privet hedge catty?

[daz1976 8]

would privet hedge be any good for a catty,iv seen an excellent v shaped piece at the bottom of the hedge row and was wondering if privet would be strong enough dont realy no which trees are which so just been looking at everything i see,are most trees suitable or are some a no no

cheers daz

[JoeD 24]

Tried it before with privet and they snap too easily, thats what I have found anyway.

[OldTrapCollector 376]

I had a good privet one years ago, but make sure it is well 'seasoned' before you make it up and use it

 

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[daz1976 8]

thanks for the replys,when you say well seasoned do you mean well dried out? i read someone had dried one out in the microwave is this possible or am i best leaving it to dry naturally

[hickymick 37]

these are drying in house,if your privet one is pretty thick it should be ok Edited March 6, 2011 by hickymick

[shushi 2]

when I had bundles of sticks hanging in the ferret shed , after 1 - 1.1/2 years I found any privet sticks cracked so would think a gally peg would be the same . only way is to try it but cut it longer than required then if it does crack/split at the ends you can cut it out

[micckey 106]

any tree that loses its leaves in autum is a hard wood,,nd can be used as a catty,holly is good too ,, i can make you a natural catty for a £10 with thera band gold on now thats cheep ,,,