nepia
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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!
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If you fancy it Alec I could collect on my return trip: I must be driving by the gent's front door next month. Dry Rot: early next month I'm visiting a mate in Wick so if the burr needs transport to anywhere close to the main drags connecting there and Surrey give me a shout. Jon
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Artificially changing the pH of any soil is a hiding to nothing in the long run I've always understood as soils rapidly revert to type. But grass grows quite happily in acid soil so as hedgesparrow says I doubt that pH is your problem. Also bear in mind that everyone's got an excess of moss due to a year of non-stop rain so is there really a problem unique to your lawn? Perhaps waiting and seeing if some decent weather sorts it (!) is all that's needed.
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I can see it now Al: Rob will rock up as planned on 29th with his Mog but with you suffering Mog Withdrawal Syndrome he'll get away some time in the middle of April Good luck with the job. It'll be a landscape changer losing something that size. Jon
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Horse chestnut: as said a sod to split - you can't even see where the grain's going but it goes in all directions. Once dry the wood's like balsa. Rubbish stuff, so bad in fact that it's one of the few woods I won't even mix into a load for sale. Sweet chestnut: much less clearcut. My experience is that it takes years to dry enough to burn well. I've been getting it in the neck from the missus this winter for burning so much of it 'because it doesn't give out any heat: haven't you got more of that lovely Lawson's Cypress?' So my suggestions accord with above: ignore Horse Chestnut but if you can get some Sweet for free go with it - it's free. But don't pay money for it. Jon
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Ta for the ID - I don't doubt you for an instant. Re topside view... I forgot me hover boots - so sorry:biggrin:
