Tool of the trade

Ivy uses a straw bale needle to re-string a bale into a smaller bale.












These are the tools we use, the straw needle on the left, the other tool is an angle grinder with a chain saw blade attached to it. We call it the flesh eater. The ragged scar on me left forefinger will attest to that.








We use bamboo sticks to pin the bales to each other. Here I get one started on the living room wall next to the picture window.