Peddy and Corbles

Sounds like the name of a northern firm of solicitors doesnt it? But no here is some detail explaining more of the construction and how we carved the corbles 


Here is some closer detail of the peddy. 
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In this photo you can see the base plate and a couple of the “Corbles” (or crows heads) we had carved to support the plate. This is a feature you often see on houses around here and although decorative it also allows the roof to overhang the wall.




The Corble or known locally as “crows heads” are an oft seen feature under the eaves of roofs in this area. A simple shape said to resemble a birds head. 
They act as a support to the base plate where the chevrons end. 
The ones we have made are old chestnut and it goes in stages like this 

Step 1:- Select the likely candidates 





Step 2:- Make a couple of cuts to get the basics of the shape  then shape with flappy paddle sander in a 4.5 inch angle grinder





Step 3:- Use a flappy paddle sander disc on a grinder to round them off.
Step 4:- soak in wood preserver and bug killer
Step 5:- Stand back and admire your handiwork 







Step 6 Install  



\We like them as an original and authentic looking feature and we both thoroughly enjoyed making them by basically just giving a bit of TLC and recycling perfectly good and beautiful old wood. I hope yopu like them as much as we do. 

At the front the ones on the old stone part of the house are bigger lumps of wood and less ornate however they are functional, we have left them in place rather than change them for the smaller versions we had made ourselves as they were/are part of the fabric of the house. We just gave them a good soaking of xophpolyne (or however you spell that wood worm and beetle killer/repellent stuff)