Shelter thatching update(pic heavy)

[stuart f]

Hi folks, heres an update to this thread i posted last week, http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=94687

So today i went back up to Wooplaw and thatched the shelter. And i took these pics of the progress.

Well i just had to gather Bracken,and start thatching.

Half way through.






And now the back is finished.




And one looking at it from the front,the Bow saw is for scale.


And heres how it fits into its surrondings.




All thats left to do now is thatch the sides, and build a raised bed, which i will try and get done next week.

Well thank you for looking.

Cheers Stuart.

[Chiseller]

Looks great and sturdy frame, can't say "fits in" though. How long for did it take to construct the frame ? Thanks for showing :thumbup:

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[warthog1981]

its looking good

[stuart f]

Looks great and sturdy frame, can't say "fits in" though. How long for did it take to construct the frame ? Thanks for showing :thumbup:

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Hi Chiseller, the shelter is not meant to be fitting into its surroundings, its out next to a path so people at the Wooplaw event can have a close look at it, without having to get off the beaten track. The event is open to the general public,and the idea was to bring Bushcraft to those who know nothing about it.

Cheers Stuart.

[Dannytsg]

Nice work there. I eagerly await the finished article

[vizsla]

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Hi Chiseller, the shelter is not meant to be fitting into its surroundings, its out next to a path so people at the Wooplaw event can have a close look at it, without having to get off the beaten track. The event is open to the general public,and the idea was to bring Bushcraft to those who know nothing about it.

Cheers Stuart.

Hi looks good mate, please dont take this the wrong way or let it distract from your good thread but im just interested why we want to bring bushcraft to the attention of people who no nothing about it, i presume conservation and money backing but im just interested as from my experiance it dosnt help our woodland in a direct way. Hope you dont mind me asking feel free to pm me and il delete this post, thanks

[Chiseller]

My apologies, just going by how you titled a picture. So other than jumping on what you perceived as a criticism....how abaht answering the time scale question and that I saw it as well made and acknowledging your skill ? Cheers

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[stuart f]

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Hi looks good mate, please dont take this the wrong way or let it distract from your good thread but im just interested why we want to bring bushcraft to the attention of people who no nothing about it, i presume conservation and money backing but im just interested as from my experiance it dosnt help our woodland in a direct way. Hope you dont mind me asking feel free to pm me and il delete this post, thanks

Hi Vizsla, no worries, i think for my part anyway,and i can only comment for myself, is that i think it has benefits showing people what it is about. My ethos on bushcraft is hopefully that if we learn people respect for the enviroment,then just maybe it will have a knock on effect, having respect for their enviroment then maybe hopfully people will start to respect each other. There will be kids at this event,and to me,learning them about the natural world,and respect,is important, as they will be the next custodians of the enviroment when i am long gone.

Again i reiterate,this is only my personal feelings.

Thanks Stuart.

[Jinsin456]

Looking good mate

[Barn Owl]

Nice one Stuart,I'll try and get to the weekend.

[stuart f]

My apologies, just going by how you titled a picture. So other than jumping on what you perceived as a criticism....how abaht answering the time scale question and that I saw it as well made and acknowledging your skill ? Cheers

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Hi Chiseller, i'm sorry if it came across that way,but believe me i did'nt take it as criticism in anyway shape or form. And again sorry about the timescale question,as i had it in the first thread that i did,and i put a link into this post. Someone had asked in the other thread about timescale. Anyway it has taken about 9 hrs for the frame,and today about 4hrs collecting Bracken, then the thatching.

Again i'm sorry about the mix up,and thanks for looking.

Cheers Stuart.

[stuart f]

Thanks folks.

Nice one Stuart,I'll try and get to the weekend.

Hi Tam, thanks, aye it would be good if you can make it,as its looking like its going to be quiet on the BCUK front.

I hope alls well with you and yours mate.

ATB Stuart.

[vizsla]

Hi Vizsla, no worries, i think for my part anyway,and i can only comment for myself, is that i think it has benefits showing people what it is about. My ethos on bushcraft is hopefully that if we learn people respect for the enviroment,then just maybe it will have a knock on effect, having respect for their enviroment then maybe hopfully people will start to respect each other. There will be kids at this event,and to me,learning them about the natural world,and respect,is important, as they will be the next custodians of the enviroment when i am long gone.

Again i reiterate,this is only my personal feelings.

Thanks Stuart.

Thanks alot stuart i see were your coming from and i can see your passion. Its a difficult one i suppose some people it will help to respect the countryside but on the flipside it can also be inviting people with no respect into our woodland with a axe and lighter. Its certainly beter to show people direct like you are than through tv showes as if theyv madenthe effort to come along your half way there.
My worry is in the last 5 years or so iv seen a big increase in signs of people doing RM and BG type activities in the woods and even worse people running courses on bushcraft leaving half a dozen half built shelters scattered around.
I just hope it dosnt become a hobbie as apposed to a way of life. Or one day it will all become about money and the government will be putting tarriff meters in the woods
anyway im just being silly but thanks alot for your honest reply and i hope it all goes to plan. Keep up the good work mate

[stuart f]

Thanks alot stuart i see were your coming from and i can see your passion. Its a difficult one i suppose some people it will help to respect the countryside but on the flipside it can also be inviting people with no respect into our woodland with a axe and lighter. Its certainly beter to show people direct like you are than through tv showes as if theyv madenthe effort to come along your half way there.
My worry is in the last 5 years or so iv seen a big increase in signs of people doing RM and BG type activities in the woods and even worse people running courses on bushcraft leaving half a dozen half built shelters scattered around.
I just hope it dosnt become a hobbie as apposed to a way of life. Or one day it will all become about money and the government will be putting tarriff meters in the woods
anyway im just being silly but thanks alot for your honest reply and i hope it all goes to plan. Keep up the good work mate

Hi vizsla, yeah i could'nt agree more mate.
Thanks again.

Cheers Stuart.

[Davedon]

Hi Stuart
If your going up to finish it next week give me a shout and I'll come and give you a hand.

Cheers
Dave

[stuart f]

Hi Stuart
If your going up to finish it next week give me a shout and I'll come and give you a hand.

Cheers
Dave

No worries Dave, i am thinking about next Wednesday, and i'm sure Bob said that will be another work day,so volunteers will be needed, to get things done.

Cheers Stuart.

[andyBruce]

Hi, Looks like a sturdy shelter, really nicely constructed! I have two questions, 1, how waterproof is that thickness of thatch? 2, is it constructed under Beech trees? I only ask because of the potential risk associated with beech trees dropping limbs without any warning!?!?! :-)

[Dreadhead]

nice work stuart i like the thatching nice wee shelter. could bracken be a problem with tics though? i know tics are always in the heather i thought they were pretty prominent in bracken too. would hate to be sleeping in a tic den. then again several years plodding around the highlands in my kilt working and sleeping in the heather in kilt and vest never got a single tic so i would probably be fine!

[The Lord Poncho]

Shelter looks good, I'm interested too in how watertight that is. I appreciate the roof angle is steep, but with bracken and other natural materials you usually need to achieve a thickness of at least 1m to approach the state where it keep persistent rain out? Your experience of the shelter may prove otherwise though!

[tiger stacker]

Looks grand the effort to construct shows by the sturdyness alone. Lots and lots of bracken to keep the rain out. RAF sere kit provide a plastic sheet to ensure rainproof roof(yes it is cheating) effective compromise.

[garyford]

Nice work Stuart.I see from the picture that it is on the other side of the wood.Are you going to Wooplaw for the blue moon weekend.I am trying to go myself.Will have to meet up with you again back there and see if Vince will go too.

[stuart f]

Hi folks, i have tried to answer some of the questions in the lastest instalment.

Nice work Stuart.I see from the picture that it is on the other side of the wood.Are you going to Wooplaw for the blue moon weekend.I am trying to go myself.Will have to meet up with you again back there and see if Vince will go too.

Hi Gary, aye it would be good to catch up with yourself and Vince again,as its been to long awhile mate.

Cheers Stuart.

[Mahikan]

Nice job wish we had more ferns here in the rockies

[hog]

That is a very tidy job and no debris left lying about to clutter the place, nicely done.

[NikolaTesla]

Well done there mate, looks a good shelter, as well as looking waterproof.