Arb show questions

[Rob D]

There were up until about 3 years ago (attending the show and doing chainsaw milling demos) but unfortunately they got rather and completely stiffed on the logs they were demoing on...

 

 

 

.... so they vowed they would never attend the AA show be it as an exhibitor or a customer!

 

 

 

 

[Rob D]

That said I am doing a load of shows this year so may attend the AA show again but organise my own demo logs as it was always a pretty good one to do.... I had done it 4 years in a row up until that point.

[muttley9050]

What was wrongwith the logs supplied?

[skyhuck]

What was wrongwith the logs supplied?

 

I would guess the price

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

That said I am doing a load of shows this year so may attend the AA show again but organise my own demo logs as it was always a pretty good one to do.... I had done it 4 years in a row up until that point.

 

Hi Rob, sorry to hear that and hope you let us /Simon know. The logs are supplied by the estate and hence quality is sometimes variable.

 

If you do decide to come along this year, and I hope you will, if you let me know exactly what you're looking for I'll let Simon know to put in an early order with the estate (I think sometimes they just supply what they have so 'prior notice' should help.)

 

Cheers..

Paul

[Rob D]

That was just the problem though Paul - the first time I did the show - £60-00 for some nice oak to saw.... the second time £100, the third £120... all fair enough bear in mind the estate keeps the sawn wood for themselves i.e. they supply it and get paid and have it sawn free.

 

 

Then the last time 3x 8' foot long ash logs 20" diameter - too dry for milling as the boards were splitting with the tension in them halfway down... £360-00!!!

 

 

And was told,

 

"People that have had logs off the estate to demo milling in previous years have not paid so we have had to charge more this year. This is the price of wood these days"

 

 

What a joke!

 

 

If I did it there I'd organise my own timber.

[Rob D]

Hi Rob, sorry to hear that and hope you let us /Simon know. The logs are supplied by the estate and hence quality is sometimes variable.

 

If you do decide to come along this year, and I hope you will, if you let me know exactly what you're looking for I'll let Simon know to put in an early order with the estate (I think sometimes they just supply what they have so 'prior notice' should help.)

 

Cheers..

Paul

 

 

Thanks Paul - not your fault at all of course - but as said above if I did attend I'd get my own timber organised.

 

 

It wasn't what they supplied it was how much they wanted for it which was the problem.

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

Thanks Paul - not your fault at all of course - but as said above if I did attend I'd get my own timber organised.

 

 

It wasn't what they supplied it was how much they wanted for it which was the problem.

 

FLIP!....Rob, nonetheless I fully understand why you're dismayed (an understatement! )

 

Perhaps, dunno, they were looking at it in terms of logs value BUT to have the stuff planked up for them Unfortunately we cannot go elsewhere for timber as it's in the contract with the estate.

 

Grieves me to say it but I guess if you can arrange yer own it'd be better

 

SORRY again Rob.

Paul

[muttley9050]

Surely if the estate keeps the lumber it should charge a peppercorn amount to cover transportation, seems to me that the estate is getting greedy. I wouldnt pay £360 for that ash once it was sawn!