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thanks nick,and paul,,,,,appreciate your comments,,,,made loads of honey dibbers this afternoon,,too,,,,,,,tree work tomorrow,,then back too workshop friday,,,
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hi Ian, I chose galvanised index screws,,so I can take down the boxes as and when the notorious squirrel problem attacks the boxes,and there positioned on an ancient lime walk,which has a three yr restoration project,,so probably going to get pollarded anyway,,,as you can see I added some 32mm and 35mm plates to try and beat the squirrels,,,
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thanks tony,,,,,love this side of my job,,,if your still after some honey dippers,,,pm me your address,,I`m now sending them free in-exchange of a donation to the childrens trust,,,,work out about a £5 each,,,(ie you send a fiver to childrens trust,carrying on from steves good work with the christmas raffle)
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had a fab day today erecting the boxes in a local nature reserve,,,,this is only three of ten.....rewarding project,,,,,nice to give back for a change,,,
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bad news,,,,,,,paint it pink,,,,,they wont nick it,,,,,hope you find it,,,,,
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I`ll take 300 sun shoots as thick as your thumb,,,,,,
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lol had a vespa in my mod days at school,,,used to do scooter rallies etc,,,brighton, york,,,,have progressed to a 1200 bandit nowadays,,,,,was out pricing all day on it,,,love it,,,,
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yep,,t......ers where here last week,,,took there number plate and forwarded them on to our local constable,,,,,made local news,,,,that could have been my kit,,,
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a few hours there,,,good stuff!!
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and me lol
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indeed,,its what keeps me going with tree work,,the belief that I can then make it into something, giving the tree a lasting reason,,,after life,,,...
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well went to the workshop with good intentions to make some honey dibeers,,but when searching for some suitable timbers decided a clean up was more relavant,,found various bits and bobs I keep moving from one place to another,,,so thought sod it,,,,,,bird boxes it is,,,,all made from odds and sods,,,,,as there going round a carp lake decided to add some 32 & 35mm ali plates to protect them from woodpeckers/squirrels etc,,,,,,,did manage to part turn 20 dibber blanks,,pics to follow,,, first couple are for robins /wren/pied wagtails etc,,,then its the lakeland boxes,,,then a selection of part finnishd tit boxes,,,,busy busy,,,plus some bug boxes,,,, (mutley,,,oil burners are next week,,,will post when can,,,,tree work calls unfortunately,,)
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Larch waney-edge cladding with Small Log Mill
delabodge replied to Rhob the Log's topic in Panther Mill UK
great to be able to do the felling /milling and cladding,,nice one:thumbup1: -
hi sloth yes got your pm,,hence its in the post,,, I finnished it with chestnuts,,,,food safe oil! one coat is good enough ,as the honey will sort out the final finnish,,,,, I usually make them in ash,on the pole lathe during the summer months then remount them in the winter and sand them up when dry,,,but in the winter use dry cherry on the power lathe,,,,both methods work fine,,,
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heres .a cherry one, forgot to take my camera,,,will make some more tomorrow of different styles,,,got carried away on making ten bird boxes to go round a clients fishing lake,,so this was a last minute thing,,,played with some colours to play on the honey bee thingy,,,
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if you drill a one inch hole in the centre and replace with a flexible sealant that reduces the splitting ,,,,(it allows movement and moisture release).
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turned you a cherry one today,,all oiled with foodsafe oil, and in the post on its way
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right its 5.35am,,,off to light the woodburner,get the radio on,,and turn turn turn,,,my day of heaven!!
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will make some up tomorrow,,have been really flat out in the workshop last few days,,,turning oil burners, mushrooms,making birdboxes and bug boxes from reclaimed oak flooring,,,,,a local guy gave me some seasoned wood, so decided to see what I could make from it,,,, will post some pics tomorrow,,, and will turn some honey dippers,,,
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will makeyou one tomorrow mate,,,,no probs,,just the idea you dont want a ikea one is good enough for me:thumbup:
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look forward to seeing your mill up and running,,,,
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stunning,,,what a house,,,!!
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lifes for living,,good on you!!!
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tricky one,,hate man-utd,,,,(as am liverpool) but then again its everton,,,,,cant have the toffees thinking there all that,,,,,lol
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the above comments are correct,,,its having the forsight into making things,,that makes life easy, ive bought two lots of lovely elm from big J ,whilst i was busy,(sept-dec),selling logs,and bringing money in,I re-invested it ,into stunning green elm,to turn into, coffee tables etc,,,,,might seem like 2 yrs is a wait,,but in the mean time I`m making stuff from wood I`ve already milled two yrs ago,,,certain things I make are great air dried,,others need longer or kiln dried,,,
