My Unusual Raft

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My Unusual Raft

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I have added an PDF file showing a raft I am attempting. Has anyone tried an olive cutting of this size?

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Thank you for sharing, an interesting way to achieve a great raft.
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Interesting to see if it works
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You could have cut it in half with a chainsaw and had two opposite rafts! :D interested to see if this works!
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Thanks everyone for your comments. Jarrod, I have seen that done with rafts. I didn't think of it at the time. Ah well there's always another time. :P :lol:
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Hi all,
I thought it was time for an update on what happened to the raft.
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I have cut the trunks several times and this is the new growth at the moment. I have wired many of the trunks to start and get them going in the direction I want.

Still lots to do but the project has worked so far. Looking at the first pictures and the growth now is very encouraging.

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Re: My Unusual Raft

Post by lackhand »

That is encouraging growth, looks like a start to a real interesting raft. Never would have thought of that myself, but I'm glad to see it works. Now to find a suitable cutting for my own project . . .
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