Sawing oak branchs to the right length for the rails and posts.

Shaving on the horse with a draw knife to make the tennons.

Notice the mortises being drilled (left) and how to hold the wood steady using a shave horse (centre) or a brake (right).

Notice the finished gate hurdle in the bottom-right of the picture.

A burn in a barrel. Once the fire is blazing the wood needs to be packed into the barrels.

Sieving and bagging the charcoal. Notice the finings captured below the sieving machine (right picture).

Roughing out round wood before mounting in the lathe.

Getting down to the round using a gouge.

Smoothing the wood with a flat chisel.

Adding fine details.

Shaping a bowl blank which will then be turned on the lathe.

Shaping the spoon.

 

Shaping the bowl of the spoon with a hook knife.

Attaching the chain to the log.

Pulling a log.

 

Swapping the ponies to give each a rest.

Hewing the recently snigged oak logs to make the gate posts.

  

Flattening each side with an adze.

Axing the softwood from the riven oak for the fence palins.

Smoothing the palins with a draw knife.

The finished palins.

Sinking the first gate post.

Both gateposts and the fence rails in place.

The Fence Fairies!

Making Christmas bells.

Twining rope.

A happy participant with a finished besom.