Graham

All weeping ash is grafted or budded I think otherwise it would never produce a straight stem.

I think it's easy to look back and see a more relaxed, romantic lifestyle and miss the hardships.....and yes we do have different hardships/pressures now. Our children will look back to this time and see that rose-tinted life we are going through.

Can I just post my comments regarding this debate. My dad had me very late in life. He was born in 1906 the son of a sheperd and the youngest of three brothers and three sisters. He was awarded a scholarship but because of the hard financial reality of the time started work at 14 as did his siblings. All the boys went into estate work and the girls into service. The reality of estate work was 5am start with the horses until whatever time they finished. That meant living above the stables winter and summer until he married and moved into a tied cottage. Ok that meant free milk and the odd rabbit etc! In 1957 he broke free from estate work but never lost the work ethic. A full-time job, an acre of veg garden, pigs and a thousand chickens. On top of that sundays were spent odd jobbing for farmers etc. His sole intention in all this was that my sister and I would never have to endure the 'pressure relief' of that estate lifestyle. Maybe he was misguided...I'll never know. Enough of my ramblings:001_smile:

It certainly used to be available. Think it was sold for cutting dirty pulpwood.

Had to make a 999 call last week following an incident. After the "what service do you require" I was put through to the police. The operator then tried five different numbers with an apology each time saying they were busy. At 4' 45 sec I was cut off....ten minutes later the police returned the call. Luckily no one was in danger but talk about stretched services!

Ain't kids brilliant! Fair bit of work went into getting the materials up there.

Not bad for a days work:wink:

Suppose I must be an old git having climbed 30 yrs. I use a mix of old and new. I remember a LOLER inspector asking how we got trees down with so little kit and no hanging decorations on the harness. Guess he hadn't been around too long. Old style does have disadvantages. One particular memory is getting greedy on a big beech takedown. Snatching big sections until the 24mm snaps and sends a big lump rolling down the middle of the road passing the stopped cars on the way.

Have to agree with above, We ran two smaller machines and they were abused to within an inch of their lives. Typically Vermeer policy is: if 5mm steel will do the job they'll use 10mm.

Standard 260's fine for your major cutting and you'd be surprised at the detail too. Not sure you can get a 1/4" pitch conversion for it. MS200 with 1/4" conversion is good.

As said before the best timber comes from the point at ground level and just below. For that size it may be best to contact local woodturners etc.

:laugh1: Some fishing mate to have.

Reminds me of the time I had one down the chimney. Came in during the day and the critter had been feasting on elderberies before so he'd had a few hours flying round crapping purple everywhere!

Must have been but not by me:001_smile:

Bit of fun

Know how you feel. I get little finger completely white and tips of others. Too late for me I think so look after the rest.

It's the gravitational pull of overhead alien spacecraft.

Hic...oops wrong thread...er my name's...

What goes on in the privacy of my home between myself and the laptop is my business Said too much....back to surfing:001_rolleyes:

Sounds like the medical equivalent of the Pikey door knock....

The Worlds Biggest PencilVideo

Country File on Sunday evening has a feature on woodland management, wildlife and firewood.

For putting detail in get a carving bar and a 1/4 pitch conversion. Safer too.

Carving a small animal....chicken size? I'd just do it for a free meal...hmmm:001_tt2:

I brought up two kids at Yew Tree Cottage. Actually five trees. Not sure if they ever ate any berries but my springers loved them. Gave up worrying about it because the seeds passed straight through.