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[leon-b]

thanks pot hunter, i hadnt planned to make a sand trap but i saw the sand down there already so i thought i would give it a go
leon

 

[British Red]

yes i forgot about that when i got home, i will get another stick with a side branch and take pictures step by step as i make the pot hook, what type works better for a zebra billy as i could fo both ?
havent write anything execpt the intro, any help ?
leon

No Leon, no help at all. You write it, and I'll tell you whats wrong with it - its your article my friend

Look in the book we were talking about - theres a version of a hanger that involves using the branch joint to hold the billy can and a thinned out branch end wrapped over and tucked through itself.....That works much better on a zebra handle. Its not as hard to make as it looks.......

I am seriously impressed though :You_Rock_ - you should incorporate the mistakes in the article. All this stuff looks easy in a book - its harder to do in real life huh?

I believe I should be able to carve that hook type with three axe cuts. I must have tried 50 times. Messed it up 50 times too . I'll get it one day though

Red

 

[leon-b]

thanks mate, ok i will look at the book, ok but what am i writing next you can tell me that
leon

 

[leon-b]

right, fenlander reccomended that i could collect tree buds, stick them on a bit of paper and them write down characteristics, bark etc heres the first one

the bark was grey/brown and had deep ridges. any ideas
i had a little look and i think it may be beech
leon

 

[British Red]

All I can tell you is it doesn't look like beech to me - the buds are too close together. Tak a pic of the tree next time (a distant one and one of the bark and one of a branch) and I'll try to be of more help.

In terms of the write up, describe each stage.

What you were looking for (twwo Y shaped sticks, a cross beam, a branch with a side growth making a hook)

Tell people how long to make each one

Describe how to do the carving. Most people cut the "X" flat first time - it needs to be at an angle sloping away from the branch hook. Describe the cuts in order.

Tricky, isn't it?

Red

 

[British Red]

Dunno why but I'm thinking chestnut when I see those buds.....

 

[leon-b]

ok so i write it up and explain each stage, i will do it then add the pics in after
thanks
leon

 

[Deleted member 4605]

right, fenlander reccomended that i could collect tree buds, stick them on a bit of paper and them write down characteristics, bark etc heres the first one

the bark was grey/brown and had deep ridges. any ideas
i had a little look and i think it may be beech
leon

It's not a Beech - trust me I've cut enough of them down this weekend. Based on the layout of the buds and your description of the bark I'd say it's a Hornbeam.

 

[Deleted member 4605]

Dunno why but I'm thinking chestnut when I see those buds.....

Might be. Are the buds sticky Leon?

 

[leon-b]

the buds are not sticky
leon

 

[Deleted member 4605]

the buds are not sticky

I'm going to go with Hornbeam then.

Any other offers?

 

[leon-b]

someone on another forum suggested poplar
leon

 

[Deleted member 4605]

someone on another forum suggested poplar

That was my other guess.

 

[leon-b]

hopefully someone else will be along soon to give their oppinion aswell
leon

 

[Deleted member 4605]

hopefully someone else will be along soon to give their oppinion aswell

I'm definitely tending toward Black Poplar now.

 

[leon-b]

yes thats what i thought, after looking on the net
leon

 

[leon-b]

i need your help again guys, i am making two metres of cordage to show fenlander and i dont know what to use, i have already made 80 cm of nettle cordage. i am going to make 3 lengths out of different things and tie them together to form 2 metres or over
what can i use which is easy to ID and available now ?
leon

 

[British Red]

Got but got to be clematis - so easy to get loooong fibres off - its so simple to find at this time of year...look for something with big fluffy seed heads that look like dandelions but growing on a climbing plant like ivy in a hedge - theres piccs in my fire thread of the seed heads to help with ID. Far, far ,far better than nettle mate

Red

 

[leon-b]

i have seen what i think is clematis where i work, the bark was peeling off, do i use the bark ? i could do this.
also i was just looking at the village website and came across the bird count they do, take a look here

 

[leon-b]

just went for about a 4 - 5 mile walk just now, very cold, i saw a curlew, rabbit tracks, deer tracks, a deer den and a track that looked like a badgers it was about fist size and had 4 or 5 claws it was hard to tell as the snow had covered it a bit but i think it had 5
i also learnt a lesson, dont go out in the freezing cold snow wering just army combats, they got drenched through and my legs were frozen.
leon