Inspired - Comb and Berry picker

[Bernie]

I've had Jon's Bushcraft website bookmarked for a long time, but something made me try two of his projects today. I made a comb for my daughter, and a berry picker for when the berries come out. Yum yum!

Jon's tutorial on how to make a comb:
http://www.bushcraft.ridgeonnet.com/comb.htm

Jon's tutorial on how to make a Berry Picker:
http://www.bushcraft.ridgeonnet.com/making%20a%20berry%20picker.htm

It's well worth taking a look at his other projects. They're fun and nicely rated from easy to hard: http://www.bushcraft.ridgeonnet.com/

Now to my results (Yew is the wood I seem to have most of in the garage, so that's what I used):

The comb for my daughter:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-WFu8Fk_D63s/T65H6W0NAnI/AAAAAAAAB0g/fcrB6w5Je60/s855/P5121617.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-GX9BuaMSl_I/T65IAWJcLiI/AAAAAAAAB0w/BTLZpQne-Jg/s855/P5121618.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sFqinJdx-o8/T65IAqgCB4I/AAAAAAAAB04/kyRm8ldgZUw/s855/P5121620.JPG



The Berry Picker:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5uaP7B6eHDY/T66q9ytD4KI/AAAAAAAAB2A/8tHX4mNthIs/s855/P5121629.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Mg8gFs_MbVk/T66q5LGJHyI/AAAAAAAAB1k/_MH2o9nZl1M/s855/P5121625.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-6c-3dGykPog/T66q5KWxk-I/AAAAAAAAB1o/YdWOG_t5Z0c/s641/P5121624.JPG

I think I'll snip the sharp ends off because they're not much use.

[bikebum1975]

Very cool how hard was it making the comb?

[AL...]

They are well smart Bernie :)
Yer wee lass will treasure that comb.

Cheers
AL

[Tony1948]

Berie, that comb is a brilliant peace of workT^

[Bernie]

Very cool how hard was it making the comb?

Not that easy. I'm not showing anyone the first attempt! :D

I didn't do it bushcraft style with a knife :ashamed: I used my drill press to drill the holes at the base between each tooth, then used the scroll saw to slowly eat the wood between the teeth away. Took a while, then it was a case of sanding each tooth from 180 grit down to 240. It just takes a long time.

I've really enjoyed doing some of Jon's projects. I think I'll try a few more one day. But tomorrow I'm planning on canoeing all day! :)

[RobbC]

Beautiful work there Bernie, especially the comb :)

How well does the berry picker works? ive thought about making one a few times

Robb