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Hi,

Id suggest Justin Kingwell has a machine that would be able to do it.

The catch 22 is that it might be cheaper to sell them in the round and then buy in chip than to chip your own.

H

Hey,

My understanding is that you cant be retrospective in any way but in my prospective its a great way to get the land planted.

If your land is of good enough condition, you can push for whatever species you like so long as there is a chance of survival and proper forest establishment.

I would say that its up to you whether you would like to clear the existing land before establishing a forest. They will want to clear back brambles and bushes and to put in drains etc to give the new trees the best chance of thriving.

That link gives abit of advice and overview of the native woodland scheme. It might also be a idea to get a forester out to have a look and see what they would suggest. Generally forest establishment costs the landowner nothing.

hope that helps,

H

Thanks for that Big J.

Im away for a week but I'll get in touch when I get back.

H

Has anyone come across a place to source good saplings? Id be tempted to plant some on my land!

H

Id be interested in this too as I havent had much luck with this. I havent found a decent policy that covers my tools sufficiently as I seem to be accumulating more and more over the years.

Thats a really good clip and educational.

Thanks for sharing.

H

Whats coming after this? Just wondering why the older one seems to be better???

H

Ive often wondered about this and I have a peterson as well (which I love).

From what I can gather the biggest cost in having these old saws is the installation and setup costs. Unless you are doing everything including the wiring yourself it is going to cost just as much again to set something up to working, a cost that there is no way of getting back. By this, I principly mean the groundworks and wiring. This is why mobile mills of any kind still have a resale value. I believe with a stenner, they were made mostly to order so had only limited specified capacity so its a case of looking at what is on offer and measureing each saw.

The larger the band saw blade, also the thicker the cut so it might not be much thinner than your peterson as there also can be some flex and blade deflection as it goes through the log. Some big saws are surprisingly inaccurate. Also, get them sharpened by a sawdoctor having a bad day and this is only exaggerated.

Any milling involves some pushing or stacking. If you visit some of the largest sawmills in the country, some of them even have guys manually stacking sawn product at the end of the line! Its a physical job regardless of the setup you use....

1 hour ago, ally said:

Was yours a Brazilian one ? I got one recently from Hughie Willett , made in Brazil . 

Yes it was. I believe they have been built down there for a number of years.

H

Thats interesting news about stihl. I decided not to take the risk and from what I gather I have bought the second last 395xp that Listers had.

H

My understanding is they bought forwarders and are looking for more sites suitable for brash harvesting.

Purplexed by the desire for brash bales? AWJ dont use balers any more and generally chip brash straight into the back of a artic.

You can still get modern ones riveted. Ive had motorbike ones done.

H

On 04/05/2019 at 21:38, Squaredy said:

I have a Lucas Mill, which I may possibly be selling soon.  I also run a bandsaw mill which I am not selling.

 

As for which you should get that depends on firstly the logs you have and secondly the timber you want.

 

If you get large logs you will be struggling with a bandmill.  Even one like mine with a 28" cut will only comfortable handle logs up to about 2 feet diameter, or if bendy then even less.  Yes I know the advertising states that a 28" cut bandsaw will handle logs up to 36 inches but this assumes they are perfectly round and perfectly straight.  Also they are just too big and heavy too turn, so it is just easier to get them under a swing mill (Lucas[Peterson) or if they are monsters even assemble the mill around them.  I have milled logs up to about 8 tons in weight with my Lucas - you cannot do this on a bandmill, unless you get a massive industrial one.  On the other hand, loading lots of small logs onto a Lucas mill is very inefficient. 

 

So in summary, large logs you want Lucas Mill or Peterson, and small logs you want bandmill.

 

And the other factor is the stock you want.  A bandmill can produce wide boards - well about 18" to 24" so pretty wide.  This is great if this is what you need.  A Lucas Mill will produce boards up to 9 inches or so (varies a little with the model) but they are square edged.  In theory this is possible with a bandmill but in reality they will be far less accurate and less square and it is a lot of extra handling. 

 

If you want square edge timber go Lucas/Peterson.  If you want wide boards go Bandmill.

 

I forgot to say the Lucas mill can have the chainsaw slabbing attachment fitted (and I do have this) but it is really only for occasional use.  It will indeed produce really wide boards but it requires a lot of effort compared with a bandmill and lots of tooth sharpening.  So a good extra but not something you would use daily.

Summed it up perfectly there. Its because of the big capacity of a swing blade mill is why I went that way and you can double saw up to twice the blade cut (18" for a 9" one) but it takes abit of messing about.

H

8 hours ago, Jake_Mooney@Wood-Mizer said:

Something like this? Wood-Mizer USA started this about 6 years ago to help connect people who were looking for sawing services to our customers who often had difficulty with marketing themselves online. 

https://woodmizer.com/us/Services/Find-a-Local-Sawyer

 

Wood-Mizer Germany set one up as well. http://www.woodmizer.de/Lohnsäger

You'll love us if we all post, especially those that dont have a woodmizer!

TBH the fact that they are thinning is remarkable. It is rare if ever done in west Cork.

H

Ahhh another person from out west. There are a few of us based there. I have a place near Clon. You're right about crazy rents but it surprises how many people wont live in a older place like yours. There have been lots come onto the market in recent years.

H

17 minutes ago, Big J said:

The pipes act as convectors. Cold air sucked in the bottom, pumped out the top. It's very effective indeed. Lovely long firebox on it too, so no stupid short logs.

Aye I thought as much. Im just surprised that Ive never seen reference or a picture of one before.

H

11 hours ago, Big J said:

I loved my Bullerjan, and look forward to having one again in a future house: 

 

Now thats a odd looking one.

H

31 minutes ago, tree-fancier123 said:

so if biodiversity is a numbers game you could hit the jackpot by making it so lots of different small organisms flourish instead of a few big ones. Kew gardens must have high biodiversity, compared to the woodland it must have been before man arrived

Absolutely. It ceases to amaze me the agenda in the environmental industry of one or the other rather than each benefiting and complimenting each other.

H

I dont think you'll be able to preserve the redish colour unless you seal it with a surface finish such as a varnish. If you keep it dry it'll turn grey at a thought and should last a good few years anyway.

I think they used PEG for the Mary Rose.

H

Hi all

I recall a previous thread on here with someone else looking for a matador so thought I'd ask the same question.

Does anyone know of one for sale? Looking for a restoration/recommission if possible.

Any leads would be great

Thanks Hugh

Sorry to be a pain, but I know its not often but it does happen occasionally that a lucas mill or Peterson comes up and they knock a chainsaw mill for six.

They do need space and need more cash but in my opinion are soooo much better.

If it doesnt work out can also be sold on quickly.

thanks,

hugh

Fresh engine and gearoil in one of those shotblasting guns is all Ive ever used on mine and never had to weld them.

thanks,

H

Hi

Ive recently done my bateson and it was about £100 a sheet for 8x4 buffalo board from

H