thomas_3rd

thanks guys, as always a massive help:thumbup1: to be honest im not wanting to use the certification as a professional service as of yet... as you say i still need more experience, but want to do it to sort of test my knowledge on what i have learnt so far. i bought all the books on the list they give you in assesment sced. a year or two ago and have been studying an reading constantly, think the next stage is to be assesed on how much of a grasp i have on decay in wood and so how this will help me on jobs shall see if i can get on one of these courses eh! and i def agree on b&b'ing it:thumbup1: out of interest, how did you all find it? is their any ariel inspection in the course?

probably a bit ambitious timing wise but trying to get on the three day course somewhere within about a month and half or to atleast enrol and pay for it within a month and a half, anyone know of any? kensey training is most local to me but they havent got much interest atm

well i did make a amazingly whitty and querky reply, but lost internet connection.... alas recon we got it sorted tho, some betula logs 4ft long with re-bar steak and nice lttle olive trees to sit on top, bet kate didnt have them eh! think theres a market here tho, by the time the 'bush' is bushy enough, it wont fit( in the marquee) and topiary is well expensive. cheers for the advice tho, ill get some snappy snaps of my new career move, wedding designer

hi guys, massive favour to ask. my oldest sister is getting married next weekend and we had on order 15 japanese willows to decorate the marquee... of course after 3 months on order the nursery have turned round with 5 days to go and (in more polite terms than was said) said they cant help. basically looking for 15-20 trees, andy broadleafe species of about 2meter height and as bushy/ un whip-like as possible. topiary trees are lookin £100 plus so too much and garden center ones are too bare to make a visual impact.weddings in cambridge but londons the 'base camp' anyone got any ideas or advice to help me sis going of the walls would be so so so much apprieciated!

the first and last ones are the most interestin for me with the two arguments, first has the same patchwork effect but older and with the lichin obvious and a space missing... dead lichin? but the last does really look like some sort of 'grazin' has gone on. some of these trees are right on te coast an others are inland maybe 4 of 5 miles, some are shelterd an some are exposed, the marks goes all over, even down onto small twigs, so it if this snails, theyre gotta be alot of em:blushing:

k so havin problems uploadin pics but here tis a few from today, these 3 on te same ash will keep tryin wit te rest, found it on ash, oak, apple, beech an syci

im now down on the lizard workin for the trust an it took me a few days to get my head around these bark colourings too. knowing bark from lovely clean london air i was a bit stumped on me walks round here. tis dark now but all the young ash, Quercus an syca are all marked the same.... shall bang some photos up in te morning, but i also though of snails.... thing that threw me though was seein this patch work go under quite reasonable size ivy stalks:blushing:

that literally made me laugh out. anyone seen four lions the film? apparently its all about using comdey to bring these kind of fear issue down to earth

thats brilliant, exactly the kinda knowledge im wanting to pass across to members of the public and other volunteers. the last few days have been on stock grazing, and ive found it tough at some points listering to the way grazing has demolished the forests of this country, both from stock and 'game' should have tried them needles out on me tooth ache the other day!

so been workin as a national trust volunteer on the lizard for abit now, (had thousands of unread post on here to catch up on) and have been asked to help out on a summer tree ident walk with one of the wardens. been for a stroll around and come up with a list of quite a few; Pinus sylvestris Pinus radiata Populus alba Salix caprea Alnus glutinsa Alnus rubra Carpinus betulus Corylus avellana Fagus sylvatica Castanea sativa Quercus petraea Quercus robur Quercus ilex Ulmus minor Ulmus minor var. cornubiensis Crataegus monogina Sorbus aria Sorbus aucuparia Ilex aquifolium Acer campestre Acer pseudoplatanus Aesculus hippocastanum Tillia platyphyllos Tillia cordata Tamarix gallica Luma apiculata Arbutus undeo Fraxinus excelsior Sambucus nigra soooooooooo, after that long list, can anyone help me out with any interesting facts, folklaw, ledgends, ways to remember the latin, easy peasy ident tips.... anything really on the above trees to make the day a more enjoyable, funny, happy one, as opposed to the extremely teadious weekend ive just had on a wild flower course:thumbup1:

hi guys, after a bit of advise on this one, have a horsechestnut in a family friends garden, im thinkin ganoderma but though id see if you knew what type, and from that the saftey of it. its next to a bus lane and above their parked cars, plus the pavement! im thinkin sooner than later as mewp is gonna be outta their budget. and second question is after take down, replanting wise, whats the chances of it infecting a new healthy tree? any particulally vunrable? think they're wanting a few quotes, if it was your job,what sorta price would you be looking at? lotta questions i know but wanna get things right! cheers:001_smile:

yes mate, no work today so just had nice afternoon in the pub reading through it, new knife for myself is now a def. just wish it wasnt so stricked here in regards to gettin outta the city and spending a week in the woods. the permaculture one advertised in it is also one i wanna get:thumbup1:

love your vids mate. every limbs got perfect balance point, love the way they glide away once ur cuts through. cant wait for the next vid!

yea i seen the rfs diploma, that looked pretty good tbh just wasnt sure how it was regarded. tech cert would be good too, just undecided which group to go through. 32+34 would be good too, would love to get into some rigging too. can the rfs dip be done from home?

the chapter 8 link has a part where it says, 'One man can operate a group of up to 10 oil drum units. The process involves a carbonization period of about two to three hours, followed by a cooling period of about three hours. An experienced operator can cycle ten drums twice each day to produce a total output of up to 30 kg of charcoal from each drum. This means that a one man operation, using 10 kilns, can produce 1½ tons of charcoal per 5-day week, if supplied with adequate prepared wood.' sounds like a lot of bbq's:001_smile: