chilli
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I've had good success with using thick black plastic alone, with a good overlap, without any chemicals. Prevents regrowth by blocking out light. Glyphosate alone on sycamore stumps has not prevented new growth appearing.
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Hi Nick, you have pm. Chris.
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Same here in Fowlmere Andy. Just been out to melt the chickens water & told 'em to drink it quick!
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To split or not to split this is the question
chilli replied to borderfirewood's topic in Firewood forum
Surprising how quickly birch goes 'pappy' left out in the weather. Kept dry, off the ground & under cover it makes some attractive logs. It's one of the few woods that 'Joe Public' recognises & I know people that like to stand a few 'pretty' birch logs next to their fire, just for show. -
I have lots of customers who passionately disagree with this statement. Properly seasoned, it burns well, hot, good flame & doesn't spit.
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And I have one, courtesy of Clarks & the Christmas raffle. Handy for rolling big logs as well as lifting for ringing up.
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Nice straight grained, knot free poplar.
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Thanks also to Jonesie. 2m flip line awaiting me after work today. Cheers Jonesie.
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mcmoonter, I have followed your thread with interest. Yes you got away with it, where I didn't! Like you, I'm not a tree feller but as a logger I now use chainsaws regularly, on the ground. Did my CS30 many years ago. A few years ago I was persuaded, and foolishly agreed to take down a poplar tree for a friend, on a very windy day. Friend & his son (both big guys) on a rope pulling in the intended direction of fall. Big open grassy target area. Nice directional felling cut (gob) & back cut just a little higher. As the tree started to move I called for them to pull & I powered in with the saw. Tree went off at a right angle, with the wind, into next doors garden. Smashed fence, crushed shrubs, floods of tears from Mrs next door & huge embarrassment on my part. I had cut through the hinge.
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I go with that too Steve. Last winter was so horrible that many customers kept well stocked up & when (round here) winter finished suddenly on Feb 3rd, they were left with lots of logs. Some of my regulars have still not re-stocked & I know they haven't gone elsewhere. Despite that, whilst I'm a little down on last year in terms of no. of deliveries, I'm up on value.
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Made me think of the sign in my local....."Free beer tomorrow"
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Did you mean 'net' profit? 8% gross (sales - cost of sales) would be appalling.
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I switched to CVD (commercial vehicle direct) when Norwich Union (as was then) bumped up the premium. Guess what, CVD placed the insurance with NU at a considerably lower premium. Last December, at renewal, the premium was to jump from £397 to £633 on my Ranger. We haggled a bit & got it down to £528. The biggest saving was achieved by switching from 'garaged overnight' to 'private parking'.
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Andy, I wish you well in your recovery. A mate of mine, a hard landscaper, little older than you, was laid up after surgery & itching to still be involved as much as possible but also knowing that he could never go back to the hard graft. He kept his business going by using two trusted guys who had often worked for him to complete jobs while he attended to drawings, estimates, quotes, correspondece, invoicing, materials ordering etc. Kept him involved & gave an income, of sorts. Whatever you choose, i hope it works out for you.
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As has been said before, the classification of the plant kingdom was developed by Carl Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist, in 1758. As woodsmen, we are only concerned with the order 'spermatophytes' which includes all the seed bearing plants. There are two sub divisions based on how the seeds are carried, namely 'gymnosperms' & 'angiosperms'. The former are commonly known as 'softwoods' & the latter as 'hardwoods'. Linnaeus was not concerned with any consideration of qualities as firewood. As has also been said before, 'dry wood burns, water doesn't' so I happily sell whatever dry wood I have without any consideration as to whether someone else calls it hard or soft.
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D'oh, sat all through the fun of the chat room & didn't notice my winning ticket coming out! Thanks Yvonne, you have a pm.
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? In 5 minutes....8pm in the chat room. Welldone everyone & especially Steve.
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Last chance to buy your raffle tickets
chilli replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Arbtalk Christmas Charity Raffle 2011
Great work Steve. A LOT of effort on your part. Well done. Chris. -
Christmas morning & I'm amazed at how many of us are on 'Arbtalk'; getting our priorities right. Have a wonderful day everyone.
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Happy Christmas to you too Jon, enjoy your cizer. Keep on puzzling us & making us smile with your posts in 2012. Cheers 'mate', Chris.
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When staff from The Green Man rang, " Chris, we're out of logs" "OK, I'll be there in 30 minutes" A while later, having delivered & stacked...barmaid announced... "Thank you for coming so quickly" "First time a girl has thanked me for that!" Cue much merriment & another free pint of Christmas cheer. Happy Christmas everyone.
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The oldest property in my village changed hands; a 'chocolate box' picture perfect thatched cottage in lovely grounds. First thing the new (ex towny) owners did was put a hot tub outside the back door!!
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The critters that lay the eggs that hatch into worms are around us all the time. If you have wood that is appealing to them then they will find it whether or not you store logs. If your garage timbers and shelves are of treated wood then they should be safe.
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Me too Hama. Saw the lads from 42. They lost a lot of mates out in Afghan'. All credit to them, heroes the lot.
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I may be wrong (often am) but didn't think that timber structures (as non permanent) had also to be movable. Corrugated plastic sheeting is probably one of the easiest foofing materials to remove & does a great job above logs.
