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As an adendum Here is a reference from your neck of the woods of a wiltshire thatcher in 1879 by Richard Jefferies (although this is willow rather than hazel it illustrates the properties they were looking for in their wood(please bare in mind that willow retains its sap longer than other woods)) &q...

Hello Billhook Where to start In your origional post you made no distnction on which part of the year the people making spars gads and hurdles are working. If you were saying that material for spars and gads was required fresh green then they could be cutting at any part of the year as and when the ...

Hi Billhook Pleas esee below on my thoughts and responce to your posting Fresh green wood tends to split far easier than that which has started to dry out Fresh green hazel doesnt spit well at all it is carroty and prone to running out and cracking if you are not carefull. It splits much easier if i...

The ideal cut stem

I hope this has been of help

Low cut stool from the inside



Growth from root system



Ideal angle/height required with the axe

High cut hazel stool (yes I realise it is a little more than 3inches high)





Low cut stool

Finaly got round to sorting the pictures out. You are right Mick Sweet Chestnut behaves differently and forms a bol rather than a stool and should there fore be cut higher. It probably wasnt the fault of the person who taught you to cut hazel high but rather the Forestry Commissions. As part of thei...

Hello Paul D In Midland woods at least cutting would start at the end of september/October as soon as the leaves start turning yellow (at this point the sap flow is minimal). Predominantly as the wood owners would want all the heavy work done and the timber/cordwood exstracted prior to the bad weath...

Holding in the traditional hollywood position is half staff. The quarter staff is mentioned in the plays in the man that woll (several fragmentory 15C english fencing manuscripts) in the roll as opponent to the fencer. The Paulus Hector Mayer stuff is good although I find it dificult in the enterpre...

Thanks Dave I have allready contacted Paul Meekings who thinks he will be able to get it at a reasonable price. If this falls through I may take you up on your generous offer. I take it Kynges is the person to talk to about guns. I presume he still posts on here or is at least contactable via pm fro...

Thanks for the replys. I am allready on the look out for the book as it looks like a good source of information.

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I am looking for dimentions construction details (plans) for hoop and stave cannons. Can anybody point me in the right direction? Any museum examples in the UK you would recomend looking at?

Any and all help greatly received.

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As posted earlier for most people working the woods was at best part time (the rest of the time they would of been farmers or agricultural labourers. Charcoal production is a very long drawn ot process especialy when using earth clamps which would necesitate someone being with the clamp 24 7. I know...

The question is who do you want to be? Miner, Metal worker, Glass maker, Charcoal Maker, Ashman, Wheelright/Cart maker, Bowyer, fletcher all trades practiced in woodlands in addition to woodsman during the 14C. Many industries were located in or near woodland so as to be near the raw materials. This...

They are reported to be the last words of a female slave

Each of the lines was spoken as she was lifted into the air.

She was then according to the discription ritualy raped then strangled at her former master feet

Not realy a battle field chant

Hi Marxman Take a look here lots of ideas and examples http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewforum.php?f=1 It appears that most hand paviese are decidedly German Take care as to where your sources you are using come from. Tapestries were brought in from the continent so even if they show an English subj...

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Just wondering if anyone has images of the working parts of a Button Lock Arquebus trigger mechanism as I'm interested in the spring arrangement.

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I'm not sure where you were plenty to do at Tewkes even if it is just stand and gawp The battle is the cumulation of the whole day so it needs to be towards the end to keep the punters there and spending. Agree that the muster is a long time to wait, even so some people can't even get there in that ...

Bleed on it or stick it under a hedge for a while as this will certainly take the shine of off it.

plate of liver and

Its also one of the first available edible greens in the early part of the year

For deer (out of season dates) Fence month (may to June) or 15 days before mid summer to 15 days after. Hunting not alowed Red deer Stag mid may to september hind september 14th to January 14th Fallow deer buck june 24th to september 14th doe september 14th to February 2nd Roe deer buck easter to 29...

Ok here goes Forests were and are indeed areas of mixed habitats including but not exclusivley woodland, heathland, moor and other open land. They could include planned countryside (farmed) but the one overiding condition was that they were governed by Forest Law (the courts were known as forest eyr...

Fox- Wow good re search Completley agree although I would possibly put a slightly different inference on things 4d for a piece of meat which would at best feed only one to two people is still quite exspensive compared to the other meats on offer, other prices I have for Rabbit are; 1270 rabbits on a...

As Rabbits still only occured in warrens for an army to be having them for provisions would mean raiding a high status persons home would this be likely? How about pre skinning buying a couple of Hare skins and passing the meat off as Hare? This still allows you to cover some of the living History a...

To give you an idea of how valuble Rabbits were - The bishop of ealey sent 20 armed and armored troups to raid a local warren for meat and fur. (Rabbits were not classed as vermin untill the late 1800's and their meat and fur didnt become common place untill the end of the 15C The only people given ...