Shingles
Oak and sweet chestnut cleft shingles. These can be ordered in a variety of sizes and are generally priced on the roof area that they are to cover. Largeish ones (16″ x 6″) might be around £2 each.
Stakes, binders and laying
Hedging stakes (5′-6′ long, 1″-2″ diameter, pointed and squared):
£7.50 for a bundle of 10
Hedging binders (7′-8′ long, 1″ butt diameter):
£8.50 for a bundle of 10
Tent Pegs
Cleft from small ash poles and shaped either with a stock-knife or on the shaving horse, these are the best wooden tent pegs you can buy.
Don’t be tempted by cheaper, sawn, imitations.
7″: 50p each
9″: 60p each
12″: 80p each
15″: £1.10 each
18″: £1.50 each
Faggots
These can be made to order for a wide range of applications, from consolidating river and canal banks to firing bread ovens! The ‘standard’ size is
2m long by 0.3m diameter and costs from £8.50 to £6.75 . depending on quantity. Other sizes are available.
Straw Bale Building Stakes
These come in bundles of 10. We can supply any size, typically 18″, 3ft, or 4ft, in a mixture of hazel and ash.
A guide prices is 60p for 3′ and 1m stakes, 85p for 4′ stakes.