jonathan hall

exactly, most dads dont do that, we live in a world of lazy parents. you dont sound like one. you sound like you have an active conscience, becuase your thinking about it tho. which is very healthy...

dinae worry fella, my 4 year old son is getting into all the things i was into and am into at the mo, hes following in my footsteps, sometimes i get a crisis too, worrying that im not gonna be able to teach him all the things that he should be good at. like the fact i thrash about in water too! now, my Dad was in the navy and therefore wasnt at home at all ( what a sob story !!!) and didnt pass anything at all on to me, luckily i found my way and im confident that when my son is a grown man, we are going to have plenty to talk about, were doing the bonding thing!! my dad and me have nothing to talk about at all, dont get me wrong, hes a good old bloke, but theres no chat. you and me dont have to worry about that. thank god i have a son. ( and a daughter!!) your son, i bet when hes 8 or 9 will be in the play ground telling the other kids what you do for a living and he'll be as proud as any son could be. anyhow showing your son a real trade is the best life skill of all. when would you here " i wanna be an assistant I.T. solutions manager just like my daddy!" ( no offence to people in IT! ) i bet he looks up to you like a god. how take swimming lessons together! sorry to go on, but one thing ive been doing latley is taking a bit of film on my phone every week of the work me and the lads do and show him, he goes nuts for it!

its really good for on banking to stop a roll, its also makes for a really accurate fell. most common use is for 'breaking up the day'!

ive got a couple cannon bars, had them a wee while now. a 50" and a 16" they are the dogs wotsits. not a blemish after heavy use, i wish i could afford to use them on all my saws..

nikwax n dubbin is for old mens boots:001_tt2: i used to use nikwax but it makes yr boots turn to chamoix leather and stitching rot. try grangers leather conditioner.its the bisnizz:001_cool: its lots drier than nicwax, yet a little goes a long way. get it at 'tiso' more importantly, first clean yer boots, real good, perhaps with saddle soap and dry them for at least a day ( but not near a radiator ).

yeh the jet boils do rule, but the msr can take nearly any fuel and you know you got fuel with you! more stable too check out msr 'dragon fly' and if the cash will allow it the ' whisper lite' which is amazing, ive run it on everthing. oh and i agree chai is amazing, gotta get your honey on with that stuff!

oliver rackhams books, give you the history, history, history of woodlands and woodland management. without knowledge of what has gone before, you might start cutting something of historical importance or might learn something about past management. it just gives you a broad knowledge. 'history of the countryside' is one and 'trees and woodlands in the british landscape' is another... GGGRREAT books, my a great man! as for grants, not a clue!:

i work that way too, who ever i work with its that kind of sketch. if theres 2 of you together working wedges, i rekon its safer, as soon as wedges are being belted the tree is obviously not as safe, so you gotta get on quick sharp and on a big tree you can get tired. the longer a big butt is in that half felled phase the more dangerous. i can understand if theres another worker within that proximity - that isnt actualy working with you- 2 tree lengths definetly , but two guys working side by side, you both can see what your each other is doing. good for the critisism or a quick 'heads up!'

i dont bother with a flask i take my 'jet boil' or an 'msr' stove and brew up. i promise you, they are the bizznizz. 4 mins and your on the go once you've got it down to fine art. better still when the client comes out i play the deaf card, hand behind ear and shout "AYE LOVELY, MILK ONE SUGAR" - startling success rate.

i bought one 3 weeks ago but am having trouble already with helmet and supplier. i bought the hiviz one, cos i work on roads but the company ( who shall remain nameless - till the end of the week!) but although they show it with hi viz (peltor) muffs it comes with the orange, so from the side, with mufffs up, it isnt hi-viz. (and the side reflectors are situated on the muff mounting :001_tongue:therefore pointless. it came without the screws so i couldnt use it, the company sent these on a week later. when i came to screw them on the muffs were broken ( split on the plastic lengthening ting) the company wont reply to my mails. and on further inspection the alloy saftey mesh over the air vents are glued on, or are supposed to be. the back vent is not glued on properly and flapping about, this hole is big enough to let in a foreign object. my other concern is that even if it was glued on it would get punched in very easily. petzl airvents are'nt directly open to getting clattered ( they are more kinda side on - instead of on the top of yer bonce ala stein. and husky has no vents, so no probs there! ) its an awsome helmet with every feature you could wish for, but with this vent design and the retailer ive gone with, im not a happy bunny,esp. at over £100 for a lid (once u have mesh, muffs, visor etc)... another thing! ive never had peltor muffs b4, has anyone else had troubles with the two positioning / extending bits?

i missed that pdf, ta. dont suppose you took any footage of actualy doing the tears? in your pics youve done the whole crown, is it ok just to do part of the crown? i know of a likely candidate on an estate. a large tree was removed and left the candidate behind with a very unbalaced crown behind, and the tree doesnt have the cover it needs due to losing its cover and is now getting pumelled by the the coastal winds (tree on fife penincular). its a sycamore and there isnt any great way of reducing it and the tree is out of view from the paying public! good candidate or not?

drill pilot hole thru runs and use long self tapping screws? we had thought of that, do you have to just invest in good, sturdy ladder to avoid sag ( i use two 88's and is quite heavy) i was just worried that i was gonna banjo a good ladder!

ive read thro this thread... could anyone advise me on a good place to read about this method online? heard about it but, this is the first time ive seen pics and dont know anything about it.

how would you 'dog' it on to the log?

ive been using the alaskan mill for about 3 or 4 years now and have 3 sets of rails but... the vibration on the wee screws that set your pitch, enlarge the hole that they sit in and this causes the rail screws to unthread whilst your cutting your top board. ive thought of a few different designs, but was wondering if anyone had made their own or had thoughts on how to design better one? (not wanting to strap on old ladders! )

steins hi-viz jacket really good, got mine 4 days ago and am loving it, waterproof, excellent movement, warm - was wearing only hellyhanson and a skin tight tshirt and i cut the wind right out, horrible weather here last days too. and i didnt sweat overly in it either even we had to get a shift on. eyes splitting hi viz and got reflective stirps too.

this is very true, if ive put in a quote for a job i didnt want and get the job, then the job goes well, it is a bonus. BUT if i like the client, they are speedy with the kettle, sandwichs offered, quick payment, theres gonna be a reduction in that 'some what high price' (especially if they have more work) strangely, if a highprice accepted from an association or company and there has been no raport with the contact, the price stays the same. who doesnt like a conciencious client that is prepared for you coming and keeps you informed if the goal post have shifted ?

is the 2nd one a polypore ?

i park me wagon so close up to my lockup so no one can see in when im unloading, dont want to even give the slightest flash of orange tool. then again, im paranoid of getting cleared out again. pan yourself in working and find yer kits been knicked by someone who cant be bothered to work as hard as you, id rather be kicked in the nitz than have my kit go again. how much were you ad boards? perhaps it was your competitiion, lets have a whip-around and buy him some new boards 5 times as big! that'll show the ba*%~#ds!

the sun were using a bereaving mother to sell papers by whipping the whole spelling thing up and i do agree that GB taking the time to write to people that lost servicemen and women takes balls. however, a man that comes to power (as chancellor) and sells ALL the uks gold reserve when gold is at its lowest price for 15 years will always amaze me. a used car sales man wouldnt have done that. ( with respect to used car sales men)

An auto darkening face shield is a good investment, means you get both hands free. Martin this makes learning to weld 1000 times easier... no more mask up mask down. arc is easy and cheap but, mig welding easy once youve figured the set up, but see the mig welders that offer 'gas or no gas '- i find that you have to use gas cos, the gas-less option means you have to use copper wire with the flux coating and the welds you get with no-gas mig welding isnt worth toffee. (good for thin welds like on exhaust brackets etc) so; arc or mig (with gas)

edinburgh has tons of big elms, great swathes of them thru our parks and gardens. we are very much in throws of the disease still. last year i took 25 or so big elms out of the city centre, crying shame but kept me in work thru sept, oct and nov. got some amazing pics too. we seem to be losing more and more noticed a ringbark this morning on the meadows ( a big park inthe centre ) with the number 22 sprayed above. a bad year here for elms:thumbdown:.

poo on your rope dont make for a happy brother. i almost fell off my chair over nailers comment, still wiping the tears away...

level load in the back of a transit? the only measurement i know for that is '£150 to you darlin'

yeh course you got meta-tag the site, but you can tag text and photos as you add more to your website. if everything gets tagged as you up load new stuff your are more likely to cover all the possible tags assoc with the service you provide as you build and develop. when you set up a site you could never hope to use every tag and keyword in the inital set up you'd be there for donkeys years. i just add more as i go on.