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Hopefully we are moving to a situation where we are addressing the real problem (deer and lack of their predators in this case) so we don’t need to use plastic guards. Woodland Trust have totally stopped using guards.

Lime is very much still used for carving. I always sell out quickly when I can get hold of lime logs.

Well worth milling for sure. But realistic value is zero.I'm afraid. Transport costs will far outweigh value, and it could contain metal. If you can find someone who wants it they might pay you £50 or more, Milling it with a large enough chainsaw mill will take maybe a couple of days, and then the miller has to dry the timber for years, and market it and find buyers which may take years more. This is a big risk for the miller if they don't even know if it is full of metal.

One point which has not been mentioned is: How easily can the watch be identified by independent people who are not experts? And secondly do you have proof not only that you sent your watch to the deceased man, but of your ownership of the watch? If the watch is in bits it could be even more difficult, but assuming it is whole it may just be part of a shop or business contents that the executors of the estate have to dispose of. Hopefully they have paperwork linking each watch to an owner, but this may be difficult for the executor to work out unless they know the man's methods. Assuming you do have good evidence of your ownership and ideally a receipt from the business I would hand it over to a solicitor. The estate of the deceased man may not be using a solicitor (you don't have to) but there is a very good chance they are, and then they will just sort it out solicitor to solicitor, which should be much the best for you and the widow.

American Cherry does sound and look right. Also when this kitchen was bought/installed what timbers would have been on offer? American Cherry is definitely one that was commonly offered by kitchen manufacturers in the UK.

Do bear in mind that the Timber you have is good only for indoor use. No acer is durable if exposed to the elements.

It is a hardwood but we need better closer pictures for a good ID. Always made more difficult as it is undoubtedly not UK grown - American timber I would say. Def not Beech anyway.

I may be very wrong Andy!

Yeah, I suspect the rest of the mill will be £6000 or more new plus VAT. The rails will be at least £1000 each. Anyway, I don't mean to be negative, there are other ways to achieve the same result.

Ah cool. Try Fuelwood also for the rails. It might be worth asking if anyone on here has a set of rails for sale. Never know, someone may have a usable set where the engine has given up the ghost. By the way, is it just the rails that are missing, or the whole mechanism to mount and adjust the rails?

Do you have the blade cover? Well worth a punt at that price, assuming it can be got to work. The tracks etc will cost a lot unless you get lucky. You could get something made up but that won't be cheap either.

Apparently the big sequoia often shattered when they fell, and the Giant Redwood timber was not highly regarded so the whole exercise was often pointless. Coast Redwood is far superior, but the Giant Sequoias were largely felled for the hell of it according to my books.

No, I’m going to invest it all in more oak logs if I can sell them for £7000 each…

My goodness this is fantastic news for me; based on a few assumptions about dimensions it looks like I am a millionaire as I have about 130 oak logs in my yard. Mmmmm, how to spend all that lovely money!

Lovely baskets. Are they ones you made? What species of Willow do you need? Or is it more to do with having clean lengths?

Sorry to hear that Les, there are some stupid people about aren't there? Destroyed a motorbike for a few minutes of fun. How thick can you get? Are the police on to them?

Some of the Caerleon carvings are Chris Wood, he has his workshop in Caerleon. He is one of the best in the UK.

Could be Adam Humphreys, he is Usk based. Well, he used to be.

I don’t get the metal leg thing at all. I think they all look horrible. Just my opinion!

We need some close up photos showing the grain then we can tell you easily.

If you don't mind my suggesting, maybe push this problem back to the landowner? Their land and their logs, so if they feel they are worth good money maybe they should find the buyer? That way you can just focus on your bit - ie felling and extracting.

Cut to the required size, but allow as you say 5mm for planing. Maybe you should allow 10mm for planing even. Larch will move a bit, WRC not so much, but for the long pieces you might find they bow when drying so could need 8 to 10mm planing off each face if you are unlucky.

This is what Wikipedia says about Lawson Cypress (or Port Orford Cedar as it is known in the US). The wood is light yet has great strength and rot resistance, and is particularly highly valued in east Asia, with large amounts being exported to Japan where it is in high demand for making coffins, and for shrines and temples.[7] Its lumber is also known for its highly fragrant ginger aroma. Due to the straightness of its grain, it is also one of the preferred woods for the manufacture of arrow shafts. It is also considered an acceptable, though not ideal, wood for construction of aircraft.[8] However, it is considered more than acceptable for use in stringed instruments. Its fine grain, good strength and tonal quality are highly regarded for soundboards in guitar making.[9] Of course when it is an overgrown garden tree it will be knotty, but when it is forest grown it is one of the best softwoods. Far superior to Larch, Western Red Cedar or Douglas Fir. Even Leylandii is fantastic timber if forest grown.

All the cypresses are quality timber as long as they are not too knotty. Remember that western red cedar is really cypress.

I need to replace the idler chain wheel on my Peterson Dedicated Wide Slabber. This is what it looks like and to give an idea of size it is exactly 2 inches overall diameter. Last time I asked ArbTalk members for help with a part I had a great response and got the part locally and quickly. The Peterson agent in the UK has stopped doing Peterson parts completely and have referred me to Peterson in NZ. I am sure this part is available in the UK for other uses I just need help working out where to look. The description in the Peterson parts manual is as follows: ""Speed Roller Nose Double Bearing 4340 Hardened for std ClipOns (not JP) 2020", but I can't get any useful m,atches from that. Any suggestions gratefully received. Thank you in advance.