just registered today so i could join in hope no one minds! I still wear my clogs very comfortable for walking and working mine are also fitted with hobnails did you try crushing things with yours - great for the re cycling i,m 56 now so i think the clogs will see me out then i guess i will pop my clogs that's if my wife won't let me be buried in them
No, we don't mind a bit that you joined! Plastic clogs appear to have taken over the market, so it's nice to hear that there are still people out there wearing clogs with hobnails. Have long have you had them?
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hi thanks for the welcome i have worn clogs since i was a boy my present pair are about 3 years old and were made in caldbeck. they were fitted with clog irons but i added the hobnails myself .without the hobnails the wooden sole soon wears away when you walk on stones and things. i feel like i am very strange because not many people wear them now .lots of people have said they like them and i even had a young lady ask me to step on her toes after she had seen the hobnails-happy to obligeanyone else still wear them ? cheers
That's brilliant that you wear clogs, I would love to have a pair. Thanks for the tips about the hobnails, if I do ever get a pair I'll make sure I fit some.
That's brilliant that you wear clogs, I would love to have a pair. Thanks for the tips about the hobnails, if I do ever get a pair I'll make sure I fit some.
Hi if you do buy clogs can i recommend that you buy a pair with a good "cast" on the sole this is the curve of the sole.Flatter soles are very difficult to walk in especially up hills joe strong and co at Caldbeck in Cumbria make very comfortable clogs and they are a good price if you need advice on how to fit the hobnails just get in touch and i will email instructions.another point about the clogs with hobnails they last for ages and when they do wear out they are easy to repair hope you don't mind making a bit of noise on concrete surfaces though. enclosed is a picture taken by my long suffering wife cheers
Sounds good to me! Have you read a book called The Living Wisdom Of Trees by Fred Hageneder? As well as facts its full of folklore and historical anecdotes. For example the Hawthorn's petals were once used a confetti,the original Sycamore is actually a fig tree rather like the one that Amida Buddha sat under.
Clogwearer, thanks for the advice! It is very much appreciated, and I would not have thought of getting curved soles if you hadn't of mentioned it. Thanks also for the picture, they look great. I don't mind making a bit of noise, that's half the fun of it!
GreenLarry I haven't read that book actually, sounds fascinating though.
What happened to tree folklore on this tread? This tread is starting to sound like a clog fetish page, or is this the start of one?
If it is do they come in red with high heals?
What happened to tree folklore on this tread? This tread is starting to sound like a clog fetish page, or is this the start of one?
If it is do they come in red with high heals?
I'll steer this back on topic by asking what kind of wood is used for the clogs .
My husband LOVES LOVES LOVES the hobnails! He has this thing about ferrous metal and sparks (hehehehe).
Red, with high heels. Now that would be a fetish .
Hello Treetops
I have an interest in the folklore and myth about trees, inparticular those of the native UK varieties. This is the focus of my website.
The clues to how the trees gain mythical or magical status is generally a good clue to what they were used for practically and medicinally, as well as their physical charactersistics. The folklore is a key to their real usage.
Trees with thorns are associated with trickery and obstacles.
Trees with berries are associated with healing, witchcraft and fairy magic. Trees with nuts symbolise knowledge or wisdom which takes longer to acquire.
The Beech tree's nut oil was used for culinary purposes for a long time. The fine grained wood was used for writiing tablets. The Celtic peoples believed writing was sacred, hence spells. So the Beech came to symbolise granting wishes and education. This beleif was carried on by lovers carving their initials into the bark. This is mentioned in Shakespeares "As You Like it"
I am most interested to learn more about the different medicinal properties, etc. Many at one time also had culinary uses.
I should be most interested to share and accumulate info.
Alitree
treetops Wrote:
Hi All,
I run a website which has a growing section on Tree Folklore and History. and I'm looking for things of interest like the below to put on it. If you know of any woodland, tree folklore I would be very pleased to put it on our website
Lime trees: Rope was made from the inner bark of the Lime tree.
It is known in the trade as basswood, particularly in North America. This name originates from the inner fibrous bark of the tree, known as bast (Old English language). A very strong fibre was obtained from this by peeling off the bark and soaking in water for a month; after which the inner fibres can be easily separated.
Oak tree: In Celtic mythology the Oak tree is the tree of doors, believed to be a gateway between worlds, or a place where portals could be erected, the trees were widely spread replacing the lime tree as the main sacred tree.)
Britain has more ancient oaks than any other country in western Europe
Oaks don't usually bear acorns until they are about 20 years old.
Sycamore: Celts introduced the Sycamore tree from Gaul where they used the ground down seeds to make a flour or gruel from. Although not a native species, the sycamore and its helicopter seeds has become a feature of many local cultures. In Wales, clogs and love-spoons are made from sycamore. In the West country harvest cakes were baked upon sycamore leaves. The most famous sycamore tree is the Martyrs' Tree on Tolpuddle Green in Dorset. In the 1830's the Tolpuddle Martyrs formed the first agricultural trade union beneath this famous tree, as meetings of this kind were illegal in the 1830's so they were deported to Australia. The tree still survives and is currently cared for by the Trades Union Congress.
Trees with thorns are associated with trickery and obstacles.
Trees with berries are associated with healing, witchcraft and fairy magic. Trees with nuts symbolise knowledge or wisdom which takes longer to acquire.
Its a fascinating topic, it really interests me so I look forward to hearing more about what you discover.
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anyone else still wear them ? cheers
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