Wooden Hay Forks
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Decided to make a few hay forks for the upcoming mowing season. Green wood is felled, rive and carved to size with a draw knife, then steamed and placed in a form to dry. Afterwards taken out and sharpened up, then little spaces are placed to hold the shape forever.
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Maybe you should put up some on-screen text telling people to turn on closed captions for narrative notes. I always forget until I'm about five minutes in. (Of course that means I just go back and re-watch the first five minutes, which is a pleasure anyway.)
Where do you turn on the closed caption?? Lol
I worked at a wooden boat shop where steaming wood was common. When once you pull the piece out of the steam box you only have about 30 seconds to get it situated, especially for thin pieces. it also dries the wood hence the splintering so coating it in linseed, kerosene, or penetrol helps it retain moisture. As always amazing job, thanks for sharin! :)
Thanks for extra imput on that. I fully intend to make some of these after I get my own workshop set up!
Wooden forks are much easier on the body to use, being so much lighter.
''Where you find quality,
you will find a craftsman,
not a quality -control expert.'' -Robert Brault
Ergonomics before anyone knew about the term. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Nice job.
This is as close as we're going to get to the Foxfire books in Video.
I see someone else has heard of those treasure hoards of information and life lessons
Not familiar with Foxfire books.
Can you share a link to get more info?
Or, share a title which you feel is the best?
Thanks in advance.
@@TheMarshmellowLife I used to have the set. Took them to school to read. It was the most educational thing I did in elementary school.
I have the complete set. Damn good books. The old ways come to life. Seems to me like a great alternative to store purchased. Sustainable. And when it's useful life is over as a fork it can be used to heat your home. Or make the heat for the steam to make another. All sorts of other ideas like knife handles and such. So much better.
Foxfire books are pretty old...like me. 😁 they were a how book series for people wanting to make everything you can imagine. How to build a proper fire, raise a barn, build a birch bark canoe, make sassafras tea....the list goes on.
Impressive stuff. Watching you work is like having an history class on craftsmanship.
In Austria we use the wood of the firtree for hayforks. Two reasons: it is very light, and it can be heated in a campfire to bend it. The handle needs to be tapered at the end to trigger the gripping reflex, so it doesn‘t accidently fall out of your hand.
The wooden hayforks are safer than the metal ones because the hay gets very hot if it is not completely dry and when it comes in contact with metal it can start to burn.
I always wondered how a lot of farm tools were made, now I know. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos, they are appreciated. Take care and be safe.
Glad you like them!
Love your use of the Golden Ratio by using body parts .. makes it comfortable and pleasing at the same time.
Some lovely Wood Thrush singing @4:30, my favorite bird!
The steam bending is so cool almost like magic! I can only imagine how nice those are too use must be so light.
Sure enjoyed your video. , God sure give you a talent. God speed
Awesome love watching your videos
You had a production line of forks going on there.
Or should I say, a fork queue?
Fork queue too, buddy.
I'm almost eight minutes in and you've reminded me of making my longbows. You'd make great ones, arrows too.
Joel Wetzel YES! And maybe a crossbow too.
Exactly what I came to comment. When I saw him splitting the log I though to myself "damn I'd pay a good money for one of those staves!"
I was thinking the same thing when he split that log! I wonder if he does make bows...
Haven't seen this since my Dad did it some 65 years ago. Dad's were always 3-tiners and slipped in and out of the hay easily.
"it helps to be an octopus"
One of my favorite captions of all time.
Great job, I will try it with european ash as soon as I will be able build something to steam it.
Awesome! Thank you!
Great, just great!
2:02 You can see the trunk lift as he hammers down a wedge. What an odd sight of physics at work.
I saw that too and had a very similar thought.
You remind me of me looking for a walking stick. I found a hard oak straight piece of wood. We took off the bark and I sanded it smooth. My Uncle carved my name on it. He put one coat of clear sealer on it and when I got home I put two more coats on it. that was in 2012 and i still use it today. I sanded it in an oval shape and I can walk all afternoon with that stick.
Your projects are fantastic examples of forgotten or lost techniques. Rarely have I learned as much as in your company. Rarely have I been so inspired. Love that you let the silence speak instead of youtube's usual muzak.
Thank You Mr Chikadee!
❤
You are very welcome
cool watching you resurrect these old building techniques, the outcome is always a pleasure to behold.
I found it interesting how you measured with your arm, hand and etc. It aroused my curiosity then it came to me that when people HAD to make stuff/tools and etc. they didn't have tape measures, yardsticks or the like so they had to use some common denominator. Good job and rakes look good.
Oh my God, the faint crackling of the log as he’s splitting it has to be one of the most pleasant sounds I’ve ever heard.
Awesome Josh, you make it look so easy and with your teachings I am sure it would be. Thanks so much for sharing your skills and teachings with us. Fred.
Just awesome work....thx for your service....and thx for all this great content...
I guess you could say...the way it was...lol...
Bonjour et bravo!
I think I love as much the sound as the image!
;0)
Take care.
In South Louisiana, waterlogged Cypress, aka sinker cypress, that was felled in the 1800's in the swamps is a highly prized material. The government has even had to make a law that all cypress recovered out of swamps has to have been felled with an axe to discourage people from cutting down trees and coming back later to get them and sell the lumber. It's amazing how long it can last underwater, especially in the low oxygen, highly acidic swamps.
Your videos are always so relaxing. They remind me of why I want to move farther from the city.
I love the BFH you use to open the saw path and split the wood. I know what I’m going to make next time I start making hammers again. Nice relaxing video full of great infomation and lessons.
Always a pleasure to watch.
Now those are nice!!
So beautiful I would not dare using on hay. I would get a cheap steel one from the orange box store and hang these in my living room. Enjoy these videos much. Thanks.
REALLY NICE TO SEE HOW THIS IS DONE
👍 = there is nothing left to say! Everything is perfect!
Beautiful
Love your videos man. I'd love to make my life more simple, too many machines, too many problems.
I can see using this same method to create apple pickers
So relaxing. Thanks.
Watch out for the Poison Ivy on the tree!!!
I agree... Though, this might have been ivy (their vines look very much alike). Let's hope!
I read some years ago in Smithsonian magazine that eating poison ivy can make you immune. I wouldn’t know how to go about that nor am I recommending the practice at least not without sizable amount of study. My mother and I have both had extreme reactions when we were young that evidently gave us a lifetime of immunity. Picked it out by hand on numerous occasions without any reaction.
Yup, likely Poison... hairy vines... a few leaves looked like oak
We say to our kids, "leaves of three let it be, and don't be a dope and touch the fuzzy rope."
Thank you
Nice!
Sometimes I look at the dislikes on your videos and wonder who the 8 people are who are upset by this simple, quality media that delivers exactly what the title and thumbnail imply
I do not think they are dislikes, but people with a shaking disease? or may be a couple beetles protesting about food shortages...
I almost cried at the end, but I was incredulous, and doubtful the entire program. Bless your focus. Thank You Mr. Chickadee!
I've always wanted to see this done, thanks
Dang I want to make a few Of these when I move to my 13 in a week! Great video as always!
beautiful
I like them well done
Absolutely gorgeous Mr chickidy
Those would make a nice rustic wall decoration
Now for some pitch torches and we'll be all set tooo... uhm, harvest hay, yeah that's it... harvest hay.
I like how when you drive the wedge behind the saw the log noticeably moves up.
It’s nice to see some steam bending!
Hay that was a nice job . amazing on how it was all made before cnc and 3d printers. great stuff
I want to shovel some hay with one of those cool hay forks
HAY!!!
Nice fork :)
Seems nice and lightweight.
Awesome job reminds me of my grandpa making handles for shovels and all types of tools.
good vid
You make my heart happy...
Excellent. Thank you.
You have some amazing videos. You are a true craftsman.
Thank you very much!
Cada dia que passa tenho mais admiração pela sua arte.
loved the process.
I never quite know what you're up to until near the end. This was a revelation to me. I've never seen anything like it. Thank you for sharing with us.
Such wonderfully simple methods...
Thank you! Cheers!
I paint kakishibu for wood (persimmon tannin juice ) which I made 4 years before .That makes wood strong and will not rot. color dyes orange brown.
The sounds of splitting wood is very satisfying, like the sounds of water and the sounds of rock splitting. The bird sound is nice also. If you ever said something I'm sure I would like that too. Just teasing you. I love your videos.
Beautiful forks! Must be a good feeling to use your own hand made tools.
Fine work as always
Great video and a nice angle on the fork!
Woo! Yesss! I suck at making these. Needed this
will done. Useful tools. ♡♡♡.
Also, what is the purpose of soaking in the pond? Isn't it green and full of moisture? My grandfather and English man used to make hay forks from willow. The willow was grown in the coppice and was pruned to a three-branch sapling being around the right hight in the second year it was put into what he called a brake and grown on for a third year. in the fourth year, late winter prior to spring it would be cut. The willow would grow again from the first node below the cut and pruning would begin to form the next rake. Some of the willows he was using had been farmed for hay forks by his great grandfather. I have one that I brought to Australia. It is light springy in the full length of the handle requiring only oiling once or twice a year. Because it is grown there is no creep back to straight. Rake handles were grown also be made from 4 or five-year-old saplings of ash. About 2inches round and 12 to 15 feet long grown in clumps to force them high and relatively straight Love the woodwork that you do thank you.
Whoa.....
Those pitchforks are priceless family heirlooms
Damn good job once again Chick!!!
you are the most beautiful madness that I found in these times, thanks for teaching your art, you have a new admirer
Another great tutorial of your very fine authentic craftsmanship Mr Chickadee!👏🏻👍🏻💪🏻💯
Thank you kindly
Outstanding my friend
These look so cool!
Nice job, again.
Very nice! I've made a wooden rake, and several snaths. (Steam bent like American snaths) The forks have been on my list for this summer. Thanks for the precise measurements! 😁
i need to make some snaths, hard to find the right height/length for the taller gent...
Great job
Dang it, I need these! Literally went to three stores yesterday looking for a hay fork and they're sold out. Wish I had the tools to make one.
Great video! Very soothing to watch. You might put a note at the beginning of each video about the captions. I had no idea until I read it in the comments.
I really appreciate the CC, but I admit that I watch each video first with no comments, just to enjoy the craftsmanship. Semper Fi
I appreciate that!
Outstanding as always Mr. C.
Brilliant!!!😊
That would work great for compost tumbling. ooooh that's idea for next time, how about a compost tumbler barrel? just a thought.
The long shavings look like they could be woven into a basket. And you could drill two holes at the upper end of the tines to stop the split, right?
Ash splits make excellent baskets, just like white oak and hickory!
I really enjoyed the measuring stick you used to obtain desired log length. Another great video. Thanks.
Hard to forget that measuring stick!
My benches are all made of ash. We don’t have hard maple in Virginia. My oldest bench is about 25 years old and dead flat and without wear.
plenty of ash around in Virginia for the taking now thanks to the emerald borer
What part of Virginia? In the Blue Ridge, we have plenty of maple to go around.
There is maple in VA, but you have to be in the right spot.
It’s such a shame, what is happening to our ash trees everywhere. I hope the survivors spread good genes and have lots of baby ash trees, it is a very nice wood.
I miss all the big old chestnut trees I used to see growing up. Damn invasive pests
It turned out very well! Good job Mr.Chickadee, these hay forks were used all the time in the month of July (in the 50'&60')
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That was awesome
Fantastic
Since it seems like Roy is no longer doing any new The Woodwright’s Shop episodes, I vote for you too take over for him. All joking aside, if you are interested it would be worth a try. Roy seems to be a really nice guy and does answers emails (contact form on his website).
The grain of ash reminds me so much of oak.
Awesome!
As always you bring us wonderful tips and techniques. Congratulations my friend. And thank you very much.
Remarkable.