Autumn 2015 | |
A new work-horse for the woodland. | |
The compost loo gets a roof. Larch roofing battens and cedar shingles. | The roof complete. |
Summer 2015 | |
Spoon-making at Sallerton Wood. | A wet day working in the woods. |
The compost loo gets roof timbers. | Cladding the compost loo with sawn Ash. |
A recently-found source of clay in the Wood. Suitable for making a timber-drying kiln maybe? | The next stage for the compost loo - Larch timber frame completed and erected ready for cladding. |
Prepared Hazel bars and Ash rails for a hurdle. | The completed hurdle in position to keep young Thomas away from the log-burner area at home. |
Ash and Hazel poles for making a hurdle. | Shaping the ends of the bars with a rounder. |
Ivy removed from useful Ash coppice trees. | Track-grading near the entrance. |
The completed well. | Spring-water on tap, piped to near the woodland workshop. |
A spring; a useful source of naturally-filtered water. | Captured spring. |
A new gate for the entrance, made at Sallerton Wood from timber extracted and processed there. | |
Spring 2015 | |
Woodland shelter frame complete with its tarpaulin roof. | |
Cutting the surplus off the pegs. | |
Erecting the trusses. | The assembled frame. |
Early stages of erection of the woodland shelter frame. | Checking levels. |
Frame joint cutting. | Frame peg making with a draw-knife and shaving-horse. |
Prepared timber for a woodland shelter frame. | |
Preparing timber for a timber frame with the chainsaw mill. | |
Moving materials the hard way. | This will make life easier! |
Coppiced timber stacked to dry. | Newly-planted native broadleaved tree saplings. |