Rob D

The Peterson WPF is a superb mill. Also very good as a woodworking tool too!

Those rings you have are absolutely superb. The buttresses just make it look great. In fact what you could do is fell the tree a little higher then use an Alaskan to get perfect thickness rings. I've done this before on lumps of wood but never to a stump...

You may feel comfortable in those trousers but your dog looks a tad uncomfortable!

If you stack them say for 4 or 5 months in a cool shed with a firm but not tight rachet strap. Keep an eye on them and any sign of the starting of splitting glue and screw onto thickesh plywood. Pre cut the plywood so it sits an inch from the edge of the oak to hide it. You can also cut away most of the plywood where the crack is. They will split there's no avoiding it but it's a case of keeping the whole thing from falling apart.

Love the quirky rings - they look superb. What are you going to do to stabilize them - I've glued rings to plywood and it seems to work well. They split but at least stay in one piece.

What a superb pic That is huge.

No not really... It's still early days and maybe I shouldn't have mentioned it.... It will come to fruition and it will be good. It will be transportable but biased towards a static set up. There will always be work for an Alaskan to do... Sorry about not being specific. As soon as I have more details I'll post.

I know it's irritating but I just don't know..... Can always get an Alaskan in the meantime - you'll always have a use for it. Cheers, Rob

That's a lovely looking lump! Quite a nice wood to dry although I haven't has huge experience with ash... seems to dry quicker than oak and beech.

I suppose in theory in a kiln they would still be the same as thinner slabs so 8 weeks ish for 2" but does depend on your kiln. As said above it doesn't really seem to matter if the butts been down a few years as it'll still be wet!

I get it on and off from now on but does seem to be getting worse each year.... The only thing that has ever worked to stop sneezing fits and symptoms is to stick a tight dust mask on for 10 mins. The symptoms disappear like magic although obviously not that practical.

I agree with the initial comments. You can hit nails and rocks but it does pretty much knacker the chain. You can re sharpen after but never comes right again. Has it's place but really for dirty work and hobby users but that's about it.

Excellent Jon cheers for posting. When you fill the next kiln can you get some pics of you cutting it, sticking and loading it and then the full kiln finished as I'm going to link to this thread when re doing the alaskan website later in the year.

Good regular yoga works for me (have not been practicing recently though...) Finding a good teacher/classes is the hard part - a lot of strange people out there with poor knowledge seem to teach. Try different classes and don't go by your first experience. Not an instant thing but if you got into it regularly you would see improvement in sleep and health in general. Try an find a class with some nice looking girls as well! I know it's not a 'macho' thing to do and it takes guts to go into a class by yourself but worth it.

Andy fellows could go higher on the price I suspect if it is quality stuff with no metal in. I'll PM you his phone number.

Good info on the ripsaw Alec. By the way the only options I think you'd have for your 076 would be a Stihl Duromatic bar (no end sprocket) or you could have a Cannon 36" bar with 3/8 nose sprocket. More expensive though. PM me if you want prices. Regards, Rob

Have you got any dimensions for it i.e. the diameter at the base and what's the length of the whole piece?

I never said that what I said was that you need to value others opinions in order for them to value yours. If you'd checked the other sub forums one of them is sponsored by myself i.e the milling sub forum. Clearly you have a lot of knowledge and enthusiasm Tony. If you tempered some of your posts so they were less confrontational you may find more people will listen to what you have to say. I spend ages over what I write on here and at least half of the things I write I never post. I try not to post in a 'knee jerk' reaction to what someone else has written. I'd like to read more of what you write and comment without feeling that I am going to be jumped on because my opinion is different to your opinion. Let's face it I am not the enemy and neither are you. I will never agree entirely on what you believe in and vice versa but that's not to say either party can't learn off the other. From reading this thread and other threads you have been a part of I can see exactly where you're coming from. Could you say the same about me? Anyway I'm boring myself now

I disagree entirely. I think you LIKE to see yourself as that lonely voice in a room surrounded by the evil tree fellers. The reason you're a lonely voice is because you seem to find it difficult to see any other view other than your own. You have no compromise in your views and are not really listening to what others are saying. There's nothing wrong with gung ho tree felling threads. There are plenty of other threads showing the beauty of living trees. I haven't forgotten you're an arb worker either. Felling is not always the last option to be discussed. I have to admit you really get my back up not so much for your opinions but more from your blunt attitude of 'I am Right and you are Wrong.' If you want to change peoples views and opinions and get them to think more about what they're doing you need to be a lot more tactful how you go about it.

I feel trees are there to be enjoyed both alive and dead, felled, re planted, milled and used - just a big cycle. I think we are very good at protecting trees in this country. I also think that Tony's (hamadryad) views and opinions border on the fanatical and actually undermine tree protection. If you were serious about valuing and protecting trees you would compromise what you feel is right in the ideal world to what is practical in the real world. That's not a personal attack or rebuke as Tony obviously has outstanding knowledge but just my opinion.

They do look cracking fun and when you turn up for work customers know you mean business

That's a gurt big ol cavity. Looks like only one 200T survived and ready to fledge...

Someone told me about this last night. You can't help but chuckle! Good on 'im

Ditto - from what I've heard the 088 is a tough long lasting saw - better than the 880. .... It is irritating how Stihl give the impression of being their own biggest fan I know their saws are getting more technologically advanced but I'd agree - the build quality isn't.