(via Everlasting Blort)This documentary by Eugenio Monesma illustrates how traditional pitchforks were made. It took 6 years starting from when the hackberry sprouts began to be oriented until it was ready for field work [video (ES), EN subtitles: https://t.co/4bzKiTn29C] pic.twitter.com/3qcGB2TYf6
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) June 15, 2022
Now THERE'S a lost art!
ReplyDeleteI used wooden pitchforks for haying when I was a child, but I think those may have been a straight piece of ash that was cut, steamed, and bent to shape.
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