tommer9

Mick- you're my hero!! (i think it's dead now though)

Do you mean wythenshawe, Manchester?

That is phenomenal!!

I think you have summed up what I was driving at. Like I say others know alot more about it than me, as i am not involved in UA work, hence the vaguness of my post....

Actually (and i think CTS will prob correct me if im wrong, he doe s a lot of powerline stuff) Hi-line arent really that visible down here, more devon. Silvanus seem to have moset of cornwall covered. There were others such as AA arborists but you dont see them anymore, but the tenders are out again soon i think and Hi line want to do bigger stuff/ dismantles, as opposed to just man in a basket clearance, and I heard that Western tree surgeons and sivanus are rethinkkgn what they do too. Its a bit up in the air at the mo from what i can tell, but the fact that sivanus have got to you for a CV means they might be going to continue with it as it were.

LOL i was only ribbing you. Arbtalk is probably the best way though in all seriousness. Bearin mind though that there are now a phenomenal number of people getting into the industry, which for years hasnt been as popular (if thats the right word) as a career, and there is only a finite amount of work out there. Couple that with the recession and the time of year, and you will see why it is soo difficult to break into it. When i started in tree work about 14 years ago, there was 2 pages of ads in the yellow pages. There are now about 7 in cornwall (which is one of the less wooded counties,) and alot of people are puling out of the yellow pages too. A good way into it/ of finding work, would be to start on utility work. That is pretty consistent, and they have a high staff turnoover so jobs are fairly regularly available.

Nasty stuff. the (dubious) joys of thatched roofs.

There's a very good Forum on the net called Arbtalk. Google it and become a member.

Can a mod not just bin this ridiculous diatribe of a thread........or even the thread starter????

If you PM me your number, I may be in a position to give you the odd day or so here and there, or could possibly put you in touch with others who may need a climber on an ad-hoc asis. I am away working at the moment, but I will get back to you over the weekend for a chat if that suits?

I am surprised at this thread to say the least. Not only the subject matter, which is astonishing in so far as you would consider this course of (illegal) ation, but also that you are prepared to describe it on a public forum!

Monkey D has summed it up perfectly....Wow!

Bloody chippies:001_rolleyes: He is mistaken.

Well your man at the saw mill doesnt know his stuff then. Turkey was first thought to be the answer to the UK oak need for the navy- fast, straight growing oak. Unfortunately it was soon found to have no structural strength, massive movement in drying, and was very susceptible to decay out of doors. It became known as Wainscote oak, as the panelling in old houses (wainscoting) could be made out of it. It also used to be prized by furniture makers, because if you successfully dry it without too much movement and splitting, it is a VERY attractive timber, the medullary rays being particularly wide and strong, and present in alot of the boads from the log, even when live- sawn not quater sawn. I have twio cabinet makers who regularly ask me for it. Like most things in the modern world, this knowledge has largely been lost, and turkey oak has a terrible reputation. A sfar as burning it goes, it isnt a bad burning wood at all. It has a fairly high calorific value, as does most oak, hence its quality as a firewood, but it will need more drying to get the same M.C as (for example) pedunculate oak. It also has a very wide band of 'sapwood', which will rot fairly easily, so I have found that splitting and drying under cover or in a very windy place is necesary to avoid loss. It splits okay too.

A professor at the University of Sydney was giving a lecture on 'Involuntary Muscular Contractions' to his first year medical students. Realising this was not the most riveting subject, the professor decided to lighten the mood slightly. He pointed to a young woman in the front row and said, 'Do you know what your arsehole is doing while you're having an orgasm?' . She replied, 'Probably fishing with his mates.' It took 45 minutes to restore order in the Classroom.........

It has to be TOTALLY dried out, or it is crap. Log merchants down here wont touch it in general. If they mix it in its because they have been given a mixed load and cant afford not to.

Pics needed, and location. Could there be animals rubbing it off, or has it literally peeled/ fallen off? (I take it they arent trying to kill the tree?.....attempted ringbarking)

Hahahahaha well spotted!!

As you say, soem timbers lose their bark faster than others. Most softwoods lose their bark very readily. I have found that the bark of Ash is reluctant to give up its hold- I have a shelf above me with the bark still on it, that has been in 2 consecutive sitting rooms. I dont suppose that you are any the wiser though now!

I think that as professionals with pride in what we do, when we come across people getting it wrong when trying to save money, we do tend to say how stupid they were not to get a professional to do it in the first place. However there are only a few thousand members of Arbtalk, and they represent a tiny percentage of the population, and threads/ posts regarding the stupidity of joe public are a small percentage of the number of posts on the forum....so, what i am saying is that I would say No to your question, but of the public who get it wrong, through basic errors of judgement or lack of common sense, the answer is yes. Welcome to the forum BTW.

Just wondering what work is like up that way- is there much of it, and are there many tree gangs?

Is there anyone on the site who works around the Dulverton area of Exmoor?

Farmers will often take it to replace straw, as straw has reched £190/ tonne plus this year!!!!!!!

I was given Boomeco's number by Daniel Upton, who is just outside wimborne, near you. Boomeco They buy chip @ around £10/ ton IIRC, but it has to have no logs, sticks or what have you in it. They will rarely buy it unless it is stored on concrete (they dont want stones) and you need 28 cube ready for them and a telehandler to load to 4.2 metres high (the height of the bulker it goes in).