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The latest gate freshly hung this morning with the aid of my useful lanky brother. Cleft chestnut with oak pegs and copper boat nails. For @southdevongardenadvice #gate #chestnut #ruralskills #countrycrafts #cleftchestnut #properjob #loddiswell

Laid this hedge two years ago today. Was one I’d laid before in 2008 which meant I’d done all the hard work the first time around leaving me with lots of long straight steepers when I came to it in 2016. Looking forward to the next time around! #hedge #hedgelaying #hedgesteeping #ruralskills #countryliving #hedgelayer #devon #hedgelover #devon

There’s just something about this valley that I love. #diptford #view #devon

Beautiful morning to be work on this old Devon hedge. #hedgelaying #hedgesteeping #ruralskills #devon #sunnymorning

Gate making season has properly started now as the wind roars and rain lashes down. Here are some of the gates I’ve made over the last couple of years. More info on my website: ProperEdges.com #gate #gates #chestnut #chestnutgate #handmade #greenwoodwork #cleftchestnut #devon #southdevon #southhams #dartmoor #dartington #totnes #buckfastleigh #ruralskills #bespoke #coppice #greenwoodcrafts #gatemaker #rainydays

He always throws himself on the muddy ground when he see me first thing but this morning he performed a perfect aikido roll! Never seen a cat do that before but Mr Baggins is no ordinary cat... he spent the rest of the day sleeping in the workshop while I sawed, drilled, hewed and chiseled away at a gate. I have to say I’m split between wanting to follow suit and going for a swim in the river. The river is far to high for swimming though so it’s tea, sofa and snooker time...

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