nepia
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Bump in case anyone's had anything crop up I can help with.
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I reckon turners will bite your hands off for the lengths in pics 2&3.
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Rob D, if you mean Dropbox it works with Cut & Paste, Copy & Paste or Drop n Drag; you just take the title of your document form your document list and move it to Dropbox.
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You could ask this gent Nic Westermann I'm told he uses small branches for making tool handles. When I offered some via his dad in Surrey recently I was told that he fulfils his wood requirements locally, i.e. from Wales.
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I do know of a chipper stolen in South London a few years ago and recovered from a lockup in New Cross within hours thanks to the tracker. And Surrey Police had a big find near Reigate three or so years ago: traced a tracker to a yard that turned out to be an Aladdin's cave of nicked plant. Obviously every stolen machine with a tracker won't be recovered but the ones above wouldn't have been either. Insurance companies will like them fitted and I'd guess that arguing about payouts would be harder if you had a tracker in your stolen machine as it would be evidence of your anti-theft precautions.
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Looks like I got my wires a bit crossed Mr Quip: The twin ringer (!) was done by a pro and is not the vase I had in mind. FWIW this is the item I had in mind; it's 22" tall.
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Complete agreement with that: I'll see if I can get a pic of the vase sent to me. Jon
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Turners won't always want just one ring of whorls for a piece. I've seen a stunning vase 24" tall incorporating two entire whorls. For 12" MP there's no way they'd get their hands on it without paying for it here! 12" diameter is ideal. Any bigger and the lumps get too heavy for smaller (i.e. many hobbyists') lathes.
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Classic 'half empty glass' syndrome Al. Just turn the glass the other way up so it's half full.
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I'm impressed Graham. Shane, I got to Google first: Colletia paradoxa - the Anchor Plant
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That's a bit harsh on drug dealers mate!
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Stress is an essential part of life - we all need it to a degree. Age and time do indeed reduce its effects, hence my somewhat lackadaisical attitude to most things! What I found helped was to micro-analyse: what exactly am I fretting about? Break it down to its bare bones and it usually doesn't seem that bad after all. For example, you're lying awake worrying about your finances. Detail what you know is going out, what you know is coming in, what you reasonably expect to come in, what you can avoid going out even if temporarily. Chances are you'll realise that by not eating out for a few weeks or by cutting back on the booze for a bit the sums will add up. Most things aren't as bad as our imaginations make them out to be when examined closely. Another thing; a problem shared is a problem halved - don't bottle it up. Best of luck; things will improve. Jon
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If the idea ever comes to fruition my pickup and I willl be staying overnight in Newcastle the night of (probably) 17th April on my way home from Scotland. Jon Caterham
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Not for any length of time if at all: soil reverts to type quickly if the artificial pH treatment isn't maintained Years ago I had a local tree surgeon chip up a dozen 18' leylands for me so I could put the chip on a large newly dug flower bed. I applied it at ~8" thick in early November and by the end of March you could barely tell anything had been put on the soil surface but the texture of the topsoil made it almost good enough to eat!
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I hope you're not dissing flapjacks; I love 'em!
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Can't be seen from any road, especially now! As you're salivating so copiously at the location I'll PM you out of respect for the owner's sense of privacy and the fact she doesn't know I'm putting this on the 'net.
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They've sure got some stuff tucked away there David. Thanks for that; I'd never even heard of The Fungarium. Impressive. Jon
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Couldn't agree more more and I'm in no way trying to compete with the OP's timber. But some turners like plain: I hope to sell some to a locally well-placed barrister! Apologies for the derail BB - blame Stubby
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Owner wanted 'anyone other than that dreadful Stubby bloke'. So she got 'anyone' other!
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Near Pulborough.
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'Tis the way of a bonkers modern world. Why do/did we import butter, lamb, apples from New Zealand and cause hardship to our own growers?! There are many other examples.
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Looks good if you can preserve the looks. As an aside do you mill healthy holly? I know a few turners like it but not many because it's difficult to dry without splitting. I ask as I felled a 16"dbh specimen in West Sussex last week (yes, I know: I'd rather not have done but the owner was adamant that it was in the way) and have left it in lengths to maximise potential use. Thanks, Jon
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Callistemon - Bottlebrush plant due to the shape of the flowers.
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I believe T5 is biomass powered from LHR's own burner, the long-term plan being to supply all the airport's power from it.
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That's why I said earlier it takes ages to dry: I had the honour of taking delivery of a 48"dbh newly dead specimen 6 years ago and I'm still trying to get rid of the bloody thing!
