Stock Gaylard Oak Fair

[Matthew Arnold]

There is a local event near me on the grounds of a Deer park with some very very nice old Oak trees. Its only a little event but you can get taken around the estate in a tractor and trailer or horse drawn trailer. Its on the 25th August. I went a few years ago and was impressed with what they had on offer there.

 

Oak Fair

[mattplace]

I've been for the last 3 years.

 

Brilliant day out. It's not commercialised like most other agri shows, and dogs are allowed!

 

For the last few years they've had horse logging demos, axe felling demos, chainsaw carving, milling, hewing.... The list goes on!

 

Bought a nice piece of oak there last year for £20 and made this boot rack:

 

I'll be there again this year.... Just hope the weather is glorious!! :-)

[PeteB]

I had a stand there some years ago. As far as a woodchipper supplier goes, it wasn't worth going to as the people who visited, weren't the buyers of that type of thing. However, the show did seem to be friendly and some other good exhibits to spend and afternoon doing nowt...I had a brilliant time with Martin from Tafe tractors showing him how to use a Robinson Reciprocating double saw that he had restored and was using for the first time!

[Matthew Arnold]

Who's going this year?

[Dorset Hedgelayer]

Just had a brilliant day down at the Melplash Show,(pictures to follow next couple of days) plenty of interest, plenty of cards went out, and had 1/2 dozen saying they will ring for site visits/quotes, so hopefully the shows might pay of for this winter. Will be loading up tomorrow for Stock Gaylard Oak Fair near Kings Stag, north east ish corner of Dorset.

 

If the weather can hold will be great,

Be nice to catch up with you Matt and any other visitors

[Matthew Arnold]

Just had a brilliant day down at the Melplash Show,(pictures to follow next couple of days) plenty of interest, plenty of cards went out, and had 1/2 dozen saying they will ring for site visits/quotes, so hopefully the shows might pay of for this winter. Will be loading up tomorrow for Stock Gaylard Oak Fair near Kings Stag, north east ish corner of Dorset.

 

If the weather can hold will be great,

Be nice to catch up with you Matt and any other visitors

 

North West ish dorset North east is Ashmore n Chettle. Will be good to catch up mate. Will be there with the old man and a couple of work colleagues and their families.

[lewiswood]

We're off to get some of the worst dead wood out the main avenue of oaks first thing in the morning!

 

 

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[delabodge]

any one go? any pics?

[Dorset Hedgelayer]

Well apart from the small shower mid morning, it wasnt sunny but a good day other wise.

I know I need to get the pennys in the pocket,

but if the cards going out and the "Ill give you a call to arrange pricing" is anything to go by it will have been worth doing the demo. Fingers crossed

 

Great to catch up with Dave28 thanks for the "dremel/router" chat and good to catch you Matt, sorry not having seen ya face before didnt know it was you 1st time round:blushing:

 

Each to there own but would recomend a visit to this show, even if just to look at some smashing old Oaks, (Rumors of it being 2day next yr) all in a great setting as well, oldest oakment to be about 700 yr.

Matt said he has already put pic's on a little while ago.

good to catch you guys see you soon

[lewiswood]

Sorry I didn't stop and chat. I thought your demonstration was very clever. I did manage to persuade my girlfriend that it was an unusual place for someone to plant a hedge. Bought some lovely coasters. Did anyone see the impressive oak burr armchair?

 

 

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