nepia
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When it's dry it's great firewood - really surprised me. But the stuff I've got at the mo was standing dead for three years so as Stevie says yours will take some drying. Saw the rings to avoid the knots - they're like iron. If you can be bothered you can make a few quid selling the rings to woodturners, who absolutely love the stuff, but they'll want at least 4" of wood each side of the knots, more on the larger rings. Any spalting will be an added attraction.
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Only last week my mate and I were commenting on the higher age of the road gangs these days. Same thing I guess. Working for 8 hours at 30mph gets way more done than working for half an hour at 60. Plus they don't take the day off for a hangover.
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This has probably been already considered but could a completely new drive be built taking a different route? Would solve all problems.
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...a pound to a penny he just happens to know someone who just happens to sell kiln dried logs. Small world...
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The ash is a corker and so much better for waxing. Did you use that piece because of the contorted grain or was that a bonus? Bowls wiv oles and bits of bark left on are very trendy!
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You could have been virtually anywhere of course but was that by Arlington Reservoir by chance?
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Re your flush cutting water shoots... There was discussion last year about that and I think it was Arob on here, who certainly seems to know what he's talking about, suggested pulling them off manually to better prevent regrowth. Would work only on first year growth of course but was wondering if you did it or had any experience of its effectiveness. Thanks, Jon
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Pure art; cracking shots. Well done.
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6" topsoil on the slabs, sleepers/thick (2") boards on the soil.
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...or a piece of polycarbonbate? Not the prettiest but you can work it yourself and see through it.
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Hamas big reduction/pruning thread!
nepia replied to Tony Croft aka hamadryad's topic in Picture Forum
Now you tell me!! -
Hamas big reduction/pruning thread!
nepia replied to Tony Croft aka hamadryad's topic in Picture Forum
Now I'm learning: small cuts preferable, big cuts bad. Thanks, Jon -
Hamas big reduction/pruning thread!
nepia replied to Tony Croft aka hamadryad's topic in Picture Forum
...re the walnut again... Thanks. I find the 'not too much...foliage...' remark curious: you've removed loads there! Done to customer spec of course and I intend no criticism but I wouldn't dare take that much off a walnut in one hit. My colleague and I recently did gentle reductions on a pair and I called a halt into the height reduction on one because we'd taken more off the sides than expected. The customer understood my reasoning and was happy as it happened but I made the offer of going back next year to finish the original spec just to avoid the big single hit. Am I just being cissy over walnuts? -
Hamas big reduction/pruning thread!
nepia replied to Tony Croft aka hamadryad's topic in Picture Forum
Very nice work. My little knowledge of walnuts tells me that cutting should be kept to a minimum - they don't like it. But the example you've provided is a bit more than a peripheral trim! I'm sure there were good reasons but that's not my point: do you have any fears for the way the tree might react? I believe they are susceptible to dieback from the cuts, like magnolias...? Cheers, Jon -
If I came home to that syc I'd think you were something of a magician to be honest. Considering what you had to play with it looks very good indeed; just imagine it two years from now and I think 10/10 is a fair score.
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Never had a problem with Stags Horn except for the branch hairs and sticky, sticky sticky... They're more of a garden plant than a tree so I've played with a few with no ill effects. Never come across one of those malicious lacquer trees though.
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Liam, if you're asking me no - definitely the stopper; tightening it stops the leaking. If you're asking drythropple I'll shut up. Cheers.
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If it's long term cover you're after (if you develop a serious debilitating disease for example) you need to look at PHI - Permanent Health Insurance; it's a form of earnings replacement. But as the legal maximum unearned income you can take is 2/3 of your previously earned income it's not cheap and look very carefully at the exclusions. It's the sort of thing that kicks in if you have a heart attack, develop cancer etc.
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Is it definitely the tank itself and not the plug? I've got a 2000 model and the plug seal is going; have to tighten it slightly with the spanner now.
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Thank God for that. I was keeping shtum about sneaking half a tree of it into next year's pile! But now I can quote you...!!!
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Slippery, could you be thinking of the technique whereby you make several (4-5) spaced shallow cuts on the compression side to release some tension before making the tension side cut?
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That's crap and I'll remember to ask my keys insurer what their take is on it. Looking at it the other way round though it's good cover to have: I claimed all but £27 of a £268 bill last year when I lost mine. I'd guess the chances are that the owner of the bunch you found had already claimed so being cynical - why should the insurance co. go to any effort now? Or perhaps they were just embarrassed at insuring for a Chrysler.
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Bart's link is the one I had in mind. Contains a post from me that coincidentally mentions the Great Smell of Acacia - not.
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There's been discussion here before regarding the bright green Frisia variety. Seems there's a ?virus sweeping the country that - and I'm calling on memory here - leads to blockage of vascular tissue. Frisia apparently has narrow vascular rays. Hopefully someone who actually knows what they're talking about can put that in English for you.
