Making A Rustic Dead Hedge - Full Episode

I've started experimenting with a traditional woodland fencing technique that's over 1,000 years old. It could be described as a bushcraft fence, but I'm definitely using some power tools and non-bushcraft conveniences to get it done.

I get asked about the giant pencil-sharpener tool I use in this video... so here's a link to it: https://amzn.to/3AA7iSW - and you'll want to use it with a good slow-speed, high torque drill like this one: https://amzn.to/3oR2BBz I sue when I'm near an outlet, or the DeWalt cordless I use in the video: https://amzn.to/3LjSPiX - any beefy multi-speed drill should work... just don't try it with an impact driver!

Dead Hedge: A traditional hedge or fence/barrier made by
layering branches, saplings, and debris
gathered from pruning, clearing, coppicing,
and general woodland management practices.

Dead Hedges can provide excellent habitat for insects, and beetles, as well as shelter and feeding opportunities for small mammals and birds. And they generally provide a longer term sequestering of the carbon in the collected biomass compared to transporting, chipping, or burning.

Plus, they look kind of cool as a rustic, natural, and traditional woodland boundary.

Episode Chapters:
0:00 What is Lumbering Shenanigans?
0:52 Introduction
1:45 What is a Dead Hedge?
2:15 Gathering & Stacking Clippings
4:35 Gathering Whole Saplings
8:05 Lunch Break
10:59 Cutting and Sharpening Stakes
12:53 Shaping the Hedges
16:34 Why Dead Hedge?
19:24 Finished Hedge

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