Make your own fiddlestix/wooden bendy bridges

[Queen Of The High Teas]

Originally Posted by sully

They have these in poundland for £1, I had some a couple years ago> Willow Roll Edging 1m - Plant Protection & Support - Gardening - Home & Garden

I also bought some from poundland a couple of years back, but I ended up using them as chew sticks as they were much thinner/finer so would have been virtually impossible to drill without snapping like a carrot. These I've had from Aldi are much thicker, some are really chunky, but even the thinner ones are still workable. The poundland ones might have improved by how though, and Aldi seems to have them on one of their offers at the moment:

https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuy...nggarden-mesh/

Oh and Poundland has a website?! wonder if you can actually order from it!

[kyrilliondaemon]

Originally Posted by Queen Of The High Teas

Out of interest, how did you get it to stay wedged in without the ends poking out?

It was difficult but we just kept going until we got it right. We made three and by the last we were getting pretty good at getting it right without half as much work.

[humfry]

I did this a few weeks ago with a roll from the £1 shop. So economical & you can make whatever length you want. But I am still figuring the best long term solution to keep the ends of the wire safe.

[DrKMcK]

Would soldering the ends together be okay? It would take away any sharp edges.

[Queen Of The High Teas]

Originally Posted by kyrilliondaemon

It was difficult but we just kept going until we got it right. We made three and by the last we were getting pretty good at getting it right without half as much work.

Just a thought, but would threading the ends of the wire back into the last wood stick work? Make a tiny hole, bend it back on itself and push it in far enough that it can't spring back out?

Originally Posted by DrKMcK

Would soldering the ends together be okay? It would take away any sharp edges.

You know, soldering is not a bad idea! If I can borrow my brother's solder gun I might try that tomorrow and see how it goes.

[Teddy001]

Brilliant!!!! I have all the materials to make a few YAY! It will put the pack of willow sticks to good use, as my hams do not chew them.

[DrKMcK]

Looky what I found!!! What do you all think of the price?

http://www.amazon.com/Master-Garden-...DH4CNTEBZT3SBW

[Queen Of The High Teas]

That's a good price for so many sticks DrKM, just make sure their the more chunky ones, some are really fine, like the narrow end of a garden cane, and then not only are they really hard to drill though, you'd need a lot more of them to make a bridge.

[lucy1666]

lovely idea will have to try making instead of buying if i can x