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The Hobo said:
bet you polish your HANDRAILto
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MIXERMAN said:
Watch making is cool but to complicated. I've made some shillelaghs . It's quite addictive.View attachment 48892
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I've dug up a few trees to use for things in the past using the root ball
Am half way doing a stair handrail on a job using a Hawthorne and 1" steel , can't wait till lockdown is over to finish
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MIXERMAN said:
That sounds interesting, ive been using blackthorn. And hazel.
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I was told that hawthorn is the favourite material for a gamekeepers walking stick. Because it's very dense so imparts the most pain when whacking a poacher. I have a couple of bits tucked aside to turn in walking sticks.
 
MIXERMAN said:
That sounds interesting, ive been using blackthorn. And hazel.
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Wanted to grow trees with forms in the ground to shape the roots for art projects many years ago but never got round to it , story of my life , theirs a company somewhere in East Anglia doing a similar thing , they grow hazel ( I think ) and form the branches into seats . It's like the 1700's when trees were grown in shapes for building and boat structures
 
MIXERMAN said:
That sounds interesting, ive been using blackthorn. And hazel.
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A neighbor had a selection of blackthorn and hazel whips hung in his barn with weights attached to stretch and straighten for making traditional horse whips , don't think the old crafts will disappear
 
essexandy said:
I was told that hawthorn is the favourite material for a gamekeepers walking stick. Because it's very dense so imparts the most pain when whacking a poacher. I have a couple of bits tucked aside to turn in walking sticks.
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You could make yourself a bait catapult
 
essexandy said:
I wouldn't expect lead to last five minutes on a walking stick. Far too soft.
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Could put a metal stud in the end , like the colour though
Olican said:
I've got loads of willow in the garden, was thinking of making cricket bats
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When I was a kid school had a team trip to local bat makers in little Paxton , was basically a large wooden shed racked full of blocks of willow , it's stored for years before carving by hand
 
I know leads soft ,it's only for decoration, and weight. , in Ireland you carry a shillelagh in your hand then whack a innocent passerby round the ear hole just for the crack.
 
MIXERMAN said:
I know leads soft ,it's only for decoration, and weight. , in Ireland you carry a shillelagh in your hand then whack a innocent passerby round the ear hole just for the crack.
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I used to make beating sticks when I was a kid, for on pheasant shoots out of Blackthorn
Used to use linseed oil,
oil them everyday for a week, every week for a month, and every month for a year
 
MIXERMAN said:
Nice one raggles. You've been on YouTube.
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Oh yes, Doug Linker, it randomly came up on my Facebook feed at the start of the lockdown. Gonna get me eye in with these then move into animals. I'm doing them for the grand kids to paint. Already done a basic fox for the grand. Daughter .
 
Olican said:
I've got loads of willow in the garden, was thinking of making cricket bats
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One of the biggest cricket bat making companies really close to here. Absolutely shite loads of willows planted all over the place for them. I'm even planning on having some on my land. 25-30 turnaround so probably benefit my son, not me.
 
essexandy said:
One of the biggest cricket bat making companies really close to here. Absolutely shite loads of willows planted all over the place for them. I'm even planning on having some on my land. 25-30 turnaround so probably benefit my son, not me.
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not sure if the tax breaks are still available for planting trees or not but it may be worth asking your accountant.
 
raggles said:
not sure if the tax breaks are still available for planting trees or not but it may be worth asking your accountant.
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I do believe you're right. I've spent the last five years cutting trees down. Apparently the cricket bat willows are a decent cash crop long-term.
 
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