what bench saw would you recommend?

[Ty Korrigan]

I already know just how long it takes to produce a cord of wood (3m3) from

logs delivered, cross cut, split, stacked, loaded onto trailer then delivered for...free.

The guys I know do it more for a hobby and pocket money.

It's like those fellas back in Morocco who fish from the rocks all day then sell their catch.

It's well below a living wage BUT...they get to fish ALL DAY!

For some guys, it's just doing something different but with a wee reward at the end of it.

Like when I rode for an amateur cycle racing team.

I covered my costs but never made a living from it.

Of course, I'm talking about real small scale wood production on a hobby scale.

Ty

[Paul in France]

I see it as this...

Paul has time on his hands.

He is retired not to retire but to experience another life.

Like the other guys I know, they don't count the hours and costs but only the returns.

It's clearly not a business but it is a life and life is for living.

I know where Paul is coming from and also Normandy's experience is familiar to me.

It's a paying hobby or rather a hobby with returns...eh?

Ty

 

Ty - I reckon you've got me in one - I have worked hard all my life in a variety of jobs but retirement to me isn't sitting in a rocking chair looking into space. I love working in the outdoors and as you say the hours don't really matter because if I wasn't logging I'd be mowing the lawn every day to keep myself occupied. For a couple of years I did a lot of voluntary work for our local community in the UK ranging from building websites to litter picking. I even did voluntary work for a couple on an avocado farm in Spain :001_cool:Opportunities to do community work here in France seem to be limited. If I do the firewood thing here I know I'm not going to be a millionaire but I'll get to meet new people and have an interest even if it's not a commercial proposition in Le Sanglier's terms. Good to receive different viewpoints - thanks everyone. Now about that saw - it seems I'll have to bite the bullet and buy a chain saw - got the PPE ordered and had some instruction......

[WorcsWuss]

Your log production scheme sounds a lot like my treework.

I do it because I enjoy it. I don't set out to undercut or compete with pro's.

I know how business works and I imagine you do too.

If you enjoy it, you cover your costs and make a bit of pocket money, all while not destroying the commercial market, then go for it.

I don't imagine my retirement to be endless games of boules or pétanque either!

[Ty Korrigan]

You know, my job is my living but I like it so much I also do it for free from time to time.

And I love cutting grass...hmmmm!

Ty

[nathan 338]

Get a rabaud, they are built in France not far from you and they provide machinery from the small domestic through to 100 tonne per day output