Birch brooms: characteristics, advantages and disadvantages

Cleaning the area around any building requires special equipment and the broom usually comes to mind first. It allows you to effectively clean a site of any area. Of course, now there are modern sweepers, but it is difficult to imagine an ordinary janitor or just a worker with it. Rather, they will be armed with an ordinary birch duster. And there are completely logical explanations for this, which we will consider further.

A broom is made up of twigs tied together and planted on a handle. Actually, the bottom of the broom is a very ordinary broom made of birch twigs. But it is convenient to use them only at home.

Brooms can be of two types.

• Wooden - when all the components of the broom are made of wood. According to GOST, approved back in Soviet times, a paving broom handle can be made either from birch or from coniferous wood.

• Combined - when birch twigs are used on the panicle itself, and the handle can be plastic or metal. The main thing is that the lower part is natural. It is not forbidden to use trees or shrubs other than birch. But it is with birch that many superstitions and signs are associated. Their observance guaranteed the attraction of good forces. In addition, it is economically justified, since it is this tree that can often be found not only in the nearby forest, but also in any settlement.

A birch broom is designed for outdoor work, in utility rooms, at a construction site, a farm, in a garden. In general, the scope of its application is quite wide.

The birch broom has many positive characteristics and it is they who explain the popularity of this product.

• Strength. The branches of this tree are quite resilient, so they do not break when pressed. In addition, birch wood is considered one of the strongest. Such a broom will withstand constant and intense work.

• Reliability. A similar tool can be used at any time of the year: it is convenient to sweep snow paths with a broom, sweep puddles, and collect fallen leaves.
• Convenience. Initially, the lower part of the broom is quite rigid, but in the process of work, it bends and takes the most comfortable position. The birch stalk is smooth, does not slip, it is pleasant to hold it in your hands even in the cold season.

• Availability. It is associated with the cost of raw materials and low assembly costs, since this operation is simple and does not require the participation of skilled labor.
• Variability. The rods and stalk can be shortened, thereby customizing the tool for a specific person, and this is very easy to do.
• The ability to make a broom with your own hands, since the material is almost always at hand and the creation process itself does not require effort.
• Environmental friendliness. All parts of the tool are biodegradable and easily recyclable.

In addition to the positive, there are also negative traits. The messy harvesting of twigs and cutting down young trees for cuttings is damaging to nature. The lifespan of truly high quality synthetic materials (plastics) is longer. In addition, a street broom is not capable of sweeping small debris well or requires a certain skill for this.Of course, for small debris, you can take the twigs along with the leaves - then even he will have no chance.

Actually, the broomstick is designed to sweep up larger waste, but on the street this is not so critical. As you can see, there are few disadvantages and still more advantages. The choice is yours.

You can buy a birch broom in hardware or other stores that sell garden and household tools. On the network you can find many sites of the same name offering similar products. According to the presented assortment, depending on the length of the rods and the thickness of their bundles, several models can be distinguished:

• economy;
• standard;
• premium.

The quality of the panicles is obvious, judging by their name. The higher the quality, the longer and thicker the bundle will be. Manufacturers' prices vary, but for buyers who buy in bulk, the price will be lower than the retail price, so organizations have an advantage in this.

A broom made in accordance with GOST should be 8 cm in diameter. The length of the rods is 60 cm. In any case, it is much easier to buy a ready-made broom than to wait for the season, harvest the rods and do everything yourself. A wooden handle 1.2 m long can be bought separately, its cost is no more than 50 rubles. The broom will cost the same.

The choice of a broom depends on the method and conditions of its use. To sweep a large area, you need a model with a larger diameter and length, since more force will have to be applied to the broom. But the work will also move faster and better.

To clean a small area like a garage, you need a small brush. As a last resort, it can be improved - disassemble and add the required number of rods.

An important factor is the quality of fastening - both the rods to each other and the broom to the handle. In a routine like cleaning, every little thing matters.

How to make the right birch broom, see the video below.