sime42
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The Legend! He would've out-toughed any Tree Surgeon I reckon! Fearless, but not reckless I believe. He was also highly skilled and knowledgeable. He could do things with ladders that most of us couldn't even do with ropes.
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IMO;- I love the concept of Aspen as a fuel, but I hate the difficulty of getting hold of it and I hate the price of it. Apologies, I know these points are always raised. Is any progress being made on improving either problem?
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That's one large sycamore. Must have been some age. I don't suppose you counted the rings? Is the wood traditionally used for butchers blocks? I didn't know that. I assumed it would be beech. I've read that sycamore was often used for kitchen utensils. On account of not tainting the food, being stain resistant, straight grained and easy to carve. I used it to make a large spatula, it worked well for that.
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You must be feeling really pleased with the results of all your hard work already. You should. To have been able to do all that from local timber is even better. I'm impressed that you managed to find enough big enough elm. Also slightly surprised as I was expecting that you were going to say you'd used ash for parts of the structure. I always thought it was the wood of choice for coach building. Did you consciously decide not to, or did it just work out that way, you didn't need any?
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Cheers Steve
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That last paragraph is outrageous. The Xenophobia coming out from some on this thread is bad enough, but outright racism is just revolting. People with views such as this obviously suffer from some kind of "condition", so we shouldn't take them seriously. There is no point in even trying to reason with them or present arguments of other opposing views. The [emoji106] option on here is useful. Can we also have a [emoji107] option please? That would be possibly even more useful.
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No wonder they don't have a very clear view of what goes on in the real world.
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Trolls are meant to live under bridges. Cold, wet, dark, dirty places ....................
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A daisy table table, a log man, some "rustic" stools and a bench. All for one guy a couple months ago.
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I've always understood a cord to be 8x4x4 ft by the way.
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Which Jeff Jepson book was that from Lucky eleven? I'm a big fan of his but don't remember that bit in any of the three books of his I have.
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Good lad. You've definitely got a "keeper" there!
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Nice.
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My job today. A reduction and thin of a medium sized oak. A bit on the heavy side maybe but hopefully it'll be okay. Unfortunately I forgot the "before" photo. So these are just the "after" photos. This next bit should probably be in the Wee Chipper thread but anyway, I'm too lazy to repost so here goes:- It's hard to tell the scale on here but the pile of brash was quite large. All shredded down into just 22 bags and a small pile of logs in a little over three hours. Using my Flymo shredder. Excellent machine in my opinion. Great for jobs like this in small gardens with limited access. Its obviously no comparison to a real chipper in terms of throughput, but must be economically competitive for jobs of this scale. When you consider i was leaving all waste on site, using the customers electric supply and I was being hourly paid!
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Pesticides. Destruction of habitat.
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Intensive agriculture.
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Low enough to be into chain munching territory I reckon unfortunately. With all that dirt and grit around. I hate cutting right down to ground level as it so often knackers the chain. I keep an old chain to swap onto the saw to use in just those circumstances. Sadly I rarely actually do it as I either forget or can't be bothered to stop and swap chains as too much in a rush!
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Very clever use of a router there. I could work out how you'd done it until I saw the photo. I had visions of you somehow mounting the hub onto the router spindle or something crazy!
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That's beautiful. What woods do you use to make the wagon?
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Cheers Jrose. That was exactly what I was looking for. I'm coming from a Distal Hitch;- is a 4/4 VT going to feel more or less sporty? If the latter then maybe I'll try a lower config.
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Anyone tried using this as a friction hitch for climbing? DRT. I was fascinated by it as a kid as it grips like magic. Even on a smooth spike. Try it on the smoothest slippery peice of wood you can find, it's amazing.
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What length of cord do I need to start with to make myself a V.T. friction hitch, (to be used with the hitch climber)? I'm using 8mm ocean polyester on a Yale XTC climbing line. I'll be tying my own eyes on the cord, probably with a Buntline knot. Aiming to start off with a 4 wraps, 4 twists config, as recommended by Treemagineers. Any ball park figures for length initially? Id rather cut off a section of O.P. that's slightly too long than too short. (I don't mind trimming a few inches off the end of the cord, whereas I'd be pissed if I have to lose the whole lot if it's too short). Ta
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Working Climber DVD Series 2, Cutting and Rigging in the Tree
sime42 replied to Rupe's topic in General chat
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Working Climber DVD Series 2, Cutting and Rigging in the Tree
sime42 replied to Rupe's topic in General chat
Where's the best place to buy it Rupe? I really fancy having a look at this but I can't bear to pay £66 for it!
