[stixman]

Just spent the past four days in eastern Kentucky searching for "blank" sticks and had the good fortune of harvesting nearly 220 sticks, only 780 to go. For some reason, I have in my mind that I want to cut 1,000 sticks.

 

[Rad]

Great load of sticks! Good luck!

 

[cobalt]

The leaves are still on the hazel here just waitibg for them to fall then leave it for a week before i cut them.

do you use a saw or lopers to cut them?

The hazel copice looks like its going to have a good crop so should easily get a couple of hundred.

 

[Rad]

Still have a lot of leaves on here also -- it will be a few weeks yet before I start harvesting.

 

[CV3]

I wish I lived in you niebgerhood Stixman.

 

[stixman]

I wish I lived in you niebgerhood Stixman.

 

[stixman]

I am really lucky to have access to great place to harvest sticks.

I cut with Gerber bush saw and with sap up, the saw binds abit now.

Whatdo you use to cut the sticks?

 

[stixman]

Great load of sticks! Good luck!

 

[stixman]

I will dtart cutting vine twisted sticks in about one month. I like for the sap to go fown in cold weather.

 

[cobalt]

having allok at other hazel copices here seems plenty to go at , was hoping the the differnet area will have a different colour bark after some golden colour rather then the dark brown, but good luck with the cutting.

I usually cut mine longer than needed just in case the ends split but last years harvest didnt split .

 

[stixman]

I also cut the sticks longer to allow for checking.

Today was a wzrm day, so I spent most of the day making walking stick.

 

[cobalt]

how long do you season them for ?

I give mine a minimum of a year but prefer up to 2years.

 

[stixman]

how long do you season them for ?

I give mine a minimum of a year but prefer up to 2years.

I like to let the sticks dry for a minimum of one year, sometimes two years. The barn loft gets really hot in the summer here in Kentucky.

 

[Rad]

Almost harvest time here!

 

[cobalt]

and looking forward to it . its just as much interest as making sticks.

 

[stixman]

Which state are you guys located?

I'm in Kentucky and I have only cut a couple hundred sticks so far.

I use a Gerber bush saw and seems like until weather stays cold for a while, the saw tends to bind in the wood when cutting.

What do you use to cut your sticks with?

I've been thinking about purchasing an electric chainsaw.

What do you think?

 

[Alaska Rabologist]

Wow!!! That is fantastic.... I would love to have 1,000 blank sticks...

 

[MJC4]

For the few I cut an old fashioned bow saw works just fine.

 

[CV3]

I can't get out like I once did. But when I can I also us a Gerber brush saw. Now I let stixman cut my most my sticks.

 

[stixman]

Always happy to help out.