John Hughes
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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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I bought a smallish Ebac kiln on Ebay, used it once and it worked well .I dried a load of 1inch oak boards. I don't have any space at the moment to set it up, so I now air dry and then move the timber into the workshop or much to my wifes annoyance under the sofa or any other space our house.:001_rolleyes: As soon as I can get some more shed space I will set it up permanently and have another go. So , yes , I am like one of the guys Wadkin mentions. I like the idea of being able to use the timber sooner but I am yet to get my money back from the purchase of the kiln. John
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Something like this can be very useful:001_smile:
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Hopefully this has not been posted here before. Robot snake climbs a tree… adafruit industries blog
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Lucas or petterson mill needed, gloucestershire
John Hughes replied to Theocus's topic in Milling Forum
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
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So did anyone sell any slabs to Maverick?
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I've no experience of the Timberking, all I would say is go for a mill with hydraulics for loading, turning and adjusting for taper. John
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Nice looking timber. How long do you leave it in the kiln and at what temperature, have you worked out the running costs? I have a small Ebac kiln but have not used it much as I am a bit worried about the cost of the electricity.A lot of good information can be found here: Drying and Processing John
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Have you found a buyer yet? Where abouts in the West Midlands is the tree? John
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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.
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Any news on these logs? John
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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
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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.
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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
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I could collect as much as I could get on a pick up and flat trailer, about 2 ton on Thurs. Man handable sizes not too short to tie onto trailer. Alternatively is it worth milling with the Lucas mill??
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Great looking timber, dry it and then it must be worth £70.00cu ft:thumbup1:
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How about 10 cube for £50, but then they are softwood:confused1: eBay - The UK's Online Marketplace
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Plane trees seem to attract metal. Let me know when you get any thing decent. John
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Hi Peter Looks like it was a nice tree, anything worth milling? They look a bit short in the photos. John
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I am just outside Dunmow, you are welcome to tip logs, small quantities of woodchip and nice butts for milling here. John
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No , I have nothing that thick. John
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I probably have a piece of walnut, will look tomorrow. John
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Have you found anyone yet? If not I may be interested as I have been contacted by another member who has a tree in Reading. John
