Peplers In Rye
Find about what we're up to in Rye, East Sussex, and what's going on in our wood, Chestnut Coppice.
Saturday, 19 April 2014
Splitting long logs
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A few days ago someone asked me how I split logs while they're 2m (6'6") long. So I made a little video... Convenient that I...
Monday, 14 April 2014
Making kindling quickly by hand with a froe
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Here's how we make all our kindling. It's quick and easy, and quite a satisfying job to do too! I wrote about the method some time a...
Sunday, 13 April 2014
Getting started on next winter's firewood and clearing windblow
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With the spell of good weather we're having at the moment, I took the opportunity to get into the woods and start preparing logs for nex...
Chainsaw sculpture - making a bench in under 5 minutes
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Here's a quick video to show a really simple way of making a log bench. We've been using these in the woods for years, and I needed ...
Sunday, 6 April 2014
Springtime in the woods - flowers and butterflies
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We took advantage of the sunshine yesterday to go for lunch in the woods with my parents, who were visiting for the day. Although I saw soli...
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