Luke Quenby

And mix a good bit of Hornbeam in to, if your on clay ground it will love it.

Flail them down then spray the re-growth with Grazon 90 in the late spring - early summer

:thumbup:Top find! Really like reading about the older methods and ways

The cheapest land would be farmland that wasn't much good i would imagine, but good bargains (if there still is such a thing) can often be found when utilities sell off tracts of land they no longer have any need for, quite often this includes woodland, but you need to be in the right place at the right time for this sort of deal. I think a surveyors called Turners did a lot of the Southern and South Eastern water stuff, and still are, if that is where you are located. You should get the trees for free from fc, as niftysteve said, their are also grants available for woodland creation from them, though to get any grants, land has to be registerd with rpa and all the maps etc need to be right, this can take some time to sort out. Because of that, I wouldn't bother with a poly tunnel, and wouldn't worry to much about anyone nicking the trees, though it wouldn't be unheard of :thumbdown:. As for spacing, depends on what you want from the wood, timber production, wildlife habitat, recreation etc. And if you get the trees for free from the fc, the only expense will be planting and gaurding! If the fc arn't very accomodating with tree suply, the grant for creation on farm land should be quite straightforward, and nurserys like Alba are good for cell grown forestry stock. Good luck, sounds like an interesting project, would be interested to hear more about it:thumbup:!

With regards to what chestnut says, I agree with all that, logs would probably be a good idea, maybe a bit of a charcoal burn if your into having a go? I can give you details of a yurt maker in Sussex if your interested in going down that route with some of the thinner stuff.

If the boots are leather, dubbin. Make sure they're fairly clean, rub at least 3 generous coats on and leave them by the fire for half hour between coats first time round. Does the leather loads of good and nice and cheap to. I do mine every 4 - 6 weeks or so, even in summer to condition them.

Yep, green ash 'will do', especially on a woodburner, but nothing to beat well seasoned wood. I suppose it could be mixed into a load, green ash is ok, but maybe not quite as fantastic as the well known poem goes on about! And the weight issue, if you sell by weight that is.

Dry cherry is pretty good for kindling, well seasoned ash or hazel from coppicing / thinning work should be small enough to go through the machine or poplar like everyone else says!

Why not try and hire each one for a few days off the dealer? Big investment, and it ultimatley comes down to what you feel is reight for you and your work.

Fair play to him I say! If I could build something like that, I probably would, though maybe with a few refinements.........

Have a look on Woodlots, quite a few people advertise mobile milling on there. To buy the large saw and alaskan mill will be a lot of money if you havn't got (fairly) regular work for it. Mobile milling it, or taking it to a saw mill will be a lot more economical, plus the mahogony will be mega hard on the saw and chains.

Broadsword is a pretty good and often cheaper alternative to Timbrel. Very similar product, have used it of Knotweed and it killed it stone dead first time, with no re-gen one year on. As others have said, definatley Grazon for brambles, very effective. Be carefull of any Fir / Pine coniferous trees in the area though, very prone to bad drift damage from Grazon.

Like it! Looks like a top notch job and a very satisfying Saturday's work, nice one:thumbup:

Bit more infor about the hedge and maybe a picture or 2 and I should be able to help out, but what Stevie say's is probably the best bet.

I've heard that to, my Granddad refused to even burn it on a bonfire! Like the thinking behind why the myth was invented though Rupe! Alder is a great burner, and a lot of people make charcoal with it to, needs to season well first though.

A proper atv trailer will serve you a lot better than a heavier road one with road tyres, much lighter and much lower ground pressue on the tyres means less ruts everywhere and more luck going forward, but definatley a quad is a great tool in the woods, we run a 400 Honda Formeman. To think of the some of the stuff that has been put through and it hasn't ever failed yet! But the right trailer is really important.

About 40-42, but that's through a farmers buying group, keeps it down a bit, 1800 litres a time to.

Is the rake to stop it from rolling way??! Where was the take down then AJ?

Did the same as IC Trees to a 044, all seems good, no loss of power or anything, all good!

This job could be going again, if anyone is interested, please get in touch. Please be aware though, it's £14 per cube cut, not going to be the biggest money maker around but a good fill in job or for someone looking to get a bit more cutting expereince. Thanks.

Just wanted to say thanks for all the interest in this job, I think we have found some one to take it on now. There are often bit's of hand cutting and restoration needed in the woods, so as and when it comes up, I will post on here. Thanks again for looking, and good luck for 2010. Luke

Definatley! No amount of arrogance or money (they seem to go hand in hand) should let these fools get away with this

You forgot to mention, fantastic estate manager to work with! Your getting forgetfull as the years roll by Mr Clark!

Bit of both! No, not really, it's a relitivley small and straight forward job, and as far as the lord and master is concerned, I need to be concentrating on other areas, not spending all my time playing in the woods! So someone else can (hopefully) come and get stuck in for a few days, plus they get a free quad bike ride to and from site every day! Which is more than you and me got!!