Big J
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I've been looking around the web for small bandsaw mills and they all seem to come out of the US. Bringing one over isn't really economical, so it would make sense to fill a container with them. The intention would be to source a mill with a 30 inch throat or thereabouts, 10-20hp engine and static (so not on a trailer). Looking at the importing costs, I think we can do this for under £5000 (and possibly without VAT). If this were possible, how much interest would there be for this? Consisting that the cheapest petrol mills are over £7000, I would hope that they could be considered good value! Jonathan
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Looks like Ash to me - though I don't have any experience with walnut.
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Of course it goes without saying (and I think that I speak for lots of members in your vicinity), that should you need help with any work or anything else whilst you are mending, don't hesitate to ask!
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I think that we are missing a golden business opportunity here lads - why not offer a summer time timber stacking service for our log customers. Just picture it from the customers point of view - only available May to August, your logs will be stacked by a busty beauty for a measly £25 an hour. Plugs the gap in the firewood market, makes an extra buck ontop of the price of the firewood and you can legitimately employ models!
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2004 AUDI S4 QUATTRO CABRIOLET SILVER + SPORTS EXHUAST | eBay Would be far more amusing with a Skoda Fabia though!
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Oh bugger that looks tremendously painful! The stupid mistakes are the most frustrating - for the first time I managed to mash a couple of finger tips under a heavy oak slab a month and a bit back. Two quite deep cuts followed and they took about 5 weeks to heal. All the best for the surgery tomorrow and a speedy recovery. Jonathan
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Mill it for cladding. It's a stunning timber and quite durable if above the ground. A friend built his workshop/garage doors with it and untreated as it is, it's at least as attractive as oak.
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My neighbour constructs and lays stunning quality Victorian pitch pine parquet flooring for around £65 a square metre. It has a uniquely shimmering character and if I weren't renting, I'd have my whole house parqueted!
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Not in the same league, but a couple from today (and not so far north either - only Beecraigs Country Park in West Lothian!) Nice stand of well thinned Spruce with feature tumbling burn: Idiot dog disapproving of the unseasonably mild temperatures cooling off in conveniently placed mud bath: Jonathan
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I would just melt in the heat! It's blinking 13 degrees here in Edinburgh and I'm sitting here praying for frost! Good luck with finding someone - I'm sure that it's a dream job for quite a few.
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Incredible photos there mate - only one I recognise is Loch Morlich (4th pic). Keep them coming!
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On predominantly cherry at the moment - lovely stuff. Seems to give a higher moisture reading than it's burning quality would suggest. Currently at about 28-30% but burning beautifully.
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I'm assured that it's a stand that's been thinning before, so shouldn't hang too badly! The beauty of the bigger trees IMO is that you just can't stack them, so you actually end up lifting less. We'll see what happens in the New Year..... Sorry for the derailment of your thread Chris!
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One tonne plus trees, all of them
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I'm trying to get onto a large Sitka spruce thinning job in West Lothian at the moment, but everything is grinding to a halt with Christmas. Would felling large spruce on tonnage rate appeal? I would expect the quickest cutters to be dropping 20 tonne a day in this woodland. Nothing is going to happen until January, but if it is something you would consider, I'll keep you in mind!
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That's really very nice! There seems to be a certain yew-like quality to it with the strong separation between sap and heart wood. Jonathan
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I had a funny situation this evening towing a 4 cube load home from the workshop to stack at the house. I pulled over to meet someone at their workshop only for a brand spanking new Range Rover to pull in too (white, private registration). He asked me if I sold logs, I said no, private supply. He asked where I got them from, I explained it's a by product of my business, but he could call the estate for a load (£143 delivered, about 2 cubic metres). He thought that was most reasonable! It's funny that people will often haggle you for your last penny on logs, yet will chase you down in the street to get your number! Jonathan
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Approx 15 Tonne Beech & 5 Tonne Birch Available
Big J replied to Jonny Burch's topic in Firewood forum
If you have quite a few suppliers in your area, perhaps it is best to try keep it for yourself. Very poignant quote from Tom D the other day: "Firewood - selling the unprofitable to the ungrateful" Very true indeed! Get the birch cut, split and under cover with good airflow otherwise it will just rot. Jonathan -
Approx 15 Tonne Beech & 5 Tonne Birch Available
Big J replied to Jonny Burch's topic in Firewood forum
I don't - both pretty equal in my eyes. I do however rate nice straight cord wood over mahoosive great discs! -
Approx 15 Tonne Beech & 5 Tonne Birch Available
Big J replied to Jonny Burch's topic in Firewood forum
I reckon the birch is worth more than the beech - the big discs are difficult to handle. I'd gun for £40 for the birch and maybe £30 for the beech. Jonathan -
I don't know if your Husky bar would fit, but I would say go for the 7901 rather than the lower powered models. It's the same weight, not much more expensive, cuts quicker and I've not found it heavy on fuel at all. Try running a Stihl 088 milling - you have to tank up every 15 minutes!
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His only mistake was throwing him on the platform rather than in front of the train. Can't bear obnoxious little oiks like that - the world is better off without them!
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I did mine with Chris too - highly recommended!
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Bigger logs are the answer I think. Wet logs are just a bad idea full stop.
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Very little damage over all when you think how strong the winds were. We've been so battered by gales this year I think almost anything that was going to come down has. I say that and the massive Thuya outside the house will land on us this week!
