sime42
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I reckon it's a case of the more wood you cut, and the longer you spend doing it; then the longer you can expect to live. It's a good way to stay fit and healthy for longer.
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Wordle 1,070 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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I'd guess it was just used to brutally hack and chop at body parts. Not a pleasant thought. On the odd occasions I've tried it on wood I've found it quite awkward, the angle seems to be wrong. My grandfather was in the RAF in some capacity. I'll to ask my mum if she knows anything about the Kukris, or where he was stationed.
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I thought you were just giving us all the finger for some reason.
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Excuse my lack of knowledge here, but how come everyone seems to have a Kukri? I've got one, two actually, that I inherited from my grandfather. I never talked to him about them though, so didn't hear the history. Were they handed out to everyone in the Services as a matter of course?
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I much prefer the caulked handles too. I find the round section ones feel all wrong, much less directional control. I don't think caulked handles are expensive now @openspaceman Not much more than a fiver when I see them in agricultural suppliers normally. Made from decent Ash too, (not like a lot of tool handles these days, that feel like rubber and no doubt come from the other side of the world).
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Yes, that's the kind of thing I need. Is that 15 or 22mm cu pipe? I figured that 15 would be too small, but maybe not.
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Wordle 1,069 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I wasn't expecting that.
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Yep, you can do what you want really, fit any size/kind of tank fitting, just depends what size hole you drill. Easy enough to do as water butts are polyprop. Also, need to be able to reach inside to access the locking nut. I've only used the 3/4" plastic taps as they are the same thread and diameter size as those that come with the butts, so no extra work.
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Square profile of recycling bins is a more efficient use of space as well, like square plant pots. Yes, standard water butt taps are crap, useless if you're trying to do some serious watering. I've replaced mine with 1/2 turn 3/4" taps. Much better, it gushes out, almost as quick to fill as dunking the can. Still plastic though, so don't last that long. I'm on the hunt for a metal version, but no luck yet.
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Yes please to photos. I think you're talking about socketed handle fitting, but I'm not sure.
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I've rehandled a few Billhooks over the years, and don't recall one ever working loose. You drive the tang into the handle hard, (the collet helps to stop splitting), and then friction just seems to keep them in place. For balance; I've also seen some old hooks where the tang sticks out the end of the handle and has then been peened over against a washer.
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Crap. Wordle 1,068 X/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 Threw away the last couple of lines, couldn't be arsed, didn't have the patience. 15 minutes is about the maximum time I can spend wrestling with a Wordle.
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If only I had the hips for it.
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It's all down to Cloud Seeding, innit bro.
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With due respect, I think you mean Copper Beech, not Ash. Regarding the proposed reduction, I think it's safe to say that that is a controversial subject on here. If you did have one done it would make it smaller/neater, but only for a couple of years. Most trees, (and shrubs), tend to overcompensate following being cut like that, and grow back more and faster. The resulting growth can also often not be as "natural" looking, and not as healthy for the tree in the future. Beech trees are inherently big, stately, good looking trees. (As such they're sometimes referred to as the Queen of Trees). I think you'll just have to accept that fact. Maybe consider having some Crown Lifting work done, rather than Crown Reduction. (Cut off some of the lowest limbs). This will let more light in and open up the view of outside the garden.
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Yep. It's surprising quite how many weird and delusional people there are in the USA. Expect a rash of new Conspiracy Theories if/when The Trump does get back in. As if we don't have enough to contend with already. List of conspiracy theories promoted by Donald Trump - Wikipedia EN.M.WIKIPEDIA.ORG
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What can you say? The bloke suffers from a number of weird delusions.
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I'm taking it as an excuse for a day off from Wordle. 😉
