harvey b davison

I'm looking for a semi pro saw for home use only. I'd like it to be able to comfortably run an 18" bar as well as a 15". The 2 saws that i have an incling to is an husqy 455 ranger or a makita 6400. I dont fancy a stihl much, although i wouldnt rule one out. I'm not buying just yet, but would like to know what you more experienced guys think. The nearest service centres do stihl and makita. Thanks.

cheers for info steve.

Steve are all throwing axes double handed / double headed (as inyour avatar) or can / do you use the 'tomahawk' single handed axes as well.

Mmm, this axe throwing sounds good fun, which axe would you all recomend for a beginner. Well done by the way to all who took part.

Nice ! I have always lived next door to cemetrys, so i have developed some sort of wierd passion for them.

FRIENDLY WARNING ! please ensure your wife is not stood behind you when you google for pictures !!!!!!!

would love a tractor, probably end up with a picture of one.

I've got a cheap and simple arc welder, bought it from machine mart 20 years ago, still works, ideal for the small stuff that i do now and then.

just an idea, i always buy folding benches as space is tight in my garage. Easy to fold up and tidy away.

Carnt help, but why has it got to be an echo ?

Totally envious ! Thats a fine job done there weasel, well done. Have you done restorations before or is that the first of many ?

My dog is old now, i take her odd now and again in the cooler months but not mid summer. She is happy to stay in the van and sleep.

First off, Clarkson for PM, thats what i say. Once you have cut thru the crap and the jest, he is actually a very smart guy, and he says some very valid points. secondly, i believe that apart from the basic state pension(about £100 per wk ?)all other pensions should be private. I dont see why a company( private or public) should be made to hand out, make up or whatever, pensions for their employees. We are grown ups, we should be able to provide for ourselves. In my mind everyone of us is reponsable for our own well being, who you work for should not make any difference. Just like the dolies, if you dont want to work, fine, just dont expect a paycheck at the end of the week. As for those that did strike, if it was down to me, they would be disaplined for not carrying out their duties as expected.

I also did yts in joinery for the local council, this in turn , turned into an apprenticeship. But due to other issues i left the council afterwards and went into other things. But i still think there is room for another yts scheme to help both young people who want to learn and businesses to grow. Pete, i also agree with your statement, found out today that my wifes uncle has just got a council bungalow in a posh village where if you were to buy the property it would be at least 220k, he has only ever worked for 2yrs his whole life (hes in his fifties now). He says he deserves this place, as everyone should be able to live wherever they like,regardless of whether they work or not.

Thats a decent truck you have there. How do you find the dyna compared to a cabstar.

I'm 41 now, wont slow down, still work out 3 or 4 times a week, work 6 days a week when need to, and feel more comfortable in my own body now than ever before. Does help that my wife is 10 years younger than me.

heres my eldest, shania, cutting wood for grandad.

How does everyone feel about about the big old orange chainsaw wellie boot ? its all i ever wear, but then again my feet are always on the ground, and for my own use only.

This man does have a valid point !!

No RA or MS will state it is ok to work at height without harnesses. If it does, then imo at the very least the person who wrote it doesnt derserve their job, and if i was employing this company to do work for me, then i would get rid and get new company in.

Apart from usual transport and tractor mags, i'm reading Bear Grylls Autobiography, its a good read, then waiting for me after that are books by Stephen Fry, Jeremy Clarkson and Jimmy Doherty. I love buying books, just need to find time to make some shelves to put them on.

I regularly end up behind either a hgv or a tractor due to where i live. I also drive hgv's periodicly, and want to learn tractor driving, i am also a cyclist. All it takes is a senseable approach from everyone to make the roads safer. If i'm behind a tractor i just sit back and relax until it is safe for me to overtake. We have both got somewhere to go and we both want to get there in one piece so whats the rush, i know he is going as fast as he can. Hgv's, have different speed limits on all roads compared to cars, ie single carrage roads is 40mph, cars dont give a damn, as they can go at 60, this is not the hgv drivers fault so why hassle him. I currently work with a guy that refuses to drive at more than 55 on a motorway, and dispises wagon drivers, he is dangerous to other road uses. Everyone is always in a rush these days, personnally i'd rather be 10 mins late than get irate at another driver who is just doing his job.

same here, hard work, blood , sweat and tears, still small, but thats the way i like it. My money is still mine at the end of the day.

I have used saws for the last 20 years without any training. I use the saws for my own firewood. I only use a 14" bar. I service my own saw and sharpen them, normally in the past i'd normally but macculloch etc. But after being a member on here for a while now, i know that i am probably doing a few things wrong still and could do with a few pointers, therefore i am looking towards doing a course. It may not be the full monty cs30 / 31 but defo the lantra equivellent at the minimum, therefore i'd say any training is better than none.

i'm currently in the process of building a website for a new business venture. I think it is the way forward these days.