silky fox
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Norfolk sounds cool...i need to get out of the Big Smoke for the day...
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Really cool. i like it when you descend into the hollow trunk and emerge into the light... Great soundtrack.
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No HNC in the North East???
silky fox replied to chrisgilltreesurgery's topic in Training & education
It,s a shame about East Durham Arb College...i went there in 1995 to do my National certificate in Arboriculture and Blue Book. it was a hive of activity...it was mainly young Farmers Girls on Horses and Trainee Arborists.it was a Different world then...there were people climbing the large trees in the Beech woodland or on the Spiking Pole. Groups of people mingling about the Arboretum studying for the weekly Tree idents..Tractor assault courses...Tirfor and Rigging displays...it was a hive of Arboricultural activity. Now i am sorry to say,it is a shadow of it,s former self...i visited it 2 years ago to find my old Mentor Dave Bently. he was in the Arb department(a single broom cupboard type room) and that was it....What a shame. -
It,s an upgrade that allows the rope wrench to be attatched Mid-line...
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in certain situations i see that being quite useful.
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Want a defender? Not enough space on the drive? Here is the answer!
silky fox replied to Big J's topic in Arb-Trucks
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Great picture of the Jensen!
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Very enjoyable. perfect track for the vid..."Where,s your head at"...nice little Srt moment to where the weather looked very windy up that height when the top came out...Good Action Bro!
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Nice..anything made of Yew and i,m a fan.
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Silky tip. A Small magnet glued inside the scabbard stops it falling/tipping out.
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There has been a thread or two on this before....answer...YES. If you are a regular silky user it will be invaluable. Get one...try it,if you don,t like it...i,ll give you your money back!
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No one makes vids quite like you Reg...theres always something very reassuring about the way you explain things...As Always...great stuff. Second fell was quality. that technique is used a lot in German Forestry,"Dogtooth cut"...realesing the tree by the angled cut through the "Hold"...Brilliant.
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if you follow the trajectory....it,s aimed at City Hall.
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Really like your work...the Yew bench was my screensaver for a while...you allow the grain to Speak for itself. A great tribute to the trees they once were...keep posting! like your Style...
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Rather a pleasant view of Tower Bridge whilst working on a Willow tree..not everyone has a Canon in their Garden.
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i regularly spend the whole day at Kew...and i love it so much i moved right next to it a year ago...it,s a great day out....the Mycorrhiza display is Magical!
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Tree Austria 3 - waist belt always loosening?
silky fox replied to arborlicious's topic in Climbers talk
I used the same weaver for over ten years and the buckle fastening is Bombproof...Extremely robust harness.(made by the Amish folk)...but been using an Austria 2 (Grey and Red) for a year now and have had no problems...only occasionaly have to tighten the leg loops. -
Great pictures.....Chestnut Plane tree...Anybody Rec climbing near Kew or Richmond please post......
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Summer must be about here...anyone else have any fair weather toys?
silky fox replied to WorcsWuss's topic in The Lounge
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Outstanding Effort mate!
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Great specimin Gerrit..weeping forms of trees are beautiful. i lived in Holland for four years and worked on many trees over there but i wasn,t familiar with Rehden...when i googled it it came up as Saxony..is this correct?
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I respect your bravery for accepting you have an interesting year ahead...and sharing with us. i shall be following this thread with my fingers crossed for you.
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So true... Friction free climbing. Happy Days!
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Like Rich said..On spikes,Careful where you tread. I Use Blue tongue all the time now...Through my Spiderjack it flows beautifuly and feels great in the hand. I have also used it with an O.P Prussick..this Rope is amazing! it is so lightweight and knots very well...and my favourite thing about it is it,s markings...you can,t miss it. it looks like some sort of Psycadelic snake following me round the tree...LOVE IT!!
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Awsome!
