nepia
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Got a 20" for the 064, which gets used mostly for firewood but it's done some chogging too. No problems at all; slips out of a slight pinch more easily than other bars or am I just trying to justify it? Jon
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They're admirable trees them olive things. Here are some more if you struggle sleeping sometime. http://www.dropbox.com/sh/svl666o84yeiter/tb4LSyNZN2
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Easy: that's Hot Arb Chick. Did she ever come back to us?! Darn - where's the picture gone?
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When you have my level of expertise David you live by the axiom that if you throw enough you-know-what against a wall some will stick. All those trees were within 10 minutes walk of the house; imagine what more spectacular specimens are out there. Harvest is in full swing but they had devastating rain on two consecutive nights some weeks ago and a lot of erosion was done. It's illegal to plough the groves now but does that make any difference in Spain?! Countless acres of almost lifeless monoculture...
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Something a bit different: gnarly olive trees in Andalucia last week. Take a deep breath - there are 37 pics! http://www.dropbox.com/sh/svl666o84yeiter/tb4LSyNZN2
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Wow - the strength of that beast must be immense. Incredible musculature. Merry Xmas.
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As face cord says the Fiskars are cracking though I have to say I only have the bypass ones but with the same gearing mechanism. I also have Bahco bypass loppers and they last years. I think most people go for bypass over anvil because the gardening literature tells them that anvils damage the tissue more than bypass ones so you will probably find less experience of anvils. Can I ask why you're so fussy about the finish - it is hazel after all - ? For cosmetic reasons?
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Luke, I've got a 32 and a 16. The first time I used the 16 on a (small) stump the shear pin went; the only time I've used it since was to tension a lightweight zipline. I'm glad it's not just me that finds stumping hard work; it's the hardest thing I do but the 32 is a must for that job. And I've pulled on a couple of 12" stumps that I had to double up on even with it. That all said I wouldn't be without it; Tirfors are great. Have a good Crimble. Jon
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Is the Navidale Estate too far? For that quantity I wouldn't have thought so. Worth a try?
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Depends on your situation I guess; for yours you're probably right. Being tiny time (one down from small time) I split everything that's too big to leave in the round. But I probably have the luxury of time that you don't. So the short answer to your question is maybe! For commercial scale production probably yes.
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Here you go mate. Enter the full Latin name - Search - 3 records - X suppliers - nursery/ies listed - Robert's your mother's brother. Genera results > RHS Plant Finder / RHS Gardening
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Ta for that Alex; you've just solved this year's 'what does Dad want for Christmas?' problem. Jon
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Do you have any private schools near you? Some of them publish small magazines/newsletters with ads in them. I have a large such school close; the mag is e-mailed to over 1000 e-mail addresses, mostly owned by fairly local well off families.
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It'll be on i-player from last Sunday's Countryfile.
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Not 'few £s' but a good investment: Joce Metal t/a The Irony O'it - Buckingham Woodstation The current versions are better than in the video and can be tailormade for your chosen log length.
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TCD; I think... the early pic of criss cross stacking of oak billets sacrifices space in the name of fast seasoning but re the later pic where criss cross stacking is only at the end of the pile - that's just an end stop to hold the straight stacked stuff in place. You see it all over the Alpine region where they stack loooong piles of softwood billets. Then again I may have got the wrong end of your stick completely! Jon
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Not a lot, no if you count a 2' log as a billet! I really try to avoid single logs at the outset to keep the handling down but some are inevitable. Jon
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Sorry, I meant 'stack parallel' - wasn't having a dig at what's really a thing of beauty. But 6 months for oak... I was right about the quick turnaround.
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Show off! But I guess quick turnaround means everything to you otherwise you'd stack them straight surely...?
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Arbtalk Christmas Raffle 2012
nepia replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Arbtalk Christmas Charity Raffle 2012
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Why not? I split 3', 4', 5' lengths regularly. Big knots are the only things stopping it.
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Absolutely except I don't bother covering them; let the air run free.
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Arbtalk Christmas Raffle 2012
nepia replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Arbtalk Christmas Charity Raffle 2012
Er - I paid first (I thought), then dipped out of joining the charity. I just entered Arbtalk username, then the amount. Best I try again then. -
I got this back some years ago from a length of 9" cotinus stem; beautiful wood indeed.
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1) Welcome to the forum. 2) I know a very similar tree, dbh perhaps 60". The leader took a lightning strike 10+ years ago that split one of the stems, travelled though the roots and threw a brick over a 20' high greenhouse next to the tree. The leader isn't dead yet but it's been in decline since the strike but, as I say, that was 10 years ago or more. Could your tree have suffered similarly at some stage? Jon
