Anybody Have Step By Step For Making Naturals

[astraman1 0]

im just starting to play around and while chopping a tree back for family got a couple of forks to play with ive stripped the bark off one and started shaping it but its starting to split down the fork tips im guessing its something to do with drying

 

but what is the step by step starting from it is on the tree

 

thanks

[Greyman 28,628]

I only cut forks in January and February because there is less moisture and toxins in the wood, I mostly cut from hazel bush,s unless I see something special, and I never get a split in the wood, as soon as the sap rises at the start of March the wood is likely to split, it's the same with walking stick shafts, January is the month to gather wood, if you have some forks you can give them a two minute blast in the microwave to drive the moisture out and season the wood artificially, that's about it for my forks, I will be out cutting again after Christmas, it only takes a few hours to get a box full which will last me all year, others will have different advice but that's what works for me cheers

[ernesto 30]

We made them from privet bushes when kids,take the bark off with pocket knife.use one of your old bike tyers,inner tube cut lenghts approx. three eights wide by twelve inches long.then for the pouch get some soft leather two inch by one inch,put two holes in one either end double the end of the inner tube to thread through the two holes.bind each end together holding the pouch in place.then either bind each end of the tube to the each end of the fork.i used elastic bands found it easier.just made sure each length of inner tube was same length two pocket full of road chippings bingo another good day over the fields.were talking 1950s here thougth.just a bit of useless info.ATB.