davetaz
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Dictionary definition of season :- "to mature; to bring in to suitable condition (eg wood by drying it out)" To me that means seasoning is the process of reducing moisture content to an acceptable level. So they are much the same thing.
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probably not as good as previous posters but here goes Eco Printing for Flyers Leaflets Posters Postcards - A Local Printer
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Made the whole thing with my trusty 12-13 year old Husky 42 Special in about 2hours including a bit of belt sanding to finish the surface. Timber is all elm felled the week before although it died about 4-5 years ago. Sliced the top off free-hand so it retained a bit of an un-even surface to keep the rustic look. Made the mortices slightly wedge shaped (wider at bottom) and made the tenons same, kept removing small amounts until about 50% pushed in by hand and then used large rubber flagging mall to thump it in and through with about an inch sticking out - trimmed it off, job done! I used one thick leg at one end and a sturdy fork at the other to give it plenty stability, wouldn't want to move it around too often though Thanks for the kind remarks everyone, I'm feeling encouraged at making some other bits when I get the chance
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be good to know how you get on with your nets now, I do some kindling this way as well
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quite a snug fit on both joints, required some gentle persuasion!
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cheers for that, how much would a bench like that be sold for, any ideas?
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customer wanted a seat from some dead elm I removed from their hedge
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Cheers SWB and Kindlett, only made it a month ago to have a go at nets for a few people on the canals and selling them from local farm-shop. Already had the table as an out door work bench, screwed two batons (removed from a pallet) on to it and banged 4 nails in to it. I had been looking at fuel woods tray and decided not worth it. If nets go well I can easily set up a bigger rack
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I had 5000 A5 flyers/posters printed in full colour delivered to my door for £115. It was done on internet, basically you go through the process of uploading your photos and laying them out with your text included. Email it to their office, they suggest any changes etc, when its all agreed they print and send them out to you direct. Bought these for handing out at shows etc and actually went halves with a friend who does plant-hire, his stuff was printed on other side. They are also used in local shops etc
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I've just started doing a few nets and came up with a similar (but smaller) version of kindlett's rack. It works well and cost virtually nothing to make. When you drop the logs in, their own weight prevents them from catching on the netting. Lift the net when full, put on table and tie knot, job done
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Came across this on t'internet Firewood Association of Australia : Welcome. Take a look and see what you think. Briefly it is a government run website for Australian fire wood producers etc. Any one think someting similar in this country would be any value to producers and/or customers?
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Sounds like a plan, but what will the purpose be? Just as a register for suppliers or more of a networking set-up? (There are already several supply registers out there) The biomassenergycentre website register also includes log suppliers!
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The Small Woods Association ( SmallWoods.org.uk - Home ) runs a promotional week every year - National Beanpole Week - to encourage the use of homegrown beanpoles. You can use rods up to 2" diameter, sold in bundles of 11 or 13 (5 or 6 pairs plus a ridge) and about 6-8ft tall. They don't have to be perfectly straight, some people like the gnarly ones. I sold a dozen bundles last spring to people on my street. The suggested price is about 50p per pole. Also look on Welcome to the Coppice Products Web Site where you can register as a supplier. The other place to sell them is on any local allotments, I had plenty of enquiries but didn't have time to cut any more
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I filled 10 x 0.2cubic metre bags with fresh cut and split poplar (IE 2 cubic metres) It weighed in at 860kg, therefore one tonne should produce 2.3 cubic metres when split and bagged up (of green poplar any way!)
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We bought in a load of poplar/aspen hybrid in April. It was wet through to start with but after it has been split for 2-3 months it is excellent firewood. Dries out really quickly, even the rain dreis out quick. Most that was split in May is now down to 20 - 25% MC. We split it in 3ft lengths as it is a piece of cake to stack, cover (usually just a piece of old tarp to deflect most of the rain off the top, sides uncovered)and season When it's ready to go out we cut it on a bench saw to what ever length anyone wants
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Look at paying around £3500 plus VAT We have been splitting 1 metre long logs up to 22" diameter, slices through any knots, twin speed for quick splitting of easy timber, great machine
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We are hoping to sell for £50 per buliders bag (about 0.5 cubic metre) this year as that's what others seem to be charging near by
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What kind of weight/volumes for £1.75 Ed? I was thinking of a net with about 5kg in it for £5, therefore it would cost about £1/kg retail. B&Q retail kindling at £2.48 for 1.5 kg (£1.65/kg), another online retailer selling kindling £4.30 for 2.7kg (£1.59/kg) I have access to some free pine from our woodland in North Wales so could produce 5T/year if i had an outlet for it (5 canal marinas within 10 miles!) The downside to buying a kindling machine is that it is likely to sit around doing nothing for at least 10 months a year (unless you hire it out or produce a massive amount of kindling!) Anyone interested in a joint purchase scheme, or maybe it would be simpler to hire one for £700/month, probably produce more than enough in a month!
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£38 - £40/T mixed hardwood thinnings delivered approx 40 miles guess it's only going to go up as well!
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I know some one in northwales doing kindling, always on lookout for softwood, currently paying £20/T roadside (5"-9", 8ft long). I'm swapping about 3T pine logs for 30 nets (weigh approx5kg each, normally charges £2 per net wholesale i think) a fair swap as I hope to retail them at £5/net min! But then I got thinking ...... 3T timber, (seasoned = 2T?) = 400 nets @ £5 retail each = £2K, less cost of nets (£60) ......... 6T seasoned timber converted to kindling may pay for a kindling machine this depends on selling it retail at markets, log customers etc does that make sense?
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I use frost knives and a recent one from Ray Iles, all good, try OpenDNS
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Any one ever bothered listing themselves on any directories for log/woodfuel suppliers? If so do they work for you? How many of you have actually come across them? The Log Pile Website - Home http://www.biomassenergycentre.org.uk Stoves, wood burning stoves, woodburning stove, multifuel stoves UK
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We buy kindling wholesale, £2 for a net that holds approx 5kg (ie 40p/kg) and aim to retail at £1/kg in nets that hold approx 2-2.5kg (although they wont be sold by weight!) Currently storing softwood to make own kindling next year, will probably hire a machine for a couple of weeks and process as much as possible. B&Q selling kindling last year £1.98 for 1.5kg The only other thing to be aware of is your source of wood. Off-cuts from sawmills are not classed as waste so no problem - offcuts from other sources such as construction or manufacturing industries are likely to be classed as waste by the Environment Agency, so be careful! (or check with EA first)
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I saw fuelwood demonstrating one of their machines at APF show last year and they were using old fence rails (4x2) to be turned into kindling. The guys operating the machine just kept putting stacks of 6" offcuts through it, they had several bulk bags of this stuff to use Keep looking for one to borrow or hire, some people with them keep them under cover for 10 months of the year! I know a guy in north wales with a kindler, I'm hoping to supply him with a few tonnes soft wood in return for appropriate amount of kindling good luck
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managed to find a suitable splitter for my needs - a Thor 37MVS10PD, 13 ton, road towable, B&S petrol engine, perfect for splitting big timber into billets
