sime42
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It's got some impressive stats. Harder and denser than Oak, and more durable than Sweet Chestnut. I've turned a few bits and pieces. It looks very attractive but can be tricky to get a decent finish as it's so hard.
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That looks good. We could do with a supplier like that in the UK. It would be nice to have a readily available alternative to tanalised softwood timber, (which normally rots after not many years anyway).
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Thank goodness, I've not slept for days!
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Good work! That looks like Oak to me. If it was in front of me I would smell it to confirm. It has a quite distinctive aroma, reminiscent of vinegar to my nose. What can you smell? Oak can split really easily like you've found, if it's fresh, straight, clean stems. I had some recently that was like that.
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What's the the middle class white dollop, mashed potato? Does it approximate to hash browns in a fry up?
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No need to worry about road markings or signs. As long as you stick your hazards on and keep you engine running, you can park wherever you like.
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In praise of Proper bacon from a proper butcher! Great big thick rashers and non of that horrible white gunge that you get from supermarket bacon. Lovely for a Sunday sarnie. The difference between the two sorts is marked. This was an organic butcher so should be even less other "stuff" in it
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THIS ADVERT HAS EXPIRED!
- FOR SALE
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Would anyone like this book? I'm never going to use it, but really don't want to through it away. I'm not looking for a lot of money, just enough to cover postage and a pint maybe!Ask for price
- GB
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The comment was firmly tongue-in-cheek! Just highlighting the mis/dis information that is always bandied around when talking about topics like climate change. Anyway, this has been on the radio all week, Book of the Week. It's an interesting discussion of the relationship between the oil industry, climate change and Fire. BBC Sounds - Fire Weather by John Vaillant - Available Episodes WWW.BBC.CO.UK Listen to the latest episodes of Fire Weather by John Vaillant on BBC Sounds
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Lovely. I reckon that'll clean up nicely and make a decent Bill Hook.
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So it looks like Spring is springing here. Albeit a bit early, it seems to me.
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Ah, knew I'd seen the pearl of wisdom somewhere.
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British Gas sees profits increase 10-fold WWW.BBC.CO.UK The company managed to recover losses of £500m it made during the height of the energy crisis.
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You've got it all mixed up boyo. The increase in forest fires that we're seeing is nothing to do with Climate Change, it's just because of all those pesky arsonists. (Well, that's what I read on here anyway, in relation to the fires in Greece last year).
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That'll be useful when you pull up on Mrs Miggins small suburban drive, and she'll be really impressed.
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Completely. Probably the old pickup size is inversely proportional to pecker size.
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Half the people, the posers, that drive pickups don't need the off-road capability anyway. A van would surely be more practical in those cases.
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Dare I mention Degrowth? Maybe it's time to sack off the idea that GDP is king. Degrowth can work — here’s how science can help WWW.NATURE.COM Wealthy countries can create prosperity while using less materials and energy if they abandon economic growth as an...
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Radio 2 are playing a load of good Wrighty clips today. As they should be to honour the legend. I've just been chuckling at Sid the Manager, forgot all about him.
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I don't have much experience with Elwell, but the edges on all the Brades tools I have are great. They easily take a razor sharp edge and hold it for ages. Talking of sharpening, I use a Grunsfors "Axe Stone" for axes. They make easy, quick work of it as you can do a nice circular motion over the edge. Not cheap though, like anything Grunsfors, but worth it.
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Never found rust to be much of a problem, maybe as the old tools were quality, high carbon steel. I don't do anything to mine and they only ever suffer from very light surface rust. Which can be easily removed with wire wool, though I don't normally bother and they cut just fine if the edge is sound.
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Why is the UK stalling on plans for a bottle deposit scheme? WWW.EURONEWS.COM Deposit schemes have led to high rates of return in countries across Europe but in the UK they have caused division between...
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Result! Fly tipping is a scourge in the countryside around any city these days. Proper piss boiler. 'I guarantee we get fly-tipping every week' - Warwickshire farmer WWW.BBC.CO.UK Adam Beaty, a farmer condemns fly-tipping after blocking offenders in the act.
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Agree, to a point. Make stuff in smarter, cleaner, closer to home ways. Technology is only a part, (minor part), of the solution though. That's another misconception: that it's the silver bullet that's going to sort everything. It's the politician's favourite. Bottom line is we need to drastically reduce overconsumption of stuff. Consume smarter, consume less, waste less stuff.
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At least they're largely vegetarian.
