Straightening Hazel pegs

[ianrob 2]

High guys. I uploaded this brief guide on straightening long net pegs onto Utube as the file was too large to put on here. You can PM me if you can tell me the secret of loading video on this site. I hope it helps someone. ian

[whippeter69 88]

Thanks mate

[DUCKWING 302]

AN IDEAL GUIDE FOR LADS STARTING OUT IAN

 

 

IF LADS ARE USING AN OUT DOOR FIRE OR A LARGER HEAT SOURCE NOT AS CONTROLABLE AS A LITTLE METHS BURNER I WOULD ADVISE USING SOME TIN FOIL WRAPPED AROUND THE PEG ....... THIS WILL REDUCE THE RISK OF LIFTING / SCORCHING THE BARK

 

ALL THE BEST

 

 

DUCKWING

[cumbrianrabbiter 0]

cracking bit of footage mate well done

[The one 8,524]

Why not just use a heat gun or when you cut them cable tie them to the rafter's in the shed and they dry out straight ?

[ianrob 2]

Why not just use a heat gun or when you cut them cable tie them to the rafter's in the shed and they dry out straight ?

 

Yes you could use a heat gun, as for the cable ties, suit yourself, this purely to show a method to straighten pegs. It's also the method used by most stickmakers to straighten walking sticks for showing. you can also take a dogleg out of a stick which you wouldn't be able to with cable ties. I'm only trying to put up information which some might have a use for. If you don't then fine.

I just cut a load of sticks when I find them, and put them in my loft in a large bucket. I can make a dozen pegs, ramrod straight in an evening from unlikely looking sticks. If the hazel in your area is plentiful then of course you need select only the best. I don't have that luxury at the moment. The local peat moss folks buried my best local trees during a bit of expansion work.

[Tiercel 6,986]

Ianrob,

 

That was a good bit of information there. There are many ways to apply heat to sticks so that you are able to straighten them. The way you have shown there is available to anyone. For people who do not realise that you can actually straighten sticks, you have shown that all you need is a heat source and a little bit of pressure. Good post.

 

Tiercel

[kx100 66]

what was that wee heat thing

[Leeview 791]

Why not just use a heat gun or when you cut them cable tie them to the rafter's in the shed and they dry out straight ?

very interesting thread but I'm with the one on this and must be lucky in that I have no problem getting straight hazel for poles or walking sticks and manage to tweak if necessary over my knee, will try this method if I ever need to

Y.I.S Leeview

[IanB 0]

Good video ianrob, hopefully some people will benefit from it...

[ianrob 2]

what was that wee heat thing

Hi mate, it's called a spirit burner. Any chemist can order you one, or you'll get one online. They just burn methylated spirit.

Edited October 17, 2008 by ianrob

[Guest friedrice]

a pan of boiling water with notches in lid to take the stick is also a good way

[rabbit tourmentor 29]

cut a catapult stick yesterday and its a nice stick apart from the fact that the prongs are bent so it wouldnt be

acurat shot throw it can i do the same thing very helpfull vid cheers