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Locating and choosing the correct poles.
If you wish to make your own tipi poles this is a relatively simple process but quite time consuming.
The wood you can use is:
Pine
Larch
Spruce
Fir
You will find a lot of debate as to which wood is best but of the top four they all work great so more than likely it will come down to which tree is most abundant that you have access to. For our tipi hire business we use pine and fir.
A good idea when finding tipi poles is to find work being done on managed woodland areas (National trust, forestry commission etc - listen out for the sound of chainsaws on your walks) and ask who you can contact to purchase or, if your lucky, charming or beautiful have the wood from. The smaller trees used to make the tipi poles are usually made into fencing rather than sold commercially so hopefully you will have no trouble in acquiring a handful.
When you choose, or cut your tepee poles, make sure they are considerably wider at the base than the tip.
It is very important that you get the diameter correct at the point of crossing (where the poles are lashed together to form the tripod) the diameter you should aim for is two inches: this is a good size as any wider you will have a very large opening at the top.
Any questions relating to the diameter of pole needed, the length of tipi pole you wish to make etc you can find at the following website. Have a look at this and then we will cover the manufacture of the pole.
reesetipis.com
Make your tipi poles:
Once you have your poles, with a hand axe remove all the the outer branches making sure you cut the pole as finely as possible.
Smaller branches will come off easily, a saw maybe required for the larger branches. Once you have removed the large branches you will have a substantial branch collar to contend with. Remove as much as you can with your axe and then you can sand with a very heavy duty grade paper to make the branch collar flush (to save time you can use an angle grinder if you own or hire one, or an electric sander)
You will then need a draw knife to remove the bark. Draw knifes are now rarely used and as such hard to come across, failing car boot sales and second hand tool merchants as with everything they can still be found on the net.
Remove the bark with you draw knife. Once you have a removed all the bark your tipi pole is pretty much complete. You will need to sand to the pole to make it as smooth as possible. It is very important that if you make the poles smooth to prevent them from ripping the canvas.
To make sure it stands the test of time it is a good idea to treat the poles.
The area of the pole that is most likely to rot is the base as this is in contact with the damp ground. To treat the pole you can stand your pole in a wood treatment (do not use varnish) This will coat the outside of the base of the pole and will also mean that the treatment is drawn into the wood. You can also paint the whole pole for extra protection.
Sadolin is a comparatively expensive wood treatment but a very good one for tipi poles. Sadolin is good because it allows moisture to escape the wood, it absorbs into the wood treating from the inside and it also provides an outer barrier. For all the tipis we hire out we use Sadolin as the treatment.
With varnish you create an outer barrier but effectively seal the moisture inside the wood. The trees you have purchased or acquired by being charming would more than likely be fairly green and still drying out, you need to allow this process to happen so therefore treating your wood with varnish will do in more harm than good and is certainly not recommended.
Your tipi poles are now complete.
Please visit my site to learn how to make tipi pegs and tips on how to legally transport your new tipi poles.
The author has lived in tipis on and off the past 5 years. He has spent the last three making and hiring tipis.
To learn how to transport tipi poles, to view step by step guides to making tipi pegs (with photos) and to view native American artwork please visit my Tipi hire site
Toppers For Christmas Trees
The addition of the Topper on the Christmas Tree is like putting icing on a cake. They add just the right finishing touch and enable you to step back, view your work, take a deep breath, sigh and know your job is done for this season. Christmas Tree Toppers come in all sizes, types and shapes from stars of all kinds to angels to gorgeous ribbon creations. In this article I want to focus on Angel Tree Toppers and Santa Tree Toppers.
Fiber Optic Angel Tree Toppers.
Fiber Optic Angels are very beautiful. Their wings come in several shapes and styles. Some Angel wings are a solid material that looks like bamboo and has the fiber optic filaments running through. There are others where the wings are an iridescent Mylar material nestled among fiber optic filaments. Then there are what I believe to be the most beautiful. These have clusters of many, many fiber optic filaments that are used to create a shape or design for the wings and then more loose fiber optic filaments are sprayed across the front of the wings. This creates the most beautiful affects from the fiber optics. These Angels have an adapter that powers the fiber optics. Sometimes the adapter can be a little heavy but can usually be taped to the center pole or trunk of the tree.
Lighted Angel Toppers.
This type of Angel Topper usually carries a mini light candle in one or both of her hands and has more mini lights around the bottom of the base under her gown. These mini lights are the same type of light used to light your Christmas tree. Usually the manufacturer will put a cover, like an acrylic star, over the top of the mini light in each of the Angels hands. This type of Angel Topper has no adapter and will easily plug into the top section of any Christmas tree. There are also Small Lighted Angel Toppers that have a pigtail light cord that allows you to remove a mini tree light bulb from the socket in your Christmas tree and replace it with the pigtail connection. Then every time you turn your Christmas tree lights on the Angel will light up as well. These types of Angels usually only have one mini light that they hold in their hands in front of them.
Animated Angel Toppers.
Animated Angels are very beautiful and can be Fiber Optic with animation, lighted and animated or animated with no lights at all. The animation includes very soft, gentle movements. Basically the wings move forward and back. The arms open and close and the head and torso move in a gentle circle to either the left or right. Sometimes the head will bow down a bit as the Angel moves forward. I have noticed a noise with these Angels. The Animated Angels with Fiber Optic wings will hum and bit and the Angels with feather wings may click as the wings go forward or back. One thing I have learned is never to pick one up by the head, arms or wings and especially not when the Angel is plugged in.
Angel Toppers.
Most Angel Toppers are exquisitely dressed. The fabrics are very gorgeous. They are made from polyester fabrics but have the look and feel of silk or damask and brocade. They will usually have porcelain heads and hands. The difference will come in the hair. Up to now Angel Toppers heads have been completely porcelain, including the hair. Now there are very exquisitely beautiful Angel Toppers with curly doll hair. I have also noticed that the color of the Angels hair is getting a little darker every year. They are not always blonde anymore.
Santa Toppers.
There is nothing like a Santa Christmas Tree Topper. These can range in size from 12 to 20 inches and taller. There are Traditional Santa style Toppers and there are Father Christmas style Toppers. Some have fiber optic filaments in their beards or in the greenery they may be holding. Others can have lights around the base illuminating their robes or they can come completely unlit. All of them will have a long white beard and mustache and will usually carry a pack of toys or gifts. As with the Angels the fabrics used for Santa and Father Christmas Toppers are absolutely gorgeous. I especially like the poly damask coats and the poly dupioni robes.
About the Author
Debby Brown has been a writer for Christmas Decorations and Gifts for several years. View our
Christmas Tree Toppers.
Any suggestions how to cover up a pole of my artificial Christmas tree?
My tree is very full all over except the bottom row of branches is about a foot (or more) from the ground, so there is a large section of the metal pole showing. I need to find a cute (and not cheesy) way to hide it or cover it. If at all possible, I don't want it to LOOK like I'm trying to COVER something. It would be better if it just looked like it was supposed to be like that.
Thanks is advance for your answers!!!
Green garland. Not the shiny stuff. Wrap it like a candy cane. Besides, presents will be in front of it soon enough.
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