Yeah, the pray break is more to stop the drift on my own fields, unfortunately no escape for the bees and the local farmers don't seem to care that much.

I was lucky I think, I could sometimes get the opportunity to make one of these on the job,but never made very many. Thanks for watching! Funny how this one still gets some traction.

Sned me an email, I'll sell you this one and make another for myself when I've got time. £22 plus postage if you're keen!

Yeah, it was my old woodturning teacher who told me that one! Always stuck with me.

So having it avoid freezing is key. so is the variety of apple, they want to be ones that were bred for keeping. I have some that keep until late May or early June here every year. I have had to modify this and have a video about how I meshed the whole thing completely as I kept getting mice and voles eating my apples! First shelf just off the ground a bit, probably 4 inches is fine, enough to get a bit of air flow around them. Apparently some south african apples are kept in such perfect statis that they can be 4 years old before they reach the super market shelves.

Tell me about it! Lol. I sometimes wonder how big it would have to be before I'd stop saying it.

@@englishhomestead I’m convinced I’d just collect more if it was bigger

@AbellTo yeah I have that fear! Beekeeping seems to make things worse as well!

Thanks, it was fun for them I think!

I think it's such a good job for an apprentice to do, involves many of the skills needed, but low risk as it's just a saw horse. I used to love it on site where we had to work in a bigger group and you'd have half a dozen or more sawhorses, all slightly different, made by different carpenters. Great for working on an oak frame together on the flat.

@@nigelholland24 thank you. It was fun to make one. I think nucs will have to be next!

@@HeroOfTime303 thank you! Let me know how you get on!

@lonefoxbushcraft these were planted about 1m Square, however I think I'd be tempted to go a little wider, if you have a mower to go between them I'd space them for that (a bit wider) I'd possible.

@InDiscovery_ ah thank you! Woodworking is such a good skill to have in the bag, and sawhorses make so many woodworking jobs easier.

@markdsouza2793 it's not something I've tried, but I'd say no, it punches out thr small pieces of metal, so I don't think it would work in wood.

@willhanley8002 from a single piece you have to contend with a lot of short grain. Unless you glued the blank up before hand. I feel like if it was from one peice you'd have to modify the shape somewhat and they're probably be quite a bit of waste if that makes sense?

@samhain689 yeah I think so. Obviously be a lighter duty sawborse, but then not everyone is as heavy as me. Will depend a little on what you use it for.

Ok thanks. Good easy to follow instructions👍

@@samhain689 thank you!

@nunofyourbizness5975 yeah, so heated it up again to get it to setting point.

@justcraftingaround7467 officially they say a year, but I'd say two easily with no noticeable drop in quality, probably 3.

@jaroslavcerny1801 I'd say, honestly, no. It tasted okay but when in the fridge with other jams no one ever went for it. The sweet relish we made was far better, your sweet and sour sounds good. Could you point us in the direction of a recipe for it?

@@englishhomesteadSorry for the delay, but yesterday was a bit busy. And thank you for your honesty. It is a common European/Slavic pickle recipe. Put a few pieces of carrot and a few slices of onion in the jars. Only a few really. Fill the rest of the glass with the desired vegetables. In the case of achokcha, you need to squeeze it properly and scoop out the seeds from the larger ones. Than filled jars with pickle. Sweet and sour pickle 3 liters of water 0.75 l vinegar (the most common fermented) 120 g of salt 300 g of sugar 4 teaspoons of mustard seed 20 peppercorns 20 allspice balls 5 bay leaves Put everything in a large pot, bring to a boil and cook for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Fill the filled jars with hot pickle and preserve at 90 °C for about 10 minutes. If you don't use all pickle, you can keep it easy in the fridge for further canning. I used google translate to help myself, so I hope it makes sense 😉

@jaroslavcerny1801 ah this is brilliant, thank you for going to the effort of writing it down for me. I'll will save this and try it at some point! Sounds delicious.

@@aleb_equine we love them here, much protest from my children when last years seed didn't germinate! I will have to get some more from somewhere!

Haha, I'd be sad to see it go. Funny how I get attached to things. It's been a good sawhorse over the years.

@@Jonny_5 they're great fun and tasty.

I know a few that do, I think it's still popular, but called different names so harder to search maybe. there's some good books on the old crafts practiced in Europe with the coppiced wood which I love. Hedges seem to be a very UK thing though, and that's one I'd love to do more of. Copppicing and hedge laying are such great ways to gain resources and manage the edge of your plot.

Ah thank you! I'd be embarrassed to say how many of your videos I've watched, love your channel.

@@englishhomestead Ah that's very kind of you! I can see your channel becoming HUGE. Awesome content very well presented :)

@@BlackMountainHoney Thank you, It's been a slow burn on youtube it must be said! I keep putting the videos out there and hope one catches, but not so far!

@beertimewidow I feel the same about the garden, what a lot of weeds this time though. One year I'll keep on top of it all, I am disappointed I failed with some of my crops that are usually staples though. Can't believe how many tomatoes we've had off those cherry falls! Hundreds and hundreds!

I really like it. The main negative is the fact it runs on after you've stopped it, like takes ages to come to a stop. But otherwise its really quiet and the extraction seems pretty good when you've got it connected. I do wish it locked into 90 degrees, instead of having to use a square, but that's a minor thing really.