Rob D
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I doubt that is correct either! 40% of income on food?? And you're spending £600-00 a week? - what are you eating Food has never been cheaper in that if you go into a supermarket and buy the lowest price brands you could spend a tenner and come out with 2 shopping bags full.
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Ditto - it doesn't matter how you started out....
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Got a few on my website treet|Hand Crafted Furniture PM me if anything like that takes your fancy.
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Here you go: !
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Really like the first one - I have a couple of burrs to make bowls out of like that.
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Look very well made and finished.
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I doubt any trousers will stop an 880 at full tilt.... more importantly work in trousers you find comfortable so you don't rush. Get things set up properly. Using a chainsaw in a mill should mean it never comes near your legs.
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Thanks for the replies. I do have electricity running to it - it is to do with drying wood and storing equipment in. I'll have a look at that link.
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That's why you started it wasn't it Steve - so that nice clean young gentlemen could meet other nice clean young gentlemen!
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Does anyone know any good resources for looking at having containers on your land? I rent an area and have the council coming round this week and have 2x old freezer bodies I use to dry wood. They are tucked away and out of visible sight. Just wondering how I stand legally - i.e. am I allowed them or is it one of those grey areas....
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Constantly coming across metal in trees - but now always do a sweep with the metal detector. Then you can at least work around it and salvage some of the timber.
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Ditto the above - keep calling people and keep showing your face. Meeting people is the best way as phone or e-mail employers will still perhaps not get a good first impression. Persistence always pays off in the end.
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Let's see some pics! You'll get a lot more interest.
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Cheers for the tip - I've had enough of them!!!!!!!
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Yep I used to think the same - it's not the look of it but as you say if the paint is no good it tends to make you question how good the bar is.... But I'm not sure the paint job is that relevant... I had some GB bars that seemed to lose paint quickly as do cannons black finish. Both were great bars. P.S lost both exhaust bolts out of 390 and bolts out of Husky dogs.... never had one work loose on a Stihl!
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I know - I'm sort of glad I planked most of it though... there's enough to do here at the moment!
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I'll PM this as well if you don't check the thread but as Spud says an 18" oregon lo pro set up would work well as it makes the best use of a lower powered saw. Price wise would be £24-00+vat and chain would be £14-40+vat. Then you get 4% off this. I have started putting Husky on and slowly but surely it's being done... Painful thing with Husky is it is hard to pin down what 'standard' bar and chain the older saws come with....
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I've started to wear one a lot more milling. Also when treating timber. Sometimes like today in the rain it's not practical though.....
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It's an idea - I've been asking Steve if we could try a wood style selling sub forum on here as it's easy to list pictures and it features well in Google searches. I think if you started a site like Lanarkshire hardwoods you need one person dedicated to keeping the website fully updated so you have a really big choice and some good pics as well.
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I was going to go the other way and suggest beech! I find it dries harder than elm but of course is harder to dry without warping. Do you find it scratches easier?
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Time for a new bar and chain - maybe use this chain up as you don't really want to put this chain on a new bar.
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2.25" thick I think from memory.....
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I had quite a bit of large black poplar a couple of years ago.... had to firewood most of it as it was getting in the way but sanded and treated this one getting it as smooth as possible. Before/After pics. The rippling looks fantastic - will be using this board for product pics for updating website. Wish I'd cut a few more planks now
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Some of them are oiled with a wipe of walnut oil but a lot of them I'm now sanding down to 400 grit and this seems to seal the pores of the wood.... I've had a cedar board in the kitchen and been using it to cut meat, spill things on, put it in the dishwasher and in short abused it - still looks fine other than a few knife scratches.
