the 'todays job' thread

[Conor Wright]

Not all today's job, been going on a while now! But finally coming to an end. A few more roofing sheets and a days tidying up and it should be finished. Looking good for what began as a twenty year old mobile home!
This is where all the maccie from the today's milling thread ended up. It took three large macrocarpa to make all the framing, uprights and cladding, 6 small spruce for roof trusses and 4 large lawson cypress for the decking area. Not one piece of timber was bought. Everything milled, planed and cut on site.
Thanks to @ s o c for donating some wood! And thanks to harry, ollie and artur for helping fell process and haul the wood. Special thanks to monika for doing most of the planing while I milled the boards and for feeding us all too!

[Conor Wright]

10 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

Turners eh?

My experience pretty much reflects yours.

I managed to get around this issue by buying my own lathe and telling myself that some day I will turn those special looking pieces into something valuable myself. All I need to do now is find the lathe under the pile of special looking wood and find the time to use it.

[Baldbloke]

I managed to get around this issue by buying my own lathe and telling myself that some day I will turn those special looking pieces into something valuable myself. All I need to do now is find the lathe under the pile of special looking wood and find the time to use it.

Strangely enough, I too now have a wood lathe. It’s still virginal as inherited it from my late father in law.
Just got to find time to give it a go.

[Conor Wright]

3 minutes ago, Baldbloke said:

Strangely enough, I too now have a wood lathe. It’s still virginal as inherited it from my late father in law.
Just got to find time to give it a go.

Time is the issue, I'll be retired before I get around to using it at this rate. At least the wood will be dry.

I will enjoy picking through the pieces in time to come, remembering (or trying to!) Where the various bits came from.

[Rough Hewn]

Near Loughborough today,
With Simon from Bonington trees,
Scots pine fell gently onto the neighbours oak framed garage.
Spent the morning rigging everything down, before the cavalry/loader arrived.
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[Ian Flatters]

A few bits and bobs from recent days.

[Joe d]

Ash pollard at wasdale head , cracking weather 

[Joe d]

[Joe d]

One for the train spotters! 60 oaks pruned along the ratty rail track 

 

Edited November 19, 2019 by Joe d
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[Mick Dempsey]

24 minutes ago, Joe d said:

One for the train spotters! 60 oaks pruned along the ratty rail track 

 

What’s a ratty rail track?