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so, are there any log cabin builders amongst us?
steve@black replied to mattkeen's topic in General chat
Current Courses | Woodenways ,not sure how to past but I think you get my drift for those interested. -
Both have started coming apart at the front below the laces.Not sure I would want to break in another pair.
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3 months and mine have started to fall to bits, will keep you all posted regarding returns
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so, are there any log cabin builders amongst us?
steve@black replied to mattkeen's topic in General chat
Dan does build excellent cabins , where was that one ? -
Its not worth getting the ladders off the roof for les than 150
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Did seem to go like ,,,, of a shovel , love my 346 to bits and dont like talking about her behind her back but it was impresive
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Had a bash with one this week , if you have spare dosh hang up the 346
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John if they are still there can shift them next tuesday or wednesday as long as we can get a tractor and grab near them.
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Mines a cracker starts in all weathers and splt hundreds of tons over the years,hydraulic pump a bit lame ,should imagine never been off though.
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Dogs aside it shows how hard we all work whanever you see a picture of an arbtalker at home he is normally fast asleep on the couch or chair.
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Anyone interested,will try to post pics about 5ft at the bottom ,wheel digger there this week to possibly help with loading.
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Things breaking at the wrong time! After delivering a load of logs this afternoon down the end of a small dead end lane at about 430 today I saw an old telehandler coming down the lane towards me ,no lights or glass ect nothing unusual round these parts and as he went to pull up on the verge it just stopped and my old nextdoor neighbour jumped out looking flustered walked up and said "oh i am glad its you". Then I spent the next fourty five minutes in the dark and rain getting covered in diesel. Turns out he just brought the handler and pulled it out of the brambles as it had not been moved for six years.Older boys like him ought to know really Friday afternoon just before dark is not the time to do jobs like this. Dont spose he cares the handler has got a 4 ton lift and 9m reach and he gave 300 quid for it the jammy git
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Hamas big reduction/pruning thread!
steve@black replied to Tony Croft aka hamadryad's topic in Picture Forum
Have to agree with Rich if i see a reduce and thin I ignore the thin,the client will be none the wiser. -
A lord works for me is with cornish mutual 19 yars old and paying 700 for a suzuki sj on a comercial policy,might be worth trying
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Nice work timberbear
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What a great idea, how many people would take on a lad if it was not going to cost the earth.Once you shoe and clothe them the outlay would be minimal not that it would be 29 pound a week any more,and what a great chance for school leavers to spend a year or two in the industry, just being on site and gaing experience and a few quals would be a great way to get into a notoriosly difficult industry to get into. To get to 18 with a couple of quals and a few years exp gotta be a headstart.Even just being in the workiing environment and cutting the apron strings.I have had enough calls from mums asking for a job for there lad(thats a fall at the first hurdle)or the ones I have tried mummy ring up to say they wont be in because they are sick.(its raining today)
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Hi Tom could you give me a ring re this van am based beyween tiv and wellington,thanks Steve 07855 316780
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Got mine and was working on a steep forest bank for a couple of weeks and wondered what the hell I had got,they were as stiff as a board.I was thinking the emperors new clothes everyone raved about them but were awfull to wear,just too hard and rubbed.However got back on the flat wore them in and love em now,climbed in them yesterday on an fiddly oak reduction and all good.Spikey bits on the bottom? great in the woods but got some dismanteling this week will have to come off for the spikes I reckon.
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I did the takeaway one myself the other day ordered a curry gave them my address and asked them to pick me up in the pub on the way past. I did hear of one guy recently had a load of subbies on doing a job behind a pub and insisted they dont eat there sarnies and go inside and chose whatever they wanted of the menu only to deduct what each person had had at the end of the day.
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Personally would not even dream of going down that route untill at least 10 years in the biz , 3 years still preety much a greenhorn, old apprentiships used to be 4 years
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The so called millers love it i am sure but personally have given up on offering sticks,felled a blue cedar in the spring could not get rid,one joker wanted 250 to take it away ,it was a lovely straight 7m stick wich took the 66 to ring up and is now in my shed in lots of little bits
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Certainly came across as alot of people out of thier depth.Crane felling can be great and real glory work making the climber look cool whan has not really got much to do.Get it wrong and you will have a seriously bad day.
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Installing a log burner in a mobile home
steve@black replied to Tree Man Tom's topic in General chat
Tom ,windy smithy is only up at Dunkeswell pop up and see him you might even get him to ma ke a bespoke one to fit your requirements,despite his nickname he is a sound bloke. -
Installing a log burner in a mobile home
steve@black replied to Tree Man Tom's topic in General chat
You might struggle to get a windy smithy one straight away I saw John Snow on sunday and he reckons he can not build them fast enough at the moment,might be able to put a word in though. -
Installing a log burner in a mobile home
steve@black replied to Tree Man Tom's topic in General chat
deer man, single from the top of the burner to about a foot from the ceiling, may have been lucky finds one of the sections even had a cowl on the top and the joiner clips arent cheap either,had to buy them.
