Ash & Hazel......So many Uses

[Rolfe 2]

I am fortunate that I get to work in some very old estates and woodlands for many months in the year and come across plenty of coppiced hazel and ash saplings that have many many uses to the rural pest controller. Last week I got to cut a varied selection to use for Long Net pegs, Purse Net pegs, Fenn Trap holding pegs, trap setting sticks, and even a few walking and thumb stick shanks. Whilst i realise not everyone can get there hands on such a windfall, if you do get the chance, I urge you to make full use of natures free harvest, purse net pegs in particular will last many years before wanting replacing.

[Urban Fox Control London 8]

Keeping traditions alive is very difficult in 2010. Keep up the hard work. I'm sure you find it very rewarding.

[Rolfe 2]

Keeping traditions alive is very difficult in 2010. Keep up the hard work. I'm sure you find it very rewarding.

Keeping the traditional methods alive as well as embracing new techniques and materials is the way forward in my opinion. Many of the old methods and materials can be utilised in todays pest control practises often with excellent results.

 

Rolfe.

[trapperman 474]

i love coppice crafts and have planted over 1000 ash and around 500 hazel trees amongst many others on my holding, what i dont use i can burn in the woodburner.

i`ve got around 5000 willow stools that i`ve been coppicing and replanting for the last 4-5 years and am hoping to have a go at willow hurdles someday.

 

as you say i think its important to keep these things going in the modern world or they will be lost forever

[Jebus 3]

I have access to an estate in Northampton too, there's also alot of decent bits of hazel there. I will have to cut my self a few shanks for some thumb sticks and I think I will need to make some more purse net pegs. You can't beat a propper Old English Woodland with Hazel and hard woods growing in!

[lamping rabbit 11]

u lucky man....

[robsharpe 1]

rolfe when i seen your second pick it made me smile ,when my nephew was a toddler my dad made him a fort for his cowboys made the same way as those all wired to toghether to make an outpost with look out towers too, so hazel does have many uses i have made many a good net peg or tealer peg for me snares

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

Come on ROB admit it,the fort was for you so you could play cowboys and indians while all your mates where playing doctors and nurses,odd child

[robsharpe 1]

MR TP we can play doctors and nurses if you want now bend :sick: