This is were i get all my forks from, there is 1000,s of them, each tree has loads on them, i went for a walk today with 5 of the dogs, and my camera, but couldnt help myself had to bring a few home with me to put in the tea chest i have, ha ha, jeff
there must be 20 or 30 in this one tree
Trust me to leave my slingshot at home, so i could only shoot it with my camera,
I havnt a clue what trees they are, Im sure Martin will tell me what they are he knows his stuff, its a nice walk along there, it used to be a old railway lines, jeff
God has made trees for a reason. Slingshot are also part of the wonders of his creation. Yes I too recognize the forks that need to be harvested as I go through the parks and landS here in NY. Strange how we think.
I wont go for a walk in the woods without my pocket saw anymore. The woods are very dense here, several times Ive lost a good fork because I didn't have a cutting tool with me and could not find it again. Those forks look like sycamore, quite soft nice and easy to carve I use of lot of it to carve spoons.
You are a lucky person to have a place like that close by ... and to have time to go for these walks.
I have to agree with the opinion of Mr. wvbob. the chances of cracking the wood during the drying process will be less if you cut the forks a bit longer.
I usually cut to 10 "around the fork ... immediately after I apply a little bit of white glue on the ends to prevent a quick dry and splitting at the ends (a recipe from my mentor)
after that you can leave your forks in a dry, shaded and ventilated place to dry, for a period of 15-20 days
after that I put them five days in the trunk of my car ... From that point, you can have a perfectly dry and workable wood.
There are woods which break more easily than others, for these cases I strongly recommend making several constrictor knots at the ends.
I dont know if this will be the most correct way to do it, but it works for me.
cheers mates!
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