the angle, placed a pin in the rejoined ends to hold them, and then sanded and polished until the joint looked natural.

Peace,
OakWyse™

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