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  1. John Hughes
    It is a bit too far from me for me to be interested in buying the timber. However I could bring my Lucas Mill over in exchange for a trailer load of boards. Could you use the remaining timber. John
  2. John Hughes
    I would offer £50 for the butt. I have no market for walnut so to me it is less valuable than good oak.
  3. John Hughes
    Made this many years ago. We split all the dead elm with it. It's not as straight as it used to be but still does the job.
  4. John Hughes
    Yes, both Geoff and his parents are great.
  5. John Hughes
    The oak that I milled in Geoff's parent's garden over 2 years ago has been air drying in my shed. I had a job come in to make 2 pairs of oak casements windows so I thought I would pull a bit out to see how dry it was. 17% so I went ahead and used it. Very satisfying to use Essex oak with about 15 wood miles.
  6. John Hughes
    If you have no luck here try over at The Forestry Forum. There are some very helpful Woodmizer employees that go on there regularly. Congratulations on getting the new mill. John
  7. John Hughes
    I have one but it's not for sale. If you want a demo and have something nice to mill then get in touch. I am based just outside Dunmow. John
  8. John Hughes
    Sorry for hijacking this thread but here is another photo of my baby.
  9. John Hughes
    That is my baby Zetor. The photo was taken a few years ago before it went down to the woods. It doesn't look as smart now.
  10. John Hughes
    I have one but it's not for sale. I would be prepared to loan it for a few months if you could store it in the dry. It is in woods near Llandovery. I have a video on YouTube. Search "stake peeling" Machine is a Neuhauser John
  11. John Hughes
    Cafe is at Little Canfield. Only open at weekends. We also used to play on the line. As soon as they took up the tracks in the 70's we were able to drive an old Morris 1000 traveller that we had on the farm up a byway and then turned right onto the railway line. We could drive all the way to Dunmow. Those were the days, I was about 12 at the time.
  12. John Hughes
    Cycled 15 miles with my wife on the back roads of Essex. The last few miles were on the Flitch Way near Dunmow. We stopped at the new cafe at Canfield for a bacon roll. Trudi, who is still on chemotherapy was riding her electric bike, what a fantastic machine, it's a real tonic. John
  13. John Hughes
    Thanks for your replies. So would it be necessary to dig out the roots or could we not cut of at ground level and replant between the stumps. The leylandii are planted about 3 ft apart. John
  14. John Hughes
    Thanks for your replies. So would it be necessary to dig out the roots or could we not cut of at ground level and replant between the stumps. The leylandii are planted about 3 ft apart. John
  15. John Hughes
    One of my customers asked me to look at his his hedge. Although the top looks quite healthy the sides are dying off. Is this frost damage. It has been getting worse over the last couple of years. Would it be best to remove the whole hedge and replant or could we cut it down to say 18 inches and hope it would regrow. [ATTACH]100456[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]100458[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]100459[/ATTACH] Thanks in advance John
  16. John Hughes
    One of my customers asked me to look at his his hedge. Although the top looks quite healthy the sides are dying off. Is this frost damage. It has been getting worse over the last couple of years. Would it be best to remove the whole hedge and replant or could we cut it down to say 18 inches and hope it would regrow. Thanks in advance John
  17. John Hughes
    http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=CUgSgKFC22M I hope this has not been posted before. Not bad for a 96 year old!
  18. John Hughes
    One I made earlier.
  19. John Hughes
    I am in in Essex and could make you a table. I will see if I can find a few photos of ones I made earlier. John
  20. John Hughes
    I milled a turkey oak that I had of Peter. Very slow to dry , warps and shrinks well but is great timber for internal projects. I wish yours was closer to me. John
  21. John Hughes
    I have a Lucas, but I am in Essex. So sorry not much help. John
  22. John Hughes
    Steve Could you change mine to John Hughes Thanks
  23. John Hughes
    Graeme That looks a great boat. Is that the Barrow in Ireland? I walked the length of the Grand Canal and also hired a narrow boat on it a many few years later. I have always dreamt of travelling the length of the Barrow. Where did you start and finish? Did you camp? John
  24. John Hughes
    I am supposed to be clear felling about an acre a year ,replanting with hardwood but I am falling behind schedule. No matter the trees are still growing. I used to go down and spend a week about every 6 weeks playing there but now my wife is ill I can't get away. John
  25. John Hughes
    This wood is 20 acres and we have a further 40 acres about 5 miles away. I mill the larger spruce and try and buy in any oak that I hear the local farmers have. The woods are nicely out of the way, we do get the local shoot over them a couple of times a year , but no dog walkers. John

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