Making Chestnut Paling – sustainable fencing
By woodlandstv
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Sweet chestnut paling looks great and is good value. Aly May from sayitwithwood.co.uk shows how it's made with an ingenious piece of equipment. http://woodlands.co.uk
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Pretty Cool
hello,been a pale maker or paling maker since i was 15 now 45 so i know a bit about da game,done hurdles n rose arches even done larves for proper old national trust plasterin wit horsehair n stuff,targets for bow n arrows anything,posts rails,wat ya want,yet earn no money,wat do ya do,got skills ray mears dreams of with splitting tools,all the best,dyin trade its dead
nice land rover!
I bought a 230 acre farm in Kentucky, 1975. It had sections of Chestnut Paling, the wood and wire were still in use! this was 35~ 50 years after they had been made. I had no idea that they were still being made today.
This craft needs a revival. I live in Washington State in the US and I think there would be a huge market and ready supplies for paling, wattle etc.
Good vid .
Didn't know that's how the fencing was made , what a great looking machine : )
Cheers,
Pete.
Pete B
October 24, 2009