John Hughes
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Possible milling job in North Suffolk, any takers?
John Hughes replied to alex_m's topic in Milling Forum
Alex It looks a nice and straight , definetley worth milling. I have a Lucas swing mill, I am based near Gt Dunmow. Where abouts is the tree? John -
There is a Woodmizer on eBay at the moment. Search mobile sawmill. John
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I have a Lucas mill , I will cut for a fee or a share of the timber. I am based near Dunmow , Essex I also own a Woodmizer but it is in Wales at the moment. John
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I went to look at a big knarly oak butt at the weekend , with a view to buying it to mill. I think the seller saw it as a 4ft diam log. I saw it as nearer 3ft under the sap wood and taking into account the taper. The classic quote "It's worth more for firewood" was spoken. So would you firewood guys actually buy such a log? It was lying in a paddock not far from hardstanding. Say it weighed about 5 ton. How much would you pay? John
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I sold a couple of nice elm slabs to a guy called "MaverickGR" . He makes tables etc.Give him a PM
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LLL That's a good find. Class
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Great photos. I suppose youe are going to tell us you are being paid to play with it as well:grinning-smiley-003:grinning-smiley-003
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I wouldn't bother. John
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advice on going from splitter to processor
John Hughes replied to Stephen Blair's topic in Firewood forum
I have an old Palax combi. I process mainly spruce but some nice straight ash. I think it is great especially the conveyor so I don't have to throw the logs onto a pile or into a bag. The splitter can be a bit slow with the knotty spruce. One of my best buys. John -
I think it's value in the round is about £4.50 per hoppus ft.
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Yes, I saw it. My jaw dropped when it started to split, I could not see clearly enough ,to see why it happened.
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Too far from me. Try contacting Woodmizer UK , I am sure they will put you in touch with someone local. John
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As I was saying At the first camp site a van pulls in at about 9.30pm and starts to light a BBQ 3 kids,2 dogs 2 adults. They make noise till about 11.30 when the kids eventually go to bed. They must have slammed their van door shut 20 times.
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I find it really depressing that so many people don't know how to behave in a considerate way. I am just back from cycling the C2C ,Whitehaven to Sunderland. At the first campsite
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As a mobile miller I would not be able to offer any where near that amount. £200 would be my absolute maximum and then only if it was a woodland tree. John
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I would have been interested but it is too far from me. If it is 3rd diam then it would be a great shame to ring it up for logs. Any photos? John
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Where abouts is it? Is it a cedar of lebanon ? I may be interested in it to mill. John
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Filled a few bags and them burnt some small holes to see if I could make my own vented bags from the sheep feed bags I get from a friendly farmer. Has anyone had any success drying logs this way?
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I am glad they are asking £4.5k per acre as that means prices have gone up more than i thought. That does seem a bit steep for West Wales though.
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Have you looked at Raymond - Barkers site? Woodlands for Sale : Raymond Barker & Co
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As I was saying!how much per acre is the asking price? Our woods are near Llandovery , you would be welcome to come and have a chat about woodland ownership if you like. John
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It has been 4 years since we bought our woods and I think prices have risen considerably since then. How much per
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Ten acres of timber on a steep slope will not haves great value. The value of small woodland lies in their amenity value. We own woodlands in Wales and I would say if you have a choice don't buy one on a steep slope. You have to be super fit to be able to enjoy walking around them. Where abouts are you thinking of buying ? In the long term the value of land will rise as they no longer make it! John
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Yes that looks a superb mill. I watched the video of the first cut with the slabber. Would it not cut faster than that? John
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That looks a super mill, a lot more modern than mine. Have you sawn the back stop arms yet? They say you are not a proper Sawyer until you have ruined at least one blade on them. I am sure you won't regret purchasing a Woodmizer. John
