tommer9

i prefer my piles to be tidy... they dont hurt as much:001_tongue:

seriously though, really nice job- both what you have done and the view:thumbup1:

I have been wearing a pair of these i paid 149.99 for about a week now- apparently i was the first to buy a pair. Had protector pros before, which were awesome, and drove miles to get another pair, only to find that they didnt actually have any after all, so he offered me the lights. Comfort wise they are as if you arent wearing them- v.light. They arent gore-rex lilned, but he said they had a special leather membrane and were still breathable and waterproof. Tuesday last week was foul, and at the end of the day i had pretty damp feet to say the least. I rang him back at the shop to question him about it, and he reassured me again about the membrane etc,and he asked me was i sure that my feet werent just very sweaty. I reminded him that if they were breathable... but he said he would ring haix and call me back. No call as yet, and this thread reminds me to call him! Mixed reactions so far then- love the comfort, miss the pro's in which i dont think i ever had wet feet.

Looks nice mate. I have spent all week up crappy llittle sycamores reducing in the howling wind and p-ing rain!!

is that your sweaty stretch airs lying over the bench mate lol.

i have some big bits of oak sat aside for a balcony. i used to have some massive bits of lebanon that i kept for years, but when i changed yard yrs ago they flogged instead. still kicking myself.

Every time i have got a nice big log like that i have promised myself the middle board or two (quatersawn) but due to my wifes equine addiction -we have about 35 here at the mo:scared1:-i have ended up selling to pay a bill, so i know what you mean.That oak was buried at the bottom of the pile drying so got away with being kept:001_smile:

Might be worth getting in touch with your local Farming and Wildlife Action Group(FWAG) rep. They are the ones who can advise on that sort of stuff.

Im pretty sure that there used to be, but a long time ago. When i was a youngster- i can still recall those days just about- i worked on my mates dads farm, who was going on about how they were being paid to leave trees standing.....Would be welll worth finding out, as there are so many farmers who seem desperate for any excuse to get a chainsaw running:scared1:

Yeah- rayburn it is. That table is from a huge oak i did at my sis/brother in laws in devon.

That poor 7.5 tonner was towing my 10' ifor with a two ton log on it. The springs were bent the wrong way, and that 6620 130hp deere had the back wheels off the groubd with a 950 kilo weight on the back.....the lorry didnt even lift!!!:001_tongue:I slabbed the oak- 3.8m long and 40" wide with the chainsaw mill. Each cut took about 1.5 tanks of fuel and needed sharpening after each cut. It was well worth the hassle though!

good effort!

Just applied for a couple of trade discount tickets! Ta for reminder. Never been before. Its sponsored by husky btw! I havent got an orange saw anymore. I hope they dont mind!:001_tongue:lol

oof!!

how much woodchip can you get in that thing?!

ita there already. And yes, we have i think.

aah. Finally my sups is here.

too kind.......

he-he!

ill stop now or it could get really silly. Halfway through bottle of red. sorry. Ive never even driven a mog!!:

only tongue in cheek!! I agree 100%

arent they the most exciting ones to mess with tho?

Nice pics. Good job!

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yeah you must be right- no one could be that slow.lol:001_tongue:

Me too!!!!!!!!!

:001_tongue:nice one skyhuck!

Im going to try that technique! Ta! Are you lifting the log onto its side first then? I think i get it. I had a break from a few years of tree work/ sawmilling, which i still did but a lot less, as the stonework was really taking off with all the second home london types buying places down here. Learnt to climb 2 years ago when i stopped stoning, and really enjoy it. Always good to have strings to your bow though i reckon.:001_smile:My days of hammering all day-we reckoned on about 10000 hits a day to make all those little 'pitshers' in the second pic-are over. I can do about 15 mins now and my arm gives up:thumbdown:

The things we do for wonga!!!

Id rather be up a tree any day btw. Stonework has wrecked my body- 34 with a twisted spine and two discs disintegrated!!

Wow, thanks!:001_smile:The mud filled ones- 99.9% of them- are used for boundaries, garden hedges, field boundaries, dogs dinners...:001_tongue:Only up on bodmin moor and a few other places do you see old dry dtone stuff down here, but it isnt generally very pretty! I can totally understand your frustration with "tradesmen". most builders down here are more than happy to put the labourer on the stonework, whether hedging or on a house facing blockwork!!!:scared1:You can imagine some of the horrors! It isnt helped by the fact that a large proprotion of people dont seem to be able to tell the difference either! And the building boom didnt do skills much good in general either if you see what i mean- loads of work= cowboys?

I didont like to mention it earlier, but we did win an award...., but praise from up north means more!

i Dont think there has ever been any pollarding. The owner said that it is possible that there was a fire,The rest of the tree looks just as it should!?

That all sounds like the bloke was a tosser. Still, from the little bit visible in your photo, it looks like he is getting a good job. I have built stonewalls in cornwall for a few years, and down here the wall are mud filled, with mud in the joints, designed to become grown in and then called cornish hedges. My mate and i built dry stone walls though, filled only with stone. always wanted to meet a "proper" drystone waller from up north. Honest opinions please- what do you reckon?