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  1. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    you can take the pee out of this guy but i saw this earlier for $6,200! David N. Ebner, Spalted Maple Wood and Sassafras Coffee Table at 1stdibs dont knock others for using their brains, just get on it while the markets buying this stuff!
  2. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    nice piece, should be tough (fine grain) and not that prone to splitting like holly or box. I would hold onto that till you find something to do with it worthy of its sacrifice.
  3. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    as the man says
  4. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    thats a great job, really brought that uneven canopy into line, like david im very curious about ivy severing as with this level of reduction the ivy has every oprtunity to increase its foot hold and dominate this tree to its detriment in the long haul
  5. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Im glad Dr Lonsdale got this paper out, havent seen it yet but I spoke to him about the importance of the subject at the ATF Cumbria meeting because I fel very strongly about its importance in the mindsets of arbs when dealing with late mature/veteran trees. Understanding and being able to see the segmentations offer a great deal of opportunity for preserving trees that at first glance appear to be in need of a fell. The presentation he gave in Cumbria was spot on for the more hands on arborists, we really ought to get him to do a youtube style version of it. Fundamentally/foundationally important.
  6. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Agreed a very unfortunate situation that needs to be resolved, some how, ive done a little but im still pondering it. Ive a box (more like ten weighing in at a floorboard bending and ridiculous amount) to get sold off, I am sure there is a copy of Butins there i dont need, when I get to them i will dig it out and let you have it on the condition that when you have learned past it youll pass it on to somebody else who can benifit from its wisdom.
  7. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    The first image suggests a white rot with selective delignification. Brackets not being present may indicate a annual form
  8. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Yes it has the banding associated with meripilus, and it can preserve well as a leathery remnant
  9. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    if that goes for 20 thats a steal
  10. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    love the stag in the background, walks in stands there and dont bolt when the tree goes!
  11. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    gotta admit i found some 2-3 year old plane in my new garden, ringed it then tried splitting, bloody iron! Holly was used for gears, due to its tough nature and hard wear. Yew, holm oak, Holly, Box, hornbeam, all good hard durable woods
  12. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    I bought a go pro hero 3 recently, its awesome quality imagery but over the budget by some, think its worth the wedge though.
  13. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Crikey! thats going to be expensive! thanks for taking the time
  14. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    has anyone got any rough idea what it would cost to re wire a landy 90? after several mods and tinkering my new landy appears to have more connections than linked in! many now corroded and causing low power to trailer lights and iffy connections all over the place
  15. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    talk to Nod over at treeworker
  16. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Your letting the side down kiddo! Polyporus:biggrin:
  17. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    He aint lying! serpula lacrymans is on my hunt list!
  18. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    no need to doubt it it tallies with matthecks work, and when you use the tensile triangle/force cone/shear squares thinking is self explanatory hence conclusions drawn by Cassian and others
  19. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Ive got to remember this one! its a cracker Guy!
  20. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    looks to be on compression side, not so bad as tension side, whats the condition of the remaining wood?
  21. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    I agree with David on this Ident, B. adusta/fumosa it wont effect much more than the dysfunctional sapwood below the wound.
  22. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    been a long while since i saw them pages, good post
  23. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    You can see this situation in many a fine old oak colonised by say I. dryadeus growing on alluvial soils, burrowed into by moles and rabbits indicating no poor rooting conditions, quiet the reverse in fact. The body language does not 100% give you the evidence to make the claim.
  24. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    PM away, fully freelance now so easy swing your way for a couple of days a week
  25. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    soil errosion alone does not signify poor rooting environment. Discontinuos trunks or fluting also does not always suggest poor rooting conditions. I am taking it as a given, pure assumption (but forcing/hinting for elaboration for the benefit of others) assuming then that compaction levels, nutrient levels and hydration potential both lacking and excessive has been evaluated in order to confirm statement of "poor rooting environment" otherwise it could be just a case of ripe-wood being aerated and being colonised by a somewhat invasive and capable delignifier (G. resinaceum for example) Yes, I do comprehend!

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