Making birch faggots

[Acerforestry]

Has anyone seen at any point an instructional video for making the above, the general purpose of which is to start bread ovens. I saw a bloke at the Kent Woodfair last year and he had a little bench clamp / vice setup to assist in the making of, I'd like to see that or something similar in use. A dying craft it seems, and I get quite a lot of birch top

[Stere]

I remember the  one was good same guy you saw?

 

 

[lux]

1 hour ago, Acerforestry said:

Has anyone seen at any point an instructional video for making the above, the general purpose of which is to start bread ovens. I saw a bloke at the Kent Woodfair last year and he had a little bench clamp / vice setup to assist in the making of, I'd like to see that or something similar in use. A dying craft it seems, and I get quite a lot of birch top

 

Pimp clamp is what is used to make them. Probably some regional variations on that name. Have a look on the Woodlands TV channel on Youtube. They have a video of the chap who owns this sign. He is local to me and is well known for the old woodland crafts and ways. They really are superb fire lighters

[Stubby]

I watched Allan Waters making pimps using a clamp .  He is about 80 years old now and given up the charcoal retort . 

[Mark Bolam]

@Joe Newton can you help?

[lux]

2 hours ago, Stubby said:

I watched Allan Waters making pimps using a clamp .  He is about 80 years old now and given up the charcoal retort . 

I couldn’t remember his name. That photo was from last years Wests Wood fair Near East Dean. 

[lux]

1 hour ago, Mark Bolam said:

@Joe Newton can you help?

Careful Mark you might regret giving him options.  Joe might decide to be the Pimp and put you on faggot duty ….. 🤔😂

[Stubby]

2 hours ago, lux said:

I couldn’t remember his name. That photo was from last years Wests Wood fair Near East Dean. 

I was there failing in the chainsaw race 😄

[Joe Newton]

3 hours ago, lux said:

Careful Mark you might regret giving him options.  Joe might decide to be the Pimp and put you on faggot duty ….. 🤔😂

If i were in the business of making faggots I'd start with Bolam. I like an easy job. 

[Acerforestry]

I can see we are going off topic with humourous banter which is fine, but anyway some good replies there I will check out youtube, it seems all that is needed is a pimp clamp and some spare time