Uses for Hazel

[farmer_ben]

Hi all,

 

We're hedgerow coppicing and have come to a few large Hazels, with 35-40 stems coming from each stump. Obviously the stems are a variety of lengths, some a arrow straight, some are not. We normally try to keep any hedgerow timber over 2" for firewood and we'll do the same with this if there is no other use for it.

 

Just seems a shame, as like i say some is lovely and straight. Will walk up there later and get some photos.

 

Thanks for any suggestions

[Stereo]

There's a bloke on eBay selling straight seasoned sun shoots for loads of money as walking stick blanks.

 

Bigger stuff makes lovely easy logs I think.

[corylus]

Bigger stuff makes lovely easy logs I think.

 

Even I can get it nice and dry!

[farmer_ben]

There's a bloke on eBay selling straight seasoned sun shoots for loads of money as walking stick blanks.

 

Bigger stuff makes lovely easy logs I think.

 

i'll have a look thanks, we have probably used 5t of hazel this winter as firewood, brilliant stuff. we just like to know if there is other uses though before burning it. dont get me wrong though, Hazel is a cracking firewood

[Nellybelly]

i'll have a look thanks, we have probably used 5t of hazel this winter as firewood, brilliant stuff. we just like to know if there is other uses though before burning it. dont get me wrong though, Hazel is a cracking firewood

 

Stick an advert up on bodgers.org.uk its a greenwood workers website,

I think there's quite a big greenwood working community around suffolk,

Someone's bound to be looking for some for hurdle making

[felixthelogchopper]

Did some coppicing at Hatfield Forest a couple of years ago and we had a guy picking loads up for thatching. Even larger stuff was useful as spars.

[farmer_ben]

Stick an advert up on bodgers.org.uk its a greenwood workers website,

I think there's quite a big greenwood working community around suffolk,

Someone's bound to be looking for some for hurdle making

 

thank you very much, i'll have a look at that now. we'd love to start making a few things ourselves, but just dont know where to start. hoping someone will take some wood off us and in return show us a few crafts techniques etc

[davetaz]

Bean poles!!!

 

http://www.beanpoles.org.uk/

[Rich2484]

The hazel needs to be seasoned then steamed then straightened, then sold as blanks. Then someone adds there own touch through pirography or burning or adding some decoration to the top.

 

It's easy to do practically but you need the space to store sticks to allow seasoning.

 

Used to do it a while back but stopped as my time was taken up with family matters and never really got back into it.

[Aaron]

stakes and binders for hedge laying, hurdle making, wind brakes etc