Rob D
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It's another great piece - but if I may offer a humble opinion I think the main frame would have been better in yew even if it was a rustic type frame.... Don't shoot me down - I still think it's great but as more and more people are producing stuff I think some constructive comments help us all to up our games. And it is just my opinion- which is not really all that important!
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Thanks but it's more than I'm paying at the mo...
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Ok - at the moment I pay FedEx £7-80 inc vat per parcel up to 10 kg and then a small amount every kg after this. Zone 4 postcodes are £18-00 inc vat. I'm happy, it works, it's reliable. BUT - when you send a parcel of 10kg to 15kg people don't mind paying a tenner post and packing..... ....A parcel of 3kg is still going to cost me £7-80 inc vat still no matter how it's sent. So I've set the postage at £4-74 inc vat for orders under £120-00 inc vat - even then on most orders I'll have to make up the difference. I think the problem is that when people just want a rim or few files they will be "what a fiver postage!!".... So trusting to peoples honesty if that's all you want put in 'FREEPOST' in the voucher section and you'll get free postage... But if a small bar and chain for £30-00 then I can't do it for free as what you pay in postage is what it costs me!
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Thanks Luke - I have a parcelforce account (had just closed it as not as good as FedEx). Believe me I've spent a long time looking at the options for delivery - it's a lot more complicated than it seems....
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I've just visited the Interlink website and prices are £25-00+vat up to and including first 5kg and then £1-50 per kilo after. http://www.interlinkexpress.com/content/product-services/dpd_tarriff_update-2.pdf I use a company that ships up to 25kg for £25-00+vat to £30-00+vat and I've done a lot of shopping around! Most of the chainsaw mills weigh 10kg to 15kg and can be up to 1.2m long. I get a good deal with FedEx for domestic parcels but into Europe the best they could offer is £30-00+vat upwards. Hence I use an intermediary. If you can show me how I can ship for £12-00+vat to France please PM me asap! You may find this is the price that people pay on high parcel volume i.e. 50 parcels a day to Europe but it is not the norm!
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Hopefully you'll find someone - too far for me to go...
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I think it is sort of based on fact but I have never heard of any or found someone in the UK who buys walnut roots.... If you had a 3 to 4 foot good walnut, nice colour, some burring then maybe someone would be interested in the root... You need to be fully set up to process a root in terms of washing and sawing it - I think they do it in places such as Kazakhstan and Turkey and in the States.... but on an industrial scale. Of all the talk about walnut and the fabulous prices and that so and so sold this for this ..... 97% is utter, total complete cobblers! Don't listen to it!
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Inside stuff danish oil or walnut oil - both cheap, easy to apply, no skin to scratch... I don't tend to use much wax anymore but you can wax over both these oils if someone requested it....
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Very tidy - something I'd like to try myself in the future.
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Had a lot of half finished type projects kicking around and so have focused and started to finish some of them.... I find Summer is the best season for selling and getting your name out there. Nothing new design wise but some cracking wood - elm (from Big J on here - if you want elm PM him!) and some walnut milled a couple of years ago. Done a vid on sanding and making one of these tables which I'll edit and put up soon.... have made a few more things as well which I'll also take some pics of.
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Thanks - it would be easier if it was a standard parcel size but all so orders vary massively..... I think I'll use post office under 750g and FedEx for the rest..... As said if you're ordering just a file or something similar off the chainsawbars website put in 'FREEPOST' and this voucher will negate any postage - not to be abused! It'll also give 4% discount.
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I have the same dilema constantly - one idea is call Andy Fellows 07973846364. He's good to deal with and perhaps you could go halves with him on costs and the wood.... 4 plane trees is a lot of timber to use for yourself.
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Ha ha! Yep there's plenty of people out there who've been told by a knowledgeable friend that their oak is worth thousands! Basically there isn't really a going rate as such - too many variables. Some trees are worth paying for but if it's not worth it to you don't offer.... I tend to clear timber for free most of the time....
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Sending out 80-100 a month and have had a FedEx account for 3 years.... it's not the large parcels that are a problem but the 1kg to 4kg ones that I used to send Royal Mail....
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They need to be under tension or otherwise they will vibrate lose. Do you have any pics to illustrate? Would be easier to help. I've found that yes they can vibrate loose - but even if they do not found it affects the first cut that much in terms of accuracy. There's a vid here if it helps
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Free delivery on everything is now at an end on the CSB website.... just not sustainable in long term... Problem is that Royal Mail charge £5-00+ now as soon as you go over 1kg. BUT if you live in Northern Ireland and Scotland and only want a small item (under 700grams so small chain, rim etc.) then put in 'freepost' in the voucher code option. This will make the postage free. Also on mainland UK orders all orders over £100-00 go free still.
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Apparently it spaults well..... I'd say it's worth milling but you'll have to work hard finding buyers - always the problem IMO!
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Purpleheart, Greenheart, Opepe, Azob etc suitable for turning
Rob D replied to Wood wasp's topic in Woodcraft Forum
I'd get some pictures up here - get people excited by grains and colours it's pics people want to see!! -
It'll be a lot wetter in the middle! unless covered, off the ground in a very windy place!
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Elm has to be one of my favourite timbers - what a shame there ain't none left down this way. Looks like a good pile from that job.
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Too far for me to come out but if you think there's anything I can help with PM me and good on you lads and Matty for doing this.
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Tis £180-00+vat - 4% free delivery.
Cheers, Rob (make sure you sign up on my chainsawbars.co.uk website!)
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Looks good - thanks for sharing and welcome to the forum
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Ditto - give us as many pics and info as possible and you'll get much more interest. It's hard to tell if any tree is worth milling over a phone call. If you have a butt to sell or get milled you must drown people in info.
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Ha ha - one day I'll take you up on that - but will be a while at this rate. .... but shouldn't be too hard to bring in green as there's loads of oak comes in all the time from Europe....
