I managed to get a project I've been thinking about for many years done the other day - I made a wooden wheelbarrow!
Now this isn't a typical wheelbarrow, it's more of a flat one. I wanted one I could move seedlings about with, or other jobs around the smallholding.
The opportunity to make it came, as it often does, via the idea of a magazine article, this time for Woodworking crafts.
It was a fun project to build, not too complicated and used an old push bike wheel.
If you want to see how I did it then watch the video above.
I'm hopeful this will prove useful in the garden and around the smallholding (although I'm open to offers if anyone wants to buy it - I'll build another). The basic "A" frame could be used for a variety of purposes, it would make a great wheeled hoe, or maybe a back with big greedy boards for carrying light weight branches or weeds.
Do you think you could use something like this on your plot?
What changes would you make? Or how would you fit it out?
I could definitely make use of your wheelbarrow. I would like to see a wheeled hoe model.
ReplyDeleteYeah, could be handle for long rows I think.
DeleteIt's brilliant Kev, love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteI grew up in Devon in the 50s/60s , every orchard owner had one it was called a "Kit ".
ReplyDeleteThat's a great bit of information thank you. I had no idea, any reason why they were called that?
DeleteFar too big for my small garden, but it is a work of art, you are truly a craftsman.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it needs a bit of space to turn around, but used it yesterday to move seedlings about and it was perfect for my large garden.
DeleteLooks great! And very practical (which modern wheelbarrows often aren't).
ReplyDeleteYeah, sometimes they're just the wrong shape for the job. This seems to work just right for some things.
DeleteWe went the pull wagon route for a couple reasons. A lot of our land is steeply sloped and parking a wheelbarrow with only three points of support is difficult without the who works tipping over. What flat ground we do have is roughed up by moles and so things tend to vibrate off flat surfaces without sides to help contain them. But my pull cart/wagon had four flat tires when I got it out a few days ago. I now have solid rubber ones on order to replace them much like I did with my hose reel cart not long ago.
ReplyDeleteI can see how that would work well. This won't be great for some jobs, but yesterday I was doing a few things and it worked well for the jobs I wanted. I moved a water tank around and loads of seedlings. I do like the look of a cart though, I could find a lot of uses for one I think.
DeleteIt looks great, Kev!
ReplyDeleteTB The Elder collected old wheelbarrows, all metal. It is odd how once upon a time there was such a great variety of them for specific jobs.