I’m working on an oak walking stick/shillelagh topped with a bird head today, made from a tree that got knocked down in the back acreage when another tree fell on it. It was sitting parallel to the ground about 3 feet up, drying up nicely, and blocking the route of the path.
Nice hard aged wood that shines when the chisel cuts through it, but the carpal tunnel has kicked in and I have to stop.