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Squaredy

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  1. There is a lot to be said for abolishing all forms of tax on work. I do realise this would create some problems, but it would make life so simple, save billions in trying to collect the tax and remove a major disincentive to work. Instead tax spending. Basics like simple food low tax and luxuries highly taxed. And luxuries that destroy the planet taxed super high. That way we all keep every penny we earn, and if we want to buy lots of stuff that we don’t need we pay lots of tax. If we want to live frugally we buy less stuff and therefore pay little tax. Of course we also need land reform so normal people can get on the property ladder without depending totally on inheriting their grandparents house.
  2. Re-sawing with the estate sawmill might be a very sensible option. As long as time is on your side you will find buyers eventually. Beams may sell well and you can get away with more faults.
  3. That is key….. finding buyers. The size you have quoted is about fourteen and a half cubic feet, so in theory is worth maybe £450. BUT the timber is not seasoned, and for most people is not a very useful size either. The whole reason for milling logs is to turn a not very useful item (a large tree trunk) into a really useful item (a board or beam). So the product you are trying to sell is impossible for most people to handle, not a useful size, and needs years to dry. Good luck selling those slabs, I think you will need it. If you break them down into a more manageable size you might stand a better chance.
  4. Useful looking telehandler. Makes me quite embarrassed about my old wreck! To be fair we only use it in our own yard, but it would be better with a grab or beak.
  5. Many times I have wondered about fitting such a device to my old telehandler. Interested to see what response you get.
  6. I thought it was some arboricultural technical term I hadn’t come across.
  7. If you can see where the tree was felled, find leaves and this will be much easier to identify. In fact you can use an app like Google Lense to identify it for you from the foliage. Identifying species from logs is not easy for a novice. Ideally identify from foliage and use that to build up your experience then one day you will recognise the logs.
  8. A disk like that will dry fairly quickly if you let it, as the fibres containing the moisture are really short. It could be pretty dry in a few months but probably longer if your garage is cool. As has been hinted at already it is almost certain to split as it dries.
  9. I was trying to source a load of cypress about a year ago. Drew a total blank. I would have had that lot off you in a flash!
  10. Well worth milling into slabs. Do it soon and stack the timber out of the weather straight away as pine will discolour badly really quickly.
  11. I agree with most of what has been said here. It is very difficult to get oak to dry right in the middle. If you can’t split a piece to test the moisture in the middle, do you have a way to saw a large piece across the grain. This should be fairly easy with a sharp hand saw if you can hold it still! My guess is the logs are sopping wet in the middle.
  12. You get the best banter and debate of any forum. Also, my sons (9 and 12) say the best jokes are on ArbTalk. There are some I don't let them see mind...
  13. I think you will have to give a bit more information maybe. Are you looking to buy or sell? If you are selling, photos of what you have would help. If you are buying then you might have to phone around local forestry firms and see what you are offered, and that will be your answer. I suspect demand for firewood grade logs is sky high so all sorts of prices may be out there and it is just up to you to get the best deal you can. Your potential competitors are probably not going to give away highly sensitive commercial information such as their buying price.
  14. I’m not an arborist so can’t really comment specifically about arb work. But I will say it all depends how well you get on with modern devices and apps. If you find them intuitive, easy to navigate, and generally effortless to use an iPad may as you say cut down on paperwork and have various organisational advantages. If on the other hand you find yourself getting frustrated with tech and you hate the way modern programs seem to have so many hidden options that only people under a certain age can find; then maybe don’t bother.
  15. Well I know it is a highly valued timber tree in America. Maybe not much planted in the uk, but then neither is leylandii which is also an excellent timber. And when you say botanically not very close - they are both Cypresses. Hope much closer do you want?!
  16. Lots of people plant western red cedar. Correct me if I am wrong but WRC and Lawson Cypress are very close relatives.
  17. And what you have to remember is the amount of space given to a product in a supermarket is directly calculated by sales. So if you see loads of space given to expensive handwash, then that is because lots of it gets sold.
  18. Plenty in the supermarkets near me.
  19. I read through to the end of the BBC article, and then there was confirmation that it was all made up. Apparently a student was skipping lectures as he was unable to buy soap.
  20. The BBC have published an article claiming that millions of people are skipping work as they can’t afford soap and hygiene products. I would post a link but I have no idea how to do that on a smart phone. So what do these people actually spend their money on? If they can’t afford to heat their houses, but food, buy school uniform for their kids, put fuel in their car, etc. Mmmmmm I think I can guess. I just checked by the way and a pack of four Dove soap bars in Aldi is £1.99.
  21. In a word…..no. Almost no timber worth milling.
  22. It is crazy and there are three reasons for it. 1) Wages in Latvia are undoubtedly much lower than the uk. 2) Environmental checks are likely to be poor, possibly even non-existent. 3) Transport is relatively cheap. Hence it makes financial sense for companies to import Latvian firewood. It makes no other sense though.
  23. Do you test the radioactivity of everything you buy?
  24. Finally; Boris actually pulls out in time.
  25. I do a similar thing when my wife gets right on top of the washing - it won’t all fit in my drawers, so I have to put a load in the laundry basket.

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