There are many different ways you can
make a berry picker but this is just a design i came up with which uses a
packet of kebab skewers and some discs of wood.
Start off by cutting some
disks of wood. I used discs with a 7cm diamiter.
On one of the discs draw a
border about 1cm in from the edge with a pencil. Then drill a large whole
in the centre and remove all the wood up to the border line with a small
chisel.
Finish off the discs by
sanding them
Now crack open your kebab
skewers packet and find a drill piece which is the same diameter as one of
your Skewers.
Drill wholes a suitable distance apart around the edge of one of your
disks.
When you have drilled all
the way around one of your disks place it on top of the other. Now get a
pin and put it through the wholes to prick the disk of wood that is
underneath. This should leave a mark to show you where you should drill on
your next disc so that the wholes match up correctly.
Once you have drilled all
the wholes for the kebab skiewers to fit into, you can begin to fit your
them.
Just do one at a time and glue them into
their wholes with some wood glue
Finally when they are all
in you may decide to clip the tops slightly so that you dont have deadly
points which may damage the fruit. (this is optional, Having spikes may
allow the berry picker to glide through the leaves better.)
You may also wish to oil
the disks of wood with food friendly oil. I used veg oil.