boo Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 Old boggy , have you tried stripping an ash twister , looks nice contrast with the twist.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 13 hours ago, boo said: Old boggy , have you tried stripping an ash twister , looks nice contrast with the twist.... Stimo22 is the one fortunate enough to find the twisted shanks. However, I have tried rubbing down hazel (the stick, not a young lady unfortunately ) to get to the underbark which is mainly darker and can provide a good finish. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 10 hours ago, Old Boggy said: Stimo22 is the one fortunate enough to find the twisted shanks. However, I have tried rubbing down hazel (the stick, not a young lady unfortunately ) to get to the underbark which is mainly darker and can provide a good finish. OB Hazel's underbark is darker...…….. Ditchy will jump on this surely🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 19 minutes ago, vampire said: Hazel's underbark is darker...…….. Ditchy will jump on this surely🤣 get outa here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stimo22 Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 As OB says I often get twisted hazel and ash, even blackthorn. Lucky enough to have access to woods with no public access. So get the best bits. I have never needed to remove the bark only on Holly which shrinks so much the bark creases up and looks rough. This also sometimes happens on blackthorn but only on some and I find that running down well with sandpaper till it is smooth and the coating with Danish oil will make them come up a dark red colour which looks quite nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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