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No Leon, no help at all. You write it, and I'll tell you whats wrong with it - its your article my friendleon-b said:
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 thoughRed
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
the bark was grey/brown and had deep ridges. any ideas
i had a little look and i think it may be beech
leon
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
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
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leon-b said: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.
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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
what can i use which is easy to ID and available now ?
leon
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
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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
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
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