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bareroots

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  1. hi mate, sorry to be out of touch for a while. Rydal Hall went cold on the 5m high carving idea but are keen on a 1-1.5m one. They have a yurt or camping pod available at the end of August for a week to stay in and another yurt where you can display a sample of your carvings for sale. Rent for both yurts is just an item of your work for the site. This could be in the butt of the tree or a free standing carving. they might take a free standing one in exchange for the yurts and pay a contribution to you for the carving up the butt say £100 a day for two days??? the other days of te week have as either a holiday or work out by the gallery yurt doing displays to draw in the punters?

     

    does any of that appeal?

  2. aye, set some pictures up and post a price. pm me if you'd like
  3. great felling between the shrubs etc.
  4. wish that volcanic cloud would come back
  5. why, how much is it?
  6. GREAT NEWS been having a training day with my groundies. getting them to rec climb and simulate a few rescues. i took the op to try out all those new knots i've been reading about. Some are really good. the knut, mitochean and swabish is particular. helical ok, VT seemed fine, no problems with slippage but a rather cumbersome knot to lower on. Got them all self tending well with just a crab. Will have to try a micro pully or HC next.
  7. Marlow Boa 9mm Friction Cord
  8. any progress with this idea Steve? would be a great resource. save on repitition of threads
  9. what's worse then a dead dog on your piano? ... a rancid pussy on your organ
  10. is that a nice bit of poly prop ove rthe branch and being lowered by hand i see?
  11. hey JD, if you're looking for the cheapest saws in our area go to dougie ivison up at melmerby. e puts a massive discount on all his saws and kiy. well worth the extra drive out to his place. he often has a range of saws that he's reconditioned and selling second hand but i'd still buy new unless you're really not expecting to use it much. a 353 by husky is a great saw to start. i think doug sold me one for £290. it's still running fine 5 years later. the 357 is a great saw but a bit more moody and a hell of a lot more £££.
  12. what's there price for bio then?
  13. Some consideration needs to be given to the nature of the hitch, when choosing what to climb with. Out and out 'performance' of a hitch isn't everything. Simplicity and fool proofness in a knot is important. We all get tired towards the end of a day and combined with wanting to get it all done... can lead to stress and increased chance of operator error. working with simple knots can have an advantage in this aspect, and can potential increase work speed, in so far as your hitch won't need to be checked, dressed and set at every new work position. Some times i feel gear and stuff get used by folk to take away the need for the body to work. If you're to unfit to climb up a tree and 'have' to use high performance hitches to climb and last a week, perhaps work on your fitness. if you're having trouble limb walking, improve your balance, set up a slack line and give it some practise. i understand the spider jack et al are worth a go but then its another load of £££ not in your pocket. Hope this fella gets better green ninja.
  14. ... no just a mild case of ego-mania. Perhaps turn it into motivation to do something good for your communtiy, the disadvantaged, mankind, the environment? .
  15. is that weird / stylish look achieved by a new weave or by multicolourerd strands?
  16. hope it's stimulating... got any gear to sell off cheap
  17. i find a blast from an air line effective in cleaning out the crud before you put your lube in:thumbup:
  18. i've seen a few pieces of furniture (tables mostly) out of it. by 'Out of the Woods' , Mill Yard, Staveley, Cumbria Looked fantastic.
  19. if it's related to your work you can claim it. books on trees, claim it. educational dvd's, claim it. gym membership - can't claim it. (it's deemed indivisable from personal) flyers / signs on your vehicle - claim it aa membership - claim it est arb mag - claim it. when i was a care worker and took my dog to work he was great with the kids - the accountant said i could claim 50% of all his food and vets bills
  20. meow meow take a chill pill a screw those two ladies mark knows
  21. congratulations fella, daddy's little girl will fill you smiles.
  22. the best way is to look at the trees themselves. take the book with you on walks and id trees that you come across. that way you see the trees in their environment in the different seasons. in time you'll be able to look ata woodland or tree at half a mile and tell what species it is. same applies to fungi. take a book out with you and try and id what you find.
  23. bareroots

    bees

    we're siting some bees in a couple of weeks. it looks great/ amazing hive. bet that cost a pretty penny. is it red ceder. where's it from?
  24. nice working with you today rhys.

     

    i think you've got a good a career ahead. keen as mustard

     

    if anybody wants a reference drop me a line

  25. that's just the thing. cover all bases, free, roped. he'll grow up with it second nature

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