Lewes; nettle string, creating tension

To be able to create the tension needed for the mechanism in both the 5 and 20 mile radius trpas, i will need to make string or twine from fibres from within these radiuses.

One link suggesting the use of dried stinging nettles as string.

Mapping resources

Here are the maps which detail the available material and manufacture resources relevent to producing a mousetrap from within 5, 20 and 40 mile radiuses of the three selected towns.

CHORLEY

LEWES

LOUGHBOROUGH

Lewes; Locally and regionally available timber

Here is the response from David Saunders (woodland manager operating in Sussex) detailing what timbers are available within the local and regional proximity to Lewes.

'In summary, the timber available relates to the soils and local environment.

Examples:
Downland (chalk soils) - ash, sycamore, elm
Low Weald (clay soils) - oak, hornbeam, field maple
High Weald (sandstone soil) - sweet chestnut, birch, also conifers larch, pine, spruce

There is of course some overlap, and the list of trees is actually much longer, but you should research this yourself - the landscape designations above are clearly mapped if you look for the South Downs National Park, or the High Weald AONB websites, for instance.

If you have a cutting list for the designs you are developing, I might be able to help you find some examples of timber for you to work with, but it is back to you to be more specific. Much of the timber available from the forest is "green" i.e. fresh-cut, and you would have to take shrinkage, degrade on drying, as finding both kiln-dried and local timber is not so easy across the whole range of species above.

I hope this helps.
David'

David Saunders
WOODNET
15/10/2010

Lewes; fabrication skill resources

Here are some of available manual skills that could be translated into the fabrication mousetraps in conjunction with raw materials from within a 5 miles radius of Lewes.

Lewes; 25 mile radius traps tests

First tests and developments of producing a spring loaded mousetrap with the raw material that would be available within 20 miles of Lewes