Squaredy
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Probably something like that. I believe formula one motorsport claims to be carbon neutral as well. I like @Stubby s oxometer line; I might just borrow that, as I have my doubts about F1 being an eco sport…
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Great finish in the end. I bet the atmosphere in the England team is way better than the Australian team tonight. They retain the ashes, but we all know England were the better side in the end and dominated three out of the five matches. Amazing series though, and both teams fought brilliantly.
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400mm sounds ridiculous. I would say very few stoves are 400mm from solid walls. If the wall and the plaster are sound they shouldn't mind a bit of heat. I don't know what the regulations are but if everyone had to install their stove 400mm from solid walls all stoves would be in the middle of the room. -
Yeah we were there. Missed the first hour due to our great public transport system. Missed the last three hours due to our great weather! And what we did see was actually ineffective bowling. My boy and I still had a good day though - did an open top bus tour in the rain. The BBC website says the rain came at the right time for England. Today could be a great finish again. Australia will certainly go for it, but we will still believe we can get the wickets.
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There is a market for air dried timber. For some uses it is not ideal, for other uses it is perfect. As long as you are clear with your customers about what they are buying that is the main thing.
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That really is very similar to the Lucas mill isn’t it? Does anybody know if it is just a Lucas mill rebadged or if it really is a different machine?
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Send off some samples to the natural history museum in London, entomology section. They will tell you what they are and then you can look up what they feed on and find out about their lifecycle. Once you have the right information you should have a fighting chance of eliminating them!
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We are going to day four at the oval. So I am really hoping we win the next test and then the last one could be an amazing finale!
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I was wondering if any other arbtalkers would admit to being cricket lovers! Amazing win today. Took my little boy to the last day at Edgbaston and Lords (first and second tests) and we both had a wonderful time despite the losses. Now the series is really going to go stratospheric. If we can win again at Old Trafford the final at the Oval will be incredible. There is just something about the way England and Australia play together that is gripping. Anyone who says cricket is boring has never tried it!
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Recently planted 7-8' Green Giants
Squaredy replied to Chigala's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
It isn’t answering your question I know but is ‘green giants’ what you call leylandii trees on your side of the pond? -
Is this dead tree dangerous?
Squaredy replied to sandspider's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
If it is elm a cluster of them will probably appear around it from the root system if they haven’t already. -
Oak logs won’t dry until they are milled. The ends will dry and maybe split a little but many of the end shakes will be there regardless of time since felling. If you want the sapwood to be sound mill then within a year of felling. Otherwise don’t worry. And yes it is wise to mill oak after the warm weather has passed to minimise surface checking as the boards dry.
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Some people will do anything to try and con someone out of money. I suggest you take plenty of photos of the tree now (if you have not already) in case it suddenly suffers further mysterious damage which you could get the blame for. I also suggest you ask him to put in writing to you how exactly he believes you have caused a tree £10,000 worth of damage. I hardly think you are the first person to accidentally damage a tree, and it seems unlikely to me that every tree that gets a little scrape from a passing car or whatever results in large damage claims. I think the tree owner has been watching too much american TV.
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Redwood timber for making a gate. Longevity outdoors?
Squaredy replied to William Clifford's topic in Woodcraft Forum
Yes redwood is durable outdoors. The sapwood not so much of course, but similar to cedar I would say. I don’t have personal experience of dawn redwood but as it is closely related I would bet it is similar. -
I realise there are many different eucalyptus varieties but it is planted the world over in the most arid conditions (Atakama desert for example) as its ability to find water where almost none exists is legendary. Indeed it is regarded in some areas as a major pest as it sucks up the water so well that little else survives. I travelled extensively in Peru years ago and Eucalypts were everywhere - for firewood of course.
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When is the best time of year to cut a large branch on a Poplar in the UK
Squaredy replied to LiT's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
£500 for chopping that one branch off???? Ten minutes with a pole saw by the looks of it! -
I understand the problem. As a miller I always buy cedar of Lebanon and the other true cedars as they are a miller’s dream. Quick to dry, durable, beautiful and stable. And though I agree longer pieces would be even better, you should find a good market for 1.7m boards. When I buy a 3.7m log, I generally chop it into a 2.5m and 1.2m piece prior to milling.
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Mmmm, certainly it will need constant maintenance to stop it being a problem. Sorry that doesn’t really answer your question. Hopefully another member will know the answer.
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Might it be worth getting a positive ID on the tree and trying to explain to the neighbour that this tree is really not suitable to be close to a house and it will grow and grow and grow? How many metres is it from your house?
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What a shame this tree was allowed to ever become a tree. It clearly is in the wrong place and should have been pulled up as soon as it sprouted from a seed. It looks like a sycamore, so will get bigger and bigger and bigger. It will become more and more of a problem. Maybe if the fence were not there it might be attractive as part of the boundary, but with a fence it just looks like a problem. Is it near to any buildings, or just the fence?
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Will you be milling any of the better sections?
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Yes I can see it must be difficult to know where to start without extensive local knowledge!
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Sounds heavenly. I think your holidays would appeal to fisher-types as well as bicyclists and wild swimmers.
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Do the locals fish in the lakes? If so what do they catch?
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I understand the point you are making. However I hope no farmer would get irate at such an invasion. If an area of farmland is so sterile that it is vulnerable to some yellow rattle coming over the border then maybe there is a problem with the way it is being farmed. I don’t see the local farmers in my area coming to apologise for all the rape plants that keep popping up in my village. Never mind for the nitrate run-off that gets into the local river. I am not a farmer, but I think I can safely say modern silage and haylage production methods are anathema to me. Who really benefits from these methods? We get cheaper meat no doubt. Personally I’d rather eat less meat and pay twice the price for it knowing that it is raised in harmony with nature. Sorry, thread derail I know!
