#ashlaths

The perfect evening for a spot of fireside crafts... . . . . . #partoftheprocess #workshoplife #plantlabels #madefromwaste #ashlaths #handmade #cottageindustry #fireside #woodstove #eveningindustry https://www.instagram.com/p/CHQmqd4D5p7/?igshid=18bf5dzqlata3

This being the season when many folks start sowing I've today been making some of last year's coracle lath off-cuts into garden plant labels. Approx 300mm long x 35mm wide these smoothed strips of ash can be easily written on with chalk, canyon, pencil, paint or permanent marker, and if you put oil or varnish on afterwards they could be used for the same crop over multiple seasons. For the longest lifespan they're best taken out of the ground when the crop is lifted, cleaned of mud and stored in the dry until next you need them. Most of my stock goes to @oxfordwoodrecycling, where a bundle of 5 costs £3.50. . . . . . #madefromwaste #coraclelaths #ashlaths #reclaimedwood #growninthechilterns #growninbritain #ash #vegpatch #allotmentaccessories #growyourownfood #handmade https://www.instagram.com/p/B-AT18qjFDE/?igshid=rv6z9z2u7btq

This pack of 300 ash laths look like some of the finest I've ever been sourced by the guys at Nettlebed Sawmill. Giving them 3 months notice to find the perfect log was obviously a good strategy 😊 Now sat in water to keep them supple until their respective workshops, I had only 15 rejects out of the whole bundle, three of which I've turned into this beautiful butterfly 😉 . . . . . #coraclemaking #coracle #course #ashlaths #ash #greenwoodworking #locallysourced #lovewood #nettlebedsawmill #partoftheprocess #beautifulbend https://www.instagram.com/p/ByVvAZYArUh/?igshid=noib49407e5f

After a year of Coracle making courses I usually have a big pile of rejected laths and off-cuts, so the following spring they all get fed through my thicknesser and made into these handy garden planting labels, which are popular in all of the shops I supply. Previously I've bundled then up with coloured wrappings, but was recently introduced to the more subtle brown paper above, which I think I prefer. Does anyone else agree? . . . . . #madefromwaste #growninbritain #ashlaths #coraclemaking #lovewood #workshoplife #locallysourced #localtimber #localprovenance #buylocal #makersgonnamake Available from @objectsofuse @faulknerandwells @oxfordwoodrecycling https://www.instagram.com/p/BulPEwoARL-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1sb7u1c28szbh

Wow, what a day! These four fast working teams have all almost finished their #handmade #ash framed #coracle #boats in just one sitting. Starting with little more than a bundle of #ashlaths a pot full of nails and a handful of #handtools, today has passed in a frenzy of #making with marvellous results. Check back tomorrow to see the culmination of #coraclemaking when this #fleet goes #afloat. #traditionalcrafts #greenwoodworking #localcraft #britainafloat #woodworksandcoracles