chris cnc
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just got some business cards delivered today from goodprint.co.uk they are really good quality, nice card, good colors, and i only got the cheapest styles, nothing flash the site has lots of templates to choose from which is handy the cheaper ones (which are real good IMO) are only around a fiver for 100 more colorful cards are about a fiver for 50 just saying i'd recommend em!
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where possible i would always recommend pruning and retaining the tree rather than felling it. the ethics of it is tricky because when you remove a mature tree, you are affecting the local (immediate) ecosystem. Planting a young whip in the place of a 300 y/o oak comes no where near to replacing the tree, but it is still better than doing nothing. if that makes sense...
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me? no
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brash/ waste/ wood/ debris/ arisings???
chris cnc replied to chris cnc's topic in Business Management
cheers guys.its been on verbal agreements up to now but im going to start putting it in the quotes so theres no confusion -
"I'm talking about just painting the hardwood and not going to the edges? Isn't hardwood 'dead' so to speak." i see what you mean, but the way i see it (correct me if im wrong) is: A) if the pathogens are sealed in by the paint, this is bad- increased chance of decay etc or, B) if the pathogens aren't sealed in ("allowing the pathogens to move freely"), although this wont increase the chance of decay, it wont decrease it either, as the pathogens can come and go as they please so to speak or, C) i'm out of my depth!
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On your written quotes, work proposals etc, how do you describe brash etc? for example- "the total price for this work is £100. This includes removal of all waste arising from the work." how do you word it in your quotes? its just im not sure that waste is the correct word.... ...brash/ wood/ logs/ leaves/ crap? sorry if this is a stoopid question...
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i think the painting of pruning wounds creates a sort of micro climate between the wood and the paint, which promotes the spread of fungal pathogens. so painting wounds may actually increase the chance of decay rather than decrease it
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when your girlfriend knows what a "prussik loop" is... you "daisy chain" everything- belts, washing line, extension cables, shoelaces... everyone at your local knows the latin name of the tree outside...
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Cheers for the advice there, i did a bit of reading up on this last night and apparently the sap "bleed" helps prevent pathogens entering the wound so may not be as bad as it looks. also it appears that the sycamore is difficult to reduce whilst keeping a natural shape, due to the branch structure caused by opposite buds. i think they're going to wait a while to do the work, which is fair enough, the pruning certainly isnt urgent and the tree nice and healthy. shame though cos i wouldn't of minded a couple more days there, endless cups of tea as well as fruit toast, cheese slices, hobnobs and cereal bars provided all day haha. the customer even brought out a couple of photos of an arborist in the tree when they first had it pruned, 11 years ago!
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im not old, or experienced, but... a steel core/ wirecore/ flipline is most commonly used when cutting down sections of a straight stem- the line needs to be strong, just in case, as you are cutting close to it. for moving around the crown of a tree the wirecore can be replaced with a more flexible strop/ lanyard/ work positioning strop, which is basically a short climbing line, usually at least 3 metres long, set up with your favourite friction hitch etc... this strop can be used to gain a better work position, to prevent swinging, or as a temorary secondary anchor point. as far as friction hitches go, just type "friction hitch" into the search option, and be prepared to learn some new knots! hope this helps
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cheers for the advice, Bolt, much appreciated! basically we took some dead wood out and pruned a couple branches back yesterday, using a silky, no problem.. today the first branch we pruned was around 4-5 inch across, cut it no problems, but straight away the wound was dripping sap, quite heavily. i know acers can bleed when pruned at the wrong time but i was surprised that March is too early! after consulting the customers ( the tree is a centerpiece of the garden with sentimental value ) they are undecided whether to continue with the reduction. how signifigant is sap bleeding on a semi mature sycamore at this time of year? any input appreciated
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its a sycamore, customer wants 1-2 meters taken off all round, its in an ideal spot, middle of a lawn, and nothing underneath to break/squish. ive got a before picture, but ill post it, with an after, when the job is finished! yeah the wind was flappin me about all over the place so we got on with some other jobs around the same site, bit of pruning here and there nothing exciting
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had a go at my first crown reduction today (had to finish early because or the wind, finishing off tomorrow). i was surprised at how difficult it is getting right out onto the tips of branches, especially when there is nothing suitable above for a secondary anchor. it feels a lot more exposed out on the ends too. ive done some thinning/ deadwooding before but reductions seem a lot more difficult to me, having to move around the extremeties of the tree whilst trying to get a good work position to make your cuts. anyone got any tips for getting out on the, er, tips? cheers!
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thanks for the replies, where can i buy a roll or length of webbing tape to make slings with?
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does anyone use tied or spliced rope loops as an alternative to webbing slings/loops, for footholds, redirects, lowering etc? ie loops made from prussic cord but used in the same way as a webbing sling? if that makes sense? just wondering as i have plenty of rope lying around which could be put to this use, assuming there are no major drawbacks! cheers
