How To Make A Hurdle Fence

“The use of coppiced materials like willow and hazel were common through many periods throughout Europe, especially Britain.

This video illustrates the construction of how to make a hazel hurdle which would be used as portable fencing for bringing sheep to fold.

A similar method would be employed to make stationary fencing for garden walls or for creating wattle and daub walls found in some forms of housing.

Although the tools to create such an item are relatively simple, the knowledge for manipulating the materials is seldom practiced today…”

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