Sam Thompson

Thanks guys. I will go for the TCD approach I think, it wont hurt will it, and I dont need the saw for work straight away. If you read the post then you would know I dont own the saw yet, wouldnt you? All the best, and thanks lads Sam

Hullo all What do we recon is the best way to run in a shiny new cutter then? Hopefully getting my Husky 346XP from Joneses on Wednesday and haven't run in a saw before, always used someone elses! Cheers lads Sam

How many K... *Precision Rifle Services ultimate stalking rifle in .280rem, with Swarovski sope *Landrover Series 1 customed by D. Diesels for off-roading. *Landrover 110 Crew Cab (Galv roof box, PTO winch, 2" lift etc.) or, would forget all the above for... 50,000ac -120,000ac Highland estate, mixture of sporting (Deer & grouse) with forestry too. Oh, to dream. Sam

Terrain? - Low lying wandering? Cheaper boots. My preferance is for High hunting boots though (Meindl Dovre Xtreme) - Hill/Mountain? "Mountain" Boots, 3-4 season, Meindl Glockner GTX. For me anyway, try them on first BushWear - Outdoor clothing shooting and stalking equipment for Meindl boots. Sam

Yup, Have been for a year Thinking the same as the above. Sam

A pot noodle. £1,790. A dance. I hope I never owe serious money Sam

Ray Mears has forgotten more about living off the land than most of us will ever know. And he can shoot Bears Grylls is a tool for more reasons I care to divulge, but here's one for you 'Mors Kochanski' now there was a bushman. His books are amazing, he has been there do it, invented stuff to make it do-able, and got the t-shirt. Living legend What have I do? Two weeks solo canoe camping in Scotland for the past three years. Grew up in the woods as a kid, hunting, trapping and rearing pheasants. Deer stalking in NW Scotland in January every year (COLD). Survived being English last saturday in a Scottish agricultural college. Sam

A Stihl/Husky etc will be better. But if your trunk is 1.5m (I think I read that right) across then an extra 3" of bar won't make a huge deal of difference. I would try and get a proffesional with a MS880 or similar out, or try and find a saw of that size (48" bar or more) to have a play with for a few days. But hey ho, thats just me Good luck to you, theres no better firewood than free firewood Sam

Hello Chaps, Looking into buying my own saw rather than stealing the old mans Having used both of them at college I'm having a tough time trying to choose between the two above. It's going to get used for pretty much everything but mainly commercial felling,soft and hard wood, coppice work and all the snedding etc. that goes along with it I think it boils down to the weight V power issue again. I'm not really sure what I will end up doing with it, and I can't afford multiple saws for different jobs so this saw has to cope with it all. No climbing work but felling (forestry stuff), coppice work, snedding, cross cutting firewood, and maybe some arb work too if I get the chance I know its a close call and I'm not being very specific, but your rumblings would be much appreciated Cheers lads, Sam

The RSPB turns the public against "evil" gamekeepers/landowners/farmers, and yet has people shooting crows, foxes & Red, Roe, Fallow and Muntjac on the very nature reserves it verbally attacks thoose actions! Sam - Conservationist who eats things.

Or a monkey and a frog...

Some say... He speaks only horticultural latin, and all his posts are translated by an angry gerbil before being released into the world of Arbtalk.

Ten years ago a crack fungi hunter was sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. This man promptly escaped from a maximum-security stockade to the arboriculture underground. Today, still wanted by the government, he survives as a soldier of fortune. If you have a problem...if no one else can help...and if you can find them...maybe you can hire...The Hamadryad. DUM DE-DUM DUM, DUM DUM DUM, DUM-DE-DUM DUM DUM DUM, DUM DE DUM-DUM DUM.

He is a legend. "It’s the closest thing you can feel to being kissed by God", some guy, he will be missed, even by the likes of me who only surf when they can, and thats not often enough. Sam

Thats it. All thoose "log miles" are pointless. We need to be keeping British firewood merchants and British woodlands in bussiness Sam

Also noticing the Buy 1 get 2 free offer on Pringles Maximum of 18 per customer. I debated with myself whether that meant 18 and therefore a further 36 free, or... yeah. Good kid btw, although thoose ear defendrr need to be down atb Sam

100% Spot on The finest axes you will ever come across, apart from maybe a Cegga, but then at least a year wait and a £200+ price tag? GBA Seem pricey but are worth every penny, they balance better than aything else I have come across and hold an edge you would shave with. I have three of their axes now and wouldnt swap them. Gransfors Splitting Maul - Greenman Bushcraft Gransfors Splitting Maul, Gransfors Axes ATB Sam

I'de buy one Sam

Meindl Waudlaufer(?) I really like them for the groundwork I do. SAm

I love a small axe... If you question the use, check out this picture of a hatchet pulling way above its weight! Seriously though... if he could automate that and make it cut and split (into quarters) at the same time he would be rolling in it Love the idea though Sam

I think that its a shame when people dismiss a tool that has worked just fine since the dawn of time. It reflexs our technology infected society, and our health and safety culture. I personnaly use an axe at home as much as I use a billhook, and as much or maybe more than I use a chainsaw. For felling a tree of small dia (6" or less) I would take a bow saw and axe to the job with pleasure. Its different when your commercial felling, but when you are well trained and have the time its perfectly acceptable. Why are we all using chainsaws? Why not buy a tiny harvestor? You get much more control... I echo joshes comments too, traditions like that should not be lost. Sam

EDIT. Dates are the 29.11.10 - 17.12.10 and the 10.01.11 - 04.02.11 not as above. (Any chance admin could edit original post please?) Thanks Sam

Hello All, I’m currently doing my National Diploma in Forestry and I'm trying to find a work placement for a few months over the winter. The college time table states that I should be on placement 29.11.10 - 17.02.11 and then the 10.01.11 - 04.02.11. I am really looking for work in woodland management and coppicing as this holds most interest for me, but I will consider anything Experience I don’t have a great deal of experience within forestry/arb but I have spent most of my life outside working on shoots and farm work. I am competent (I’m told) with most hand tools and have done some chainsaw work, mainly cutting firewood at home and a bit of felling too. I spent the past year working with Strutt & Parkers land management department in Chester, it’s not particularly relevant but I learnt a great deal. Course So far on the course we have covered - Chipper, Chainsaw, Brushcutter/Strimmer, Handtool and tractor use and maintenance. I will not have any CS tickets when I start work experience, which I appreciate is a pain, but it cannot be helped as the earliest we can sit them is next year. We have also covered brashing, drain maintenance, fencing and log splitting (). I have all my own PPE but not saw, and I could supply some of my own handtools if necessary. I will hopefully have passed my driving test by then but I doubt I will have a car. I will go wherever the job is and get digs locally. If the placement is right then I would happily work for the experiance and guidance, remuneration would be great if possible though! Please do not hesitate to contact me via PM, email ([email protected]) or telephone (07948309142). Thankyou for your time Sam Thompson.

Twatt? its not near me, but I have been there Sam