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Tree branch wheelbarrow revisited. Some more tips on construction.
Select branches 50-60mm diameter. that are around 1 metre long.
Materials
Five bolts 300mm long. Some long fasteners for the wheel.
Tools
Steps
Step 1
Looking at a previous tree branch wheel barrow, the front was too shallow to take potted colour.
Here tomato stakes are used as a template for the branches. Lay the branches in an interleaved pattern. A spade bit was used to drill holes through the branches at the end.
Bottom slats on.
Trimming.
A wheel, without a hub that was made last time lasted seven years.
A wheel, with a housing joint in the middle. Diagonals on the remaining four. Long fasteners are used, to hold the wheel together. To get the wheel to spin true, I used a drill press, and drilled relative to the outside of the wheel, not the axle.
Step 2
Step 3
Wheel finished. The axle and rods are either 300 or 400mm bolts. Done
Another picture of it finished.
With the barrow part lower to the ground.
Old fashioned ones had the barrow closer. I could have had the handles as extensions of the top slats, however having Hanford ti the wheel axle looks fine as well.
What a fantastic project, @Jamespeter100 and I'm sure it would look at home in many gardens. I love how you've been able to create just about the whole wheelbarrow from limbs; it's such a skill to have.
Many thanks for sharing, and we can't wait to see what you get up next.
Mitchell
I’ll have to update it to metric, I think Australia swapped over in 1974 or 75.
Made another, with closed in sides, rather than interlaced. Had extra branches this time. See some more pictures with tips.
Remember, when putting the sides together, need a left and a right hand side. There is a diagram with the dimensions in a prev picture.
The drill press I use is a smaller unit. Hence, I remove one edge of the outer to gain acres to the middle. I can check the wheel part is level, so once drilled, the wheel spins true. In one tree branch wheel, I had long screws go from one spoke to another, so no hub. Here I have a hub with decking timber. This was made using umbrella cedar, so it’s a bit too flexible. I’ll sit a pot underneath to support the potted plant in the barrow.
The two.
Bromeliads being epiphytes love tree branch barrows. Note, here the wheel doesn’t have the hub. All done with tree branches. Melaleuca this time. So far, the gum tree version has been the most sturdy.
Afternoon @Jamespeter100
Now that is a different way of reusing spare tree branches 
It looks good and I am impressed at how well they stand up.
Nice work
Dave
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