Wilf Foster
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A maker from Crendell
The picture shows
another use for a hurdle, Wilf has up-ended one to use as a shelter whilst
he makes thatching spars. These long split hazel rods were used to peg
thatch onto a roof or a rick. When thatch was more common and every farm
had ricks that needed thatching hundreds of thousands of spars were wanted
each year.
The second picture (below) is a detail from a photograph of two besom
makers, notice the thatching spars in use pinning the thatch down firmly
onto the roof.
Hurdles