Old Boggy Posted December 15, 2018 Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 4 hours ago, johnphilip said: I use one of these and a hot airgun , done loads of sticks . Just take your time . I currently use these two blocks in the vice which you can over bend to allow for some springback, after heating with the hot air gun, but prefer the look of what you use. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted December 15, 2018 Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 Thanks , thats not mine its just a google image , it was to wet and windy to go in the shed to take a picture , but mine is very much the same . I put a leather strip on mine to save the bark getting damaged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 On 4 December 2018 at 16:19, Stimo22 said: Hi OB yes here gos Hawthorn,Chesnut/Cherry Top, Hazel/Antler, Blackthorn/Buffalo hprn, Hazel/antler, hazel/antler,blackthorn/antler, hazel/antler, blackthorn/banksia nut, hazel/antler. New photo is twisted hazel, twisted blackthorn and hazel. I have nearly finished making the blackthorn one which is a quite rare find The above should have read ash, blackthorn and haz Any update and pictures on that twisted blackthorn Stimo22. Very interested to see how it turned out. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 On 15/12/2018 at 11:06, ditchman said: love this stuff about making equipment that dosnt excist........... Likewise ..... problem is I have enough on without someone finding me something else to do. Still have to fettle that piece of antler you sent me, think it is about fifth in line at the moment, then someone rings me and says he has some rabbits need thinning out so there goes another string of evenings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stimo22 Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 On 2 February 2019 at 08:08, Old Boggy said: Any update and pictures on that twisted blackthorn Stimo22. Very interested to see how it turned out. OB Hi OB This is the finished stick with another blackthorn with a Banksia nut handle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 3 hours ago, Stimo22 said: Hi OB This is the finished stick with another blackthorn with a Banksia nut handle They both look good and the twisted one is quite special. Well done. Many thanks for posting. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgy dave Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 most of mine i made about ten years ago are full of woodworm how would you stop that from happening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 28 minutes ago, dodgy dave said: most of mine i made about ten years ago are full of woodworm how would you stop that from happening Burn them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgy dave Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 wat before they get woodworm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 Well it is unlikely that they had woodworm when you cut them. So, wherever you stored them must have woodworm. Time for a bonfire before you cut anymore. Simples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boo Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 Woodworm can sometimes actually be in shanks been cut , but may take awhile for them to show . I normally every year spray all shanks with woodworm killer from the local hardware shops when storing ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgy dave Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 yes mr boo like i said these have been varnished and finished for about ten years. a pity they were nice sticks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 3 hours ago, boo said: Woodworm can sometimes actually be in shanks been cut , but may take awhile for them to show . I normally every year spray all shanks with woodworm killer from the local hardware shops when storing ... I didn`t know that. I had better go and spray my ones that are drying out in the shed. Must be about twenty in there, mostly hazel but a few blackthorn. Thanks for that information. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boo Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 Been planing slabs of cherry and what looks like back walnut, no sign of worm , took about half inch off found a couple of pockets of worm , just goes to show , if the sticks had horn or antler tops couldn't you just reshank them , pain I know but doable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boo Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 When I said could be in fresh shanks could be 2/3 years before you could see any holes , so keep an eye on stock , and I spray every year , keep the little burgers at bay... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 8 hours ago, boo said: When I said could be in fresh shanks could be 2/3 years before you could see any holes , so keep an eye on stock , and I spray every year , keep the little burgers at bay... So not in the shanks when green and cut, moving in when stored and drying? Hence my suggestion to burn them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 Had one or two hazels with worm appearing but never on ash or blackthorn. Can see how it will get in there if the shanks are stored in a shed to dry. My problem is this old house I'm itting in is supported by a framework of 3 to 400yr old timbers so I am sure the little divils are living in here a well somewhere. Easy enough to spray but do it outside as the lst time I used the stuff it almost did me as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 I lost all but two of my treasured collection of sticks, mostly home made, to wood worm. Hazel and Blackthorn were infected, the Ash was not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 22 minutes ago, JDog said: I lost all but two of my treasured collection of sticks, mostly home made, to wood worm. Hazel and Blackthorn were infected, the Ash was not. JDog, do you think that the worm got to them prior to them being cut (i.e. when still green !!), once they were cut and whilst drying, or after they had been finished ? A genuine question, as I now am concerned for the ones I have already made and given away. Those still drying in my shed will shortly be sprayed. Thanks for any advice that, as a horticulturist, you may be able to give. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 25 minutes ago, Old Boggy said: JDog, do you think that the worm got to them prior to them being cut (i.e. when still green !!), once they were cut and whilst drying, or after they had been finished ? A genuine question, as I now am concerned for the ones I have already made and given away. Those still drying in my shed will shortly be sprayed. Thanks for any advice that, as a horticulturist, you may be able to give. OB I saw no sign of woodworm for several years after the sticks were made, then one year they all had the tell tale holes in them. Quite when the woodworm infected them I cannot say but it is very unlikely that they were infected whilst still curing. If I made more I would paste on wood preservative as soon as I cut them. Only those who make their own sticks can appreciate the feeling of losing some in this way. Some I had for twenty years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 i too have lost a couple of sticks...they were hazel...........i think next time...it might be an idea to let them dry for a bit and then do as jdog says with the preservertive........i would be tempted to put them in a plastic overflow pipe....put end caps on it then empty a smal tin of preservertive in it and close the end and turn it every week for a month...then take it out and hang to dry ...........dont know if this would effect the bark tho .................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 42 minutes ago, JDog said: I saw no sign of woodworm for several years after the sticks were made, then one year they all had the tell tale holes in them. Quite when the woodworm infected them I cannot say but it is very unlikely that they were infected whilst still curing. If I made more I would paste on wood preservative as soon as I cut them. Only those who make their own sticks can appreciate the feeling of losing some in this way. Some I had for twenty years. Thanks for that, wood preservative seems the way to go. I can fully appreciate the sense of loss of a stick that one has taken quite a few hours to make, used and cherished for years, as they become a very personal item. OB 12 minutes ago, ditchman said: . close the end and turn it every week for a month.. .................. This sounds like the way I make my sloe gin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgy dave Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 yea devils if there in the new sticks and go and from there to the walls of shed its a viscous circle . i suppose if steam bend them instead of using the hot gun it would help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 Very nice sticks. May be if you store your sticks whilst seasoning in a drainage pipe with caps at either end it would prevent infestation,but no good if you've brought it home already infected. Storing sticks in a garage/shed is asking for woodworm if its like mine.I sprayed all the timber in the roof and chucked away benches that were in there when we moved in, as were heavily infected.You can get a pump up spray bottle from QD for a couple of quid that will spray a jet or mist,just be careful not to breath the mist or get it on your skin/clothes as it will do for you as well as the worm,oh and do several coats once one soaked in do another. have done a couple myself and have loads seasoning,coated mine with true oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 14 hours ago, Walker570 said: Had one or two hazels with worm appearing but never on ash or blackthorn. Can see how it will get in there if the shanks are stored in a shed to dry. My problem is this old house I'm itting in is supported by a framework of 3 to 400yr old timbers so I am sure the little divils are living in here a well somewhere. Easy enough to spray but do it outside as the lst time I used the stuff it almost did me as well. Yes but you have no woodworm now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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