John Hughes

How far up the butt do you think the rot goes? Anything worth milling? I will be looking for something to mill to get me out of the house over Christmas. John

Sorry for derailling the thread: Rob , did you mill the walnut in Dunmow a couple of weeks ago?

Milling, definetly worth the effort as long as you don't expect to make too much money out of it. I agree with Rob , if you are milling to sell the timber you need alot of support equipment and space. The board the customer wants is always the one at the back of the shed on the bottom of the pile. The timber I mill is mainly used in my small joinery business. It is great to be able to use one's own timber and the customers like it when you tell them where the tree had grown. Presently I am making a bathroom vanity unit out of Cedar of Lebanum that grew on the site of a demolished Priory only a couple of miles from the clients house. Rob Your new site sounds great, I hope it takes off. John

Brushcutter I an in Essex, so if you want anything milled or have butts for sale let me know. John

Hi Mark I would have been interested but you are just too far away from my bases in Essex and Wales. John

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I got one of these on Ebay, paid about £15 for it , I think they are about £100 new. It has different settings for different species. It seems to work well. MO220 - Wood Moisture Meter John

I got the Lucas out on Saturday to mill the big oak I had acquired from fellow Arbtalker Geoff. There were two 8ft lengths of about 4 foot diameter so I was hoping for a fair amount of timber. The first job was to roll one of the lengths out of the way to give me room to set up the mill. Geoff had kindly brought along his mini digger which manfully rolled the uglier of the two halves onto the drive.. Geoff then waved his pukka metal detector over the butt and assured me there was nothing much to worry about. We started milling but had only had a few boards off before I struck metal and had to get the chainsaw and chisels out. An old gate hook was dug out without too much trouble , but the oak was badly stained for quite a large area. I hit a few more small nails, but the second butt was clean so I can't complain.:We finished sawing about 4.00pm and it was well dark by the time we had loaded the mill back onto the pick up. We had had a great day:001_smile: Geoff's parents supplied us with numerous cups of tea. Tensions did rise at one point when Geoff's small terrier and his Dad's alsation got into a bit of a scrap. Geoff dived in to separate them, then explaining that when at the Luck household one has to expect this type of thing. Geoff took a few photos, hopefully they came out better than the ones I took. John

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Dan A 5ft diam oak , sounds good for milling.:001_smile: What part of the country are you in? John

I bought a Franguard, can't remember what model, a couple of years ago at a Cheffins plant auction. In nice condition , I paid £600 for it. John

I thought I had answered this post, I would not get my Lucas through a 30 " gateway. I am a country boy and the thought of driving through the city with it's speed cameras, bus lanes and general lack of parking, and towing a large trailer is enough to put me off. And then there was the word "sale".:thumbdown: John

I would say 2.25". If you cut it at 2" then after shrinkage ,resawing and planing you could end up with some pretty thin boards.

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If you can't find anyone more local, I travel across to Wales about once a month and could bring the Lucas with me. What has your client got, any photos? John

We have 5 or 6 ancient hedgerow pollards that have not been touched for over 50 years. What is the best thing to do for these trees? Some of the lower branches come out horizontally for 5 meters, which must be putting a big strain on the trunk. Should I cut these right back at the trunk, about half way or just leave them alone? Thanks John

So did anyone sell any slabs to Maverick?

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Have you found a buyer yet? Where abouts in the West Midlands is the tree? John

I have plenty of larch and spruce to mill , but hardwood is hard to come by. I went to look at a 4ft diam oak butt recently, it had been down a couple of years and probably full of nails and shakes. The old Welsh farmer thought it was worth a fortune and would not budge ,so it will probably rot where it was felled. A shame.

Any news on these logs? John

Congratulations on getting the Woodmizer, what model have you got? I have an 1992 LT40. Butts are quite hard to come by , perhaps I don't offer enough (£4 or £5 per hoppus ft) Hedgerow and yard trees always seem to have metal in them. I have just bought a pukka metal detector to see if I can locate it before it ruins the blade. John

If you want to make shingles you will end up with a lot of dust if you use a chainsaw mill,even with a swing mill you will get a lot of wastage. You really need some one with a Woodmizer bandmill.

You could try Steve Lloyd Timber, he clear felled some softwood in our woods near Llandovery. He used a couple of men felling where it was too steep for the harvester. Looks like he has gone into firewood in a big way. Google him. John