Cs30

[dervishcarving]

Hi all

I am doing my basic mainatainance/cross-cutting course end of the week plus the CS30 assessment. can anyone give me an idea of what happens on the assessment? Im doing it so ic an carve on forestry commission land so i am not coming from an arborist-background so I have no idea what to expect

Cheers

D

[Martyn Amos]

you will be assessed on all you will be taught....

just look listen and lean,take everything on board,and you will be fine

 

 

all the best

[ally2kn1]

Hi D

 

From what I remember of my assessment it was stripping a saw, cleaning it, sharpening it and answering a few basic questions such as the pitch of the chain and two-stroke mixtures. There shouldn't be any trick questions.. The cross cutting was literally cutting the end off a log a couple of times. I'd recommend reading through an assessment schedule.

 

Good luck

Al

[louise.cook]

You should have a copy of the assessor schedule, and if you note #14 it states that you may take a lantra work book or any other publication but NOT the schedule.

[louise.cook]

Hi D

 

From what I remember of my assessment it was stripping a saw, cleaning it, sharpening it and answering a few basic questions such as the pitch of the chain and two-stroke mixtures. There shouldn't be any trick questions.. The cross cutting was literally cutting the end off a log a couple of times. I'd recommend reading through an assessment schedule.

 

Good luck

Al

 

The assessor guidance states that a minimum of 10 cross cuts and a minimum of 1 boring cut MUST be made.

[FriarsGorse]

Good Luck with it

[Tom10]

The assessor guidance states that a minimum of 10 cross cuts and a minimum of 1 boring cut MUST be made.

 

Wouldn't mess around with Louise Cook would ya

[Guss109]

Any idea who your instructor is? As said above just listen to what your told and if unsure just ask and youl be fine

[dervishcarving]

No idea Guss (you are based neer me by the way, im in Portlethen). Im doing the training with Phil Dunford down in north wales (Im from down there and have to go there for a few days so figured ... 2 birds, 1 stone). Will be somebody based down there.

As I dont have any publications or such (as i said, im coming form being a carver not somebody entering the Arborial-industry) I dunno what i should have. Im sure I can buy anything i need off Phil, he seems like a good man.

Im quite happy to make as many cuts as needed (boring or exciting:) ), I will spend most of my time down in wales carvign so i will be most definitely in 'cutting mode'

Thanks for the comments everyone, Im a scientist who also carves so i hold you proper wood-cutters slightly in awe

[Tom Wilding]

On mine, we did some theory, and my assessor gave me quite a bit of help, and Then did some cutting