Making a large pallet wood store

[Marko]

https://dailyhike.wordpress.com/tag/pallet-shed/

 

Here's a large pallet woodstore

 

Sorry for the derail but at the foot of the article he talks about having a great season collecting and boiling sap. Any ideas on why and what for?

[Al Baker]

Sorry for the derail but at the foot of the article he talks about having a great season collecting and boiling sap. Any ideas on why and what for?

 

That would be Birch or Maple sap for boiling and reducing into syrup.

 

Just drill into a birch tree with a half inch bit for a couple of inches on the south side of the tree whichever month the sap rises where you are.

Drill upwards around 25 - 30 degrees. Stick a tube in that..half inch gauge.

Point the tube into a container. cover the container pipe junction to stop **** falling in. Collect the sap. Boil it down to almost nothing. Do that with 5 or six trees. Bottle the syrup from the reductions. Let it stand for a year to reduce astringency.

 

If you like, you can boil it right down to toffee.

Edited April 27, 2012 by Al Baker

[Marko]

Anyone tasted Birch Syrup? Is used as per maple syrup or used as the basis for brewing?

[Al Baker]

Anyone tasted Birch Syrup? Is used as per maple syrup or used as the basis for brewing?

 

Used as per maple syrup.

 

Ha now we're back on the rails right?

[treedom]

So I can tap trees and use the sap for gluing the pallets together?

 

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[sandbach-sticks]

Not syrup but iv'e made birch sap wine lovely!!

[adam_coverdale]

These are my babies, built them from old pallets and felted the roofs!

[face cord]

Anyone use a big clear tarp for the roof there wood pile/shed? My idea is to get one & make a semi sealed air space around the logs, so the logs heat up like in a polytunnel & season faster. Atm just have a black tarp.

 

Tarpaflex Tarpaulins: Clear Mono Cover Tarpaulins from Tarpaflex UK - Tarpaflex UK

 

Another idea more pricey was a shead with a Corrugated Clear Pvc roof & sides.

Edited April 29, 2012 by face cord

[adam_coverdale]

If I put clear plastic on the front would this do the same thing as I got airflow round the sides and back?

[treedom]

This is yesterdays effort. Got loads of cheap 2nds gravel boards for strength and structure. Needs permanent roof bit not bad for a days work,

 

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