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John Shutler

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  1. AKU the new version follow the backpacking link , they are called the cresta gtx
  2. they are amazing boots, the pair on the right are 18months to 2 years old and get worn pretty much everyday at work. looking forward to trying the replacement
  3. that would be good mate, do you just cut it at a angle for the taper? i think the main problem i had was not milking it properly before marking and cutting it.
  4. yeah it was very satisfying, the arbormaster was hard going, it was pretty old and filthy but it didnt really have many lumps, my main poblem is how to taper the crossover between the core and the cover:confused1: armor prus arrived this arvo mate, looks great:thumbup1:
  5. first attempts manky bit of arbormaster and some stuff that i got from ian leach a while back got a piano wire fid on the way from nod so i can ditch the coat hanger ive been using sore hands now
  6. i think theres a height restriction on minem but it only means i have to pay an excess when working over that height
  7. all my insurances are with them chippers insured with them
  8. thanks bob
  9. does anybody have any instructions for lock stitching splices im making a new footloop for my srt rig and want to lockstitch it cheers
  10. id probably just told alex about next weeks hawthorn reduction
  11. read it as my outbound traveling book a couple of years ago. its a classic a must read
  12. very nice rich
  13. me and my brother share a lock up wiyh 2 double doors about the size of 2 double garages for 15pounds each a week
  14. felling pines today. utilising the equipment on the estate made life much easier:thumbup1: fairly crap uninterestng pictures i want a digger
  15. me and some friends stayed there recently for another mates 30th. watching the kneeboarders stack on the corner opposite the take off ramp was pure gold
  16. is that at the waterpark lake down the road from the cotswold outdoor centre
  17. travelling, drinking some beers, hanging out with good mates in random locations and hunting for some hidden waves
  18. buckland rings? we used to ride there alot as nippers
  19. the AP that hadleigh spliced for me is performing very well. however you would have to ask him for the details f it because all i know about it is that theres 2 nice eyes in it
  20. you should see the pile of wood from that job, the house is oil and wood fired so they wanted absolutely everything
  21. a builder we do some work for asked me to put up the frame for a treehouse on some high conifer stumps. we actually took one of the trees down recently to the hieght that the other stems had been left at. the builder wanted us to put upthe initial frame then his guys are going to joist and board out the rest bit of fun and something different. apologies for the poor photo qaulity, these were taken on my phone
  22. cheers guys
  23. but if they are working under your instruction then you need employers liability
  24. Acer sacharinium reduction from today, our second of 3 jobs. rubbish anchor point after previous poor pruning:thumbdown: and lots of tall thin regrowth. bark was very thin. nice day for a silky and secateur climb

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