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  1. Bolt
    I guess it depends what he wants it for. If he wants a 'rescue knife' to hang on his climbing harness, these are fairly popular... SPATHA - Packs-and-accessories | Petzl United Kingdom WWW.PETZL.COM Petzl United Kingdom. Knife with carabiner hole I had one ages ago...… and, alas, lost it ages ago. I believe the current style has a locking blade, so may fall foul of the 'legal carry' * requirements for strolling down the high street of a weekday evening though. If he wants a knife for grafting apple scions, or other specialist activities, then he is going to require something a little more, errrr, specialist.
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    Personally, I rather enjoy loading the stove, so the increased reloading frequency is kind of a positive for me (although unexpected blobs of leylandii sap is not).
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    Does anyone know if these things are any use? I was toying with bodging a drawbar onto one to fit on the back of the lawn tractor (shift split wood from the bottom of the garden).
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    Have you seen this most excellent thread started by 'Woodworks'? If I remember correctly, a bit of info on the commercial builds with a bit of experimental build action thrown in!
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    Fair point. Put like that it does seem a bit less of a giggle.
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    Before helping yourself walk the forest, chop wood. After 'enlightenment' drop wood, run the forest.
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    I had the great opportunity of being in at the start of a 200 acre farm 'rewilding' project back in 1995 on the moors of the North Pennines. (eccentric millionaire project). Woodland planting, lake excavation, wetland creation and peatbog restoration. Happy days. Always nice to be a decade or two in front of the curve.
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    ….. but there could be crouching beside lakes, swilling the sawdust out of beards with pure crystal clear water. …..could get sponsorship from Head and Shoulders. or possibly even Timotei.
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    Netflix mini series.
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    5 star thread. Proper little gold ones an' all.
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    Oh YESSSS. [Pulls up chair].
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    And what is more, when your timber saw horse is looking shabby after a few seasons and you fancy a change/update, you can just saw it up and add it to the log pile. Now that truly is a saw horse for firewood!
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    Certainly better than One rope v. Two rope.
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    Sounds better than what I use (karabiner through belt loop).
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    I must admit I had grave reservations about this thread back on July 31st, but putting that aside, I reckon this is the best Arbtalk mini-series currently. This low impact stuff is great!
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    The other good thing about alkylate fuel is that you can feel a bit self righteous 'eco-wise'. To avoid the risk of smugness, I offset my green credentials by using mineral based chain oil (and therefore suffer no oil pump problems either, as a bonus*).
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    Indeed...... what I mean was that for a spot of domestic forestry, the cost of fuel (£12 or £20) is an insignificant cost when compared to the expense of the saw (£230).
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    Sorry, I was using Aspen as a generic term for alkylate fuel. I get Aspen as they sell it next door to where I work, but I would assume that the other brands are much of a muchness.
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    This bit? https://arbtalk.co.uk/classifieds/
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    Aspen without a doubt. The first saw (well actually the second saw I guess) only went tits-up due to a knackered carb. Why sent the next saw the same way. If £230 has just been spent on a new saw, Aspen is at worst about £20 more, and it will last for tanks and tanks and tanks and tanks. £20? Not exactly breaking the bank. Why mess about mixing fuel, draining out fuel, disposing of unused fuel, buying fuel stabiliser, getting carbs refurbished. Just get a pack of aspen and forget about it.
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    The first one was bad enough, ... but the the second?? Surely that's enough to viper smile off anyones face.
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    I thought farmers were only in business atm due to people still insisting on eating food.
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    Indeed, Mr TVI. For this approach to work, our generation would indeed 'depend' on future generations do the 'right' things with our carbon (the carbon that we so nonchalantly released from deep, deep underground ) such as furniture making, construction or continuous cover forestry, in order to keep 'our carbon' out of their atmosphere whist it remains on the surface of the planet. Maybe we can also rely on them to come up with a proper long term solution to return it back underground to where we found it (that will probably be a pleasant diversion from dealing with the legacy of Sellafield et al.).
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    Similar type of thing... Mini Timber Trailer - TCF ENGINEERING WWW.TCFENGINEERING.CO.UK Our Mini Timber Trailer is perfect for low impact forestry...

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