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Ground View Strung Up TwineThe twine is supported by 2 horizontal peices of wood with 4 eyehole screws in each peice. These twine supports are hung on the 4 timbers with a hook at the top. msweeny
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Hop Trellis DrawingsThese are scetches I made while planning how the heck to make this trellis contraption. msweeny
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Hop Trellis Side ViewAt ground level, the twine is tied to 2 screw-in "leash holders" (for your cat or dog) and runs up the in a v-shape, then across the trellis and back down the other side of the trellis where the twine is tied at the bottom.msweeny
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Hop Trellis With Twine AddedThe support of this trellis comes from four 10 foot timbers were tied to 6 foot fence stakes (that were driven into the ground 3 feet). Here you can see how the trellis looks with the twine added.msweeny
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Side View Trellis DrawingsMore scetches used to collect my thoughts on how to build the hop trellis.msweeny
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Stakes to Support the TrellisThese 3 foot stakes where driven into the ground about 2 feet then screwed into the bottom of the trellis supports (timbers).msweeny
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Trellis Timbers Secured With RopeIn this picture you can see how the tree timbers were lashed to the fence posts (which where driven into the ground) using thick rope.msweeny
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Twine SupportsThese twine supports are hung on the 4 timbers with a hook at the top.msweeny
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Using Twine DrawingsAdditional drawings used to help carry through the idea of hanging seperate pieces with eyeholes to feed the twine. I wanted to be able to take the vines down at harvest time without taking the hole trellis down.msweeny
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