Mark Bolam
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If two gentlemen called Robert S. and Stephen B. approach you and try and get you to wear leather trousers and a muscle vest before 'working' for them, run. Run for your life!
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Logs..do you sell by weight, or volume
Mark Bolam replied to DN22 Gardening's topic in Firewood forum
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It was well executed, but he said himself he was worried about the integrity of the wood. Great skill? - yes Big kahoonas? - yes Lucky? - yes
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Logs..do you sell by weight, or volume
Mark Bolam replied to DN22 Gardening's topic in Firewood forum
It's mixed seasoned hardwood, it's 2.3 cubic metres, I don't know or care how much it weighs, it's £130 cash on delivery, I press tip then I leave. I hate log customers generally. 'Well old Tom used to deliver a ton'. Yeah, right, in his VW Caddy pickup...... -
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Fuelled by a fry-up and a brew at lunch time. Slight lubrication issues were sorted with a few pints and a packet of Twiglets after work. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzkOudBGkQk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzkOudBGkQk[/ame]
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I'm just trying to calculate how many 10ft long conny hedges I would have to cut to afford one, but my brain has exploded.
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If you survive.....
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My mate does live jointing for EDF. On a call out a few years ago to an outage, they found a cable dug up and partially cut. A pair of bolt croppers were fused to it, and a blackened and burnt pair of slip on shoes were close by. No body was found, but the EDF lads had no doubt it would be medium-well at the very least. What a shame.
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Aye. He's my little brother.
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I will back Les up on this. I winced when Rob banged the saw down on the paving slab and sparks flew. The thing is, when he demonstrated the next cut (with the dull chain), it still cut much better than you would expect. After a few seconds sharpening, the cutting was really impressive. I would buy one and have a designated 'dirty' saw for all the applications already mentioned. Another one I can think of is when you have a big butt slightly embedded in the ground you could make 9/10 of the cross-cut with your 46/66/88/3120 or whatever, and finish the dirty bottom bit with your 'dirty little whore' saw. I will buy one.
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I'll see if I can dig something out mate.
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You don't need to wear them on the ground anymore, either. The rules changed a while back.
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The Poison Ivy is a bit too camo for my liking. I've cut bright orange ropes before, let alone ones which are good at hiding!
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Thanks Nigel. I was unsure whether to go for Imori or Poison Ivy, but your comments have clarified things. I'll go for the Imori because of the thicker 'feel'. Blaze made my hands and forearms ache because it wa so thin.
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Blimey MB, that would make them sit up and take notice!
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BIG timber. Great post Sanny.
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Been working on that rough estate again Rupe?
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Wish I could remember it Frank!
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After my CS 30/31 I received a LANTRA certificate of competence, but had to book and undergo a separate assessment to become NPTC qualified. Not sure about the LANTRA thing with the rest of my NPTC certs, sorry. Mind you, that was a while ago. I believe dinosaurs still walked the Earth, and Stephen Blair was only just learning to type....
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Cookie, and all newbies. Welcome. And get out now while you still can... I used to have a life on Saturday night!
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Anyone interested in hiring a quad bike and/or timber trailer?
Mark Bolam replied to farmer_ben's topic in General chat
Would the trailer/grab be road-towable, and compatible with anything with a tow bar? That would increase its hire value to other arbs a lot, I reckon. -
Are you getting 'Lucas Mill' mixed up with 'Viagra' again, Stevie? Oh dear. I will give you some more English lessons next time I am in Northumberland. I can shout as far as Jedburgh.
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Lovely grain on the Turkey Oak, whatever its structural qualities (and I had my misgivings before Tom chipped in!). Anything has to be more positive than simply burning timber like that. What's the set up time for the Lucas mill?
