Hard work on your own. Me and my brother have started doing it on our farm. In no particular style, but the results from the hedges we've done before is really satisfying to see.
A smaller chainsaw and a day course wouldent hurt. The big ones are never easy but go for a long diagonal cut down to the ground and a tiny Nick off the front and work it over slowly I find it's easier after a rain when the woods soaking up moisture through the roots.
If you do it with stakes and binders in your regional style you’ll be able to claim the grant for it, quite a sizeable amount now too. And even seasoned hedge layers struggle to lay big stuff, a narrower hinge then lower down gently with mechanical assistance
I like it. Keeping it simple. It is amazing how much more can be achieved by simplifying things.
Hard work on your own. Me and my brother have started doing it on our farm. In no particular style, but the results from the hedges we've done before is really satisfying to see.
Very good video i do a lot of contract laying and my general rule is even if it isnt neat it will usually grow back so no worries
A smaller chainsaw and a day course wouldent hurt. The big ones are never easy but go for a long diagonal cut down to the ground and a tiny Nick off the front and work it over slowly I find it's easier after a rain when the woods soaking up moisture through the roots.
If you do it with stakes and binders in your regional style you’ll be able to claim the grant for it, quite a sizeable amount now too.
And even seasoned hedge layers struggle to lay big stuff, a narrower hinge then lower down gently with mechanical assistance
Good stuff!
Why lay a hedge on the edge of a wood when youve got fencing? Coppicing would be easier and would provide some edge structure to the wood