when best to cut logs

[Minotaur]

My parents live in a little Hamlet called Bierres En Armagnac, which is approx. 10 km's from Plaisance du Gers.

Beautiful countryside around there, very welcoming people, good reasonably priced wine and beer - but how the prices have risen since the Euro!

[ThrustSSC]

Sorry apparently the graph can't be downloaded by all so here is a photo of the graph and a picture of the samples.

 

Superb work, Woodworks. And fascinating. Especially to see the effect that bark left on has on slowing down water loss, and the benefit of lengthwise grain vs. end grain.

 

I can see that graph being referred to again and again in these fora!

[Paul in France]

My parents live in a little Hamlet called Bierres En Armagnac, which is approx. 10 km's from Plaisance du Gers.

Beautiful countryside around there, very welcoming people, good reasonably priced wine and beer - but how the prices have risen since the Euro!

 

I've been to Plaisance - not too far from us- nice area. Definitely agree about the countryside and price of wine - 15 euros for 10 litres of a decent merlot and you can get cheaper direct from the winery.

Diesel is cheaper. Weekly shop about the same. Other things crazily expensive - I've posted about chainsaw prices being about double those in the UK and how do you justify 40 euros for a litre of gloss paint - no wonder all the houses here could do with a good coat of new paint! We get a lot of stuff sent from the UK and it's still cheaper even with the transport costs. It's definitely not a cheap place to live.