jamesd

I'm going to to be starting out in business in April. I'm young (21) and want to be my own boss. The first thing i nedd to do is sort out some funding for start up costs and was wandering whether a personal loan is the way to go? (which is what i've been advised) I know it will be tought the first years but what advice can you gibe me? Thanks Guys!

Just wandering what the rules are regarding woods in conservation areas. I have a small felling job to do and was wandering wether or not you need to ask for permission or not? Thanks

Ok cheers looks a fair bit more complicated than i thought! would it be easy to do with an alasken mill?

Thanks alec. I have access to a range of different trees from large standing deadwood to smaller standing deadwood i could even fell a live tree if necessary. I have one eyed up which is about 3 feet in diameter. I understand through and through sawing is just taking a plank out of the stem and quarter sawn is taking a plank out of the stem and then cutting this down the middle which usually is using a thicker width of wood? I intend to dry the wood in a barn will these mean the wood will dry out too fast and possibly split?

Cheers for the all the help guys! Muttley9050 i don't suppose you have got any pictures of the oak kitchens you have made? Timbermillers my main worry is the drying process. I know little about it and worry that once its all cut and stored 6months down the line when i come to use it all they will all be bowed and split. What can i do to prevent this? Thanks again, James.

Wow cheers for the response! some really good information in there and its much appreciated! I have a decent size saw to use but will just need a new chain to use especially for milling. Is it a ariper chain? and obviously the mill itself, which i will have to look into further, although i was thinking of using an alaskan although havn't decided on the model yet. As for the wood it will come from a small wood which is mostly oak (thats why i intend to use it) and it can all be milled and transported from there. Storage i will either try and shed/barn store it or maybe outside with just a makeshift roof over it? As for the sticks to space it, i can make them myself would it best to use oak as well for them??? Finish - I think this will be the hardest task of the project getting the boards to a nice finish before making them into units will be difficult but i gues a planer could take out some of the saw lines? DESIGN - i have no idea how to design a kitchen! so that will be difficult to do. But i think i'll try and make the outline in rails of oak first and then go from there. Its all food for thought atm, but i'll definately be getting a mill this year and try and mill as much wood as i can soon. What do you think, anything else i need to know??

I intend to make my own kitchen out of wood i've milled (eventually) and i was just wandering what projects you guys have made with your wood? and have you got any pics of your handywork??

I intend to buy a mill, mill some wood and then construct a kitchen out of the wood. and i was just wandering how realistic is this project?? I'm quite practical persion and i just love the idea of making my own rustic style, traditional cottage style kitchen. Also what wood is best to use? i was thinking Traditional soo OAK maybe?

Ok cheers again guys! Looks like i'll be getting the geckos with the velcro top bit but leather strap around your boot seems like a good choice to me. Just need to sort out a flipline now! I'm thinking go with the yale one but its is a tenner more than the new england one anyone know why??

Cheers for the info guys do you think the geckos with velcro straps top and bottom are the ones to go for then? i can't quite see how the velcro goes round your foot though? What about a flipline then anyone got any preferences or are they all pretty much the same?

I have finally decided to take the plunge and get my own spikes ad flipline and was just wanderig what everyones opinions are on the distel gecko spikes with the velcro top pad and leather bottom pad? (i'm use to old school steel spikes andleather straps all round!) Also which is the better flipline to go for yale or new england? i think the only difference is the yale one has flemished ends for the loops? Cheers guys!

Cheers for the advice guys! I've heard potassium nitrate is also very good at helping the stump rot down but i don't know where to get it from? there must be a specific stump rot product you can buy though?

I have an old cherry stump that a customer of mine wants removing its not very big maybe 15inches max diameter. But there is no access for even the smallest of stump grinders and digging it out or winching it out is not an option. So i was just wandering is there a product that will make the stump degrade quicker? its already dead but the wood is still quite hard.

Cheers for all the tips guys! As i said its only a very small beech but still, its good to start small and work my way up to bigger stuff i guess. I think i prefer the method of starting at the top and working my way down in sections (do a quarter of the tree at a time) as i feel i can visualise the shape better. I take it you leave in one of the tallest stems for your anchor point in and remove that last? And thats the other thing i was going to ask what long pole saws/pruner do you guys use? (the ones with the secateur type bit at the top not the chainsaw head) as the one we use is rather flimsy and it would be handy to have a set that would cut wood up to the 2inch mark.

I'm pretty new to doing reductions and have a few lined up atm. And was just wandering how you guys carry them out? i have heard of two main methods the "orange peel" way where you start from the top and go round and down the tree in circles. The other way i have heard of is splitting the tree into quarters and carrying out the reduction in sections. The reductions i do are only small as i'm just starting out so any advice would be great! James.

ok cheers, i have got to re-pollard some limes tommorow so will only be cutting about 3inch diameter max so will that be ok to start it off? Also i have always used a 25:1 mix but in the booklet it says it runs on 50:1 if you are using stihls own twostroke oil. What do you guys usually mix it at?

Just got a new ms200t and was wandering whether you are suppose to run it in a bit before using it properly?

Just got a new ms200t and was just wnadering whether any of you guys run your saws in or not?

i've been having a look at all the cheeper options of saws a vailable and think i will go for a good second hand ms200t or or 020. As i think they will be more reliable and parts will be easier to get hold of. The only other options was a new ms192t but ithought getting hold of one and trying to source anyparts would be a bit of a hassle. Or a husqvarna t425 which is about £300 new but i'm not sure how good theses saws are?

I've just read throught this thread and caught up! With the method of using a micro pulley and schwabisch prussik you would have to pull your climbing rope from a very low position?, unlike a normal prussike where you can pull down from just below the actual knot I'm probabaly wrong as i'm still using just a normal prussik myself lol!

hmmm yeah i never really thought of buying a NEW cheaper saw (i.e not a stihl or husqvarna) frjones does do the husqvarna t425 for about £300 new and the AMA saw for £150ish ,what other cheeper tophandles are about and where can i get them from? makita? i looked up echo saws but they are more expensive saws now around the £300 mark new.

but won't parts availability be a bit of a problem as they are not available here in the uk?

haha yeah i've got cs39 i did an ND in arboriculture before starting work with a gardening/landscape company! I thought you could not get the ms192 here?

I did think of getting a new ms200t but at around the £500 mark its a bit over my budget i'm thinking of spending more in the region of £200 at the moment. then hopefully when i build up a better client base for tree work (i do mostly garden maintenence and landscaping atm) i could perhaps invest in a new one then.

I'm on the lookout for a second hand tophandle saw. We don't do a lot of tree work but a tophandle saw would defintely be a worthwhile investment so where is the best place to get one? bit dubious about using fleabay lol! James.