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Our Debt to the Forest

Many thanks for all your replies. I will persevere with the file and file holder and get a depth gauge ordered. That said are "full chisel teeth" slightly more difficult to sharpen correctly compared to "semi chisel" teeth? I ask as you can tell I am not a professional forester /arborist !!!!

Many thanks for posting the video, very much appreciated as that explains all👍

I have recently used an Oregon 73 EXL chain with a Sugihara bar on my processor (JAPA 2100).I have sharpened it with my Stihl 2-in-1 easy file but for some reason the depth gauge file has filed too much of the depth gauge teeth making the chains natch into logs so much so its not safe to use.I made sure I tilted the easy file away from the depth gauge but still seems to have filed too much off. I am pretty sure the problem did not happen with the OREGON 73 DPX chain. Suggestion please as to what I am doing wrong. What type of Oregon Chain (1.5mm groove,3/8", 56 links) do you use on your firewood processor especially if you are processing wood every day. Thankyou.

If any of you have had a new Charnwood stove , that was painted by Charnwood , before delivery to the Charnwood dealer , in one of the colours available, I would very much like to know if the paint has lasted, without flaking off or discolouring. I ask as we are about to order a Charnwood Island 2 stove , painted bronze, so just a bit concerned if the paint is very durable. Thanks in advance for any replies.

I am now finding that although I have the top of my wood stack covered with ,ex bulker lorry tarpaulins ,that the weather has been so wet and damp that the wood is getting damper even in the middle of the stack.What I am meaning is that the stack is approx 2.4mtr wide, and the damp seems to have crept right across the width of the 2.4mtr wide stack!!!!!!! Most years the ends of the logs get wet but one normally gets a few dry days with a wind to dry the ends of the logs off but this year with such continuous rain ,that the wind has driven the damp right across the width of the stack, has one else noticed the above happening to their wood stack.

As above. I only ask as I was wondering if some tree harvesting contractors, are now cutting trees/branches 3mtr long to save on time? Or is most of the firewood you have delivered by artic timber truck still between 2.3 and 2.5 mtrs long. I only ask as 3mtr lengths are not so easy to handle especially if over 12"/300mm diameter or larger. Also the ex bulker truck sheets I use for covering wood stack are less than 3mtrs wide😟

Today we went to R W Knight at Marshfield Nr Chippenham to look at wood burners and they have a very good display. As I sell air seasoned logs in a small way (one man band), I was pleasantly surprised to see that there was steady flow of customers besides ourselves looking at wood burners.

I expect some of you ,who have been selling air seasoned firewood for 20 yrs +, will have experienced a wet summer and now autumn like this before, but in the 19yrs I have been selling firewood I think this is the worst summer and autumn for air drying 2.5 mtr lengths of cord wood that I can remember. The high humidity is working against one all the time. Interested if any other Arbtalk members may think the same, "A problem talked about is a problem shared". Note. My cordwood is stored outside but I am fortunate to rent an enclosed shed where I can store approximately 25tonnnes before processing .

Many thanks for all your replies much appreciated.

As long as it works for you, thats all that matters👍 This day and age too many folk seem to be wanting to run how other people should run there lives rather than just minding their own damn business.

I am about to buy a set of chimney sweeping rods and brush so I can sweep our 8 inch diameter chimney flue . I assume rods and brushes vary quite a bit in quality /durability. Which type of rods are up to the job of chimney flue cleaning and rodding underground pipes feeding septic tank. Thanks for any info,

If any of you have used soot/tar remover compounds that you put on the fire in the woodburner / fireplace , do you think they do any good at removing tar/soot.?

Many thanks for all your much appreciated, informative replies which have been very helpful. Next thing will be to visit wood stove supplier R W Knight and Son, premises at Marshfield,Nr Chippenham . Off topic I am just going to start a thread "Do soot/tar removers really work on flues." Perhaps some of have experience of using them

We are considering installing a wood burning stove to replace our open fire. So if you have used a wood burning stove on a daily basis (not just weekends) for your main source of heat for heating your cottage/house over many years , I would be interested to know what make of stoves have stood the test of time.What metal are they made out of, I ask as I have heard that some makes of wood burning stoves "buckle over time" as they are made of poor quality materials. Not fussed what country the stove is made in , I just want a really well made durable stove,which I know will come at a high price !!! Thanks in advance for any,to the point info /advice.