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Thank you for the mention. I could potentially be interested, but it is in Durham, so a hell of a long journey to even look from South East Wales. -
I buy decent poplar logs for milling. I will pay probably £75 per ton delivered. I am South east wales, so if you are near me give me a shout!
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If you are near me I might buy it. Are they big enough pieces to mill?
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I would say you need to develop relationships with arb workers in your area. Also try and work out which species you want to work with ideally. Some will be easier to work than others; and some will be durable for outdoors and some will not.
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Many golf courses have closed in recent years and some are indeed being built on. Near me Dewstow had two courses - one is now houses; Alice Springs is also being partly developed as housing; and Oakdale is also now housing. In my village 40 acres of grazing land has been turning into 1100 Redrow homes over the last four years or so. There are now plans for a further 2500 homes on adjoining farmland. Personally I value golf courses a little more than farmland. I regard most farmland as an ecological disaster. The golf course by me has public access through it and is a very pleasant backdrop for many local people. The golfers can be very obnoxious however - it was so much nicer during the lockdowns!
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The first three pics don’t look like oak to me.
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Felled trees for log burner
Squaredy replied to Harry the Hatchet's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
If you mean a whole lorry load (26 tons) then you need to contact forestry firms or contractors in your area. Or even speak to lorry drivers. Keep your eyes peeled for timber lorries nearby. Also look out for forestry operations nearby. Of course you need to think about access . Do you have a suitable site for a 44ton lorry to turn round? Maybe I have the wrong end of the stick, and you really just meant a couple of tons? -
Is it not milled or peeled for plywood? Surely Scandinavian furniture is renowned for using birch? I understand that birch plywood here in the UK is really pricey.
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I don't usually like seeing videos in this thread, but this one is worth it. Be patient, it gets better and better...
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As said already, wasps. There are thousands of species in the UK alone. I have seen this sort of malarkey in my nest boxes and elsewhere. Usually in conjunction with rotting wood.
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Log burner back boiler only heating radiators
Squaredy replied to scoobysrt's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
Off the top of my head I am not quite sure. There is a small rad in the airing cupboard directly above the woodburner which gets hot through gravity. The pump is also in the airing cupboard and the header tank (which is metal) is also at the top of the airing cupboard. It is a very simple system, but you have to assume it will boil occasionally (if you have a power cut and the pump is off for example). So it needs to be designed to allow for this, with no plastic pipework. -
Log burner back boiler only heating radiators
Squaredy replied to scoobysrt's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
I have a back boiler just heating radiators in my house. It is a very simple system and works really well to heat the whole house. It does have a pump in the system and without that switched on it will boil rather quickly. But in principle I think what you are suggesting is feasible though not compliant with modern regs (neither is my system). -
As others have said the stems in the photos are way too knotty. Small low branches can be ignored, but limbs of that size will result in almost no clean timber. This is why as a sawmill I would not have looked at stems like that. You could still mill them of course, and it would not all be waste. But the chance of you ever breaking even would be slim indeed.
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Advice for a newbie on Fir trees
Squaredy replied to Amateur's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
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Advice for a newbie on Fir trees
Squaredy replied to Amateur's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
I am no garden expert but avoid any type of Cypress. In fact what you refer to as "Fir trees" are generally not good for normal gardens. If you are sold one that is not a dwarf variety it will rapidly get too big. Most varieties of cypress are impossible to re-shape or trim smaller (you will be left with only dead foliage). If you really want an evergreen you could try Yew, especially Irish Yew. Or there are numerous other shrubs and small trees that would need very little maintenance and be attractive. Fir trees originate in forests which is why they tend to be large trees. Britain's tallest trees are Fir (Douglas Fir) and are over 200ft tall. -
It isn’t really durable timber. But when the weather allows the timber to properly dry you can get some treatment on it and it will still last many years. Search for poplar threads on Arbtalk; I am sure another member has used poplar for cladding very successfully. Lombardy pop might be a pain to mill due to fluting.
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Company directors legal responsibility for debt.
Squaredy replied to steve@black's topic in Business Management
There are indeed several situations where company directors can be held personally liable for their defunct companies debt. These include where they have sold or given away assets for less than their real value, or using company assets for non company activities. Do you know what has happened to the company assets? Have they conveniently given them to themselves or their new company? Of course you need professional legal advice. And no doubt it will not be simple and maybe the problem will be proving anything. It could involve starting a costly legal battle with no guarantee of success. -
Poplar sawlogs wanted - decent price paid for lorry load.
Squaredy replied to Squaredy's topic in Milling Forum
I simply mill them and air dry them. What my customers do with them I don’t usually know. But they are perfectly good for endless indoor projects. Like mirror frames, shelves, desks, coat racks, etc, etc. The most common use I would say of any of the timber I sell at the moment is shelves in alcoves. And often people want oak, but when they see other timbers they often choose them. -
Poplar sawlogs wanted - decent price paid for lorry load.
Squaredy replied to Squaredy's topic in Milling Forum
I have now got most of a lorry load of new poplar logs. Nice clean good diameter logs, as is usual with poplar. Can’t wait to mill them. -
Would be nice to see photos when you have it installed.
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So is milling strictly a night time affair now?
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I think it was about £12,000. Range is not amazing, in theory about 160 miles. I only do short journeys so I am not sure what the actual max range is. Performance is not bad, better than my caddy anyway.
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I bought a two year old Renault kangoo EV in may. So far it is great. If you have access to cheap electricity it is a no-brainer. The newer models regardless of brand are mainly made by Stellantis, so will all be similar. My van is really basic inside and the controls are just like a diesel van, but no gears of course. The newer ones are loaded with all sorts of complicated tech and a touch screen.
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Sounds like they should have chosen cars with a longer range. Some now have in excess of 300 mile range on a single charge.
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Interesting. I think it should be like buying petrol or diesel. Help yourself and pay by card. Not everyone is capable of getting apps to work. My old mum can happily go to Tesco and buy petrol for her old car. She would never cope with an electric one if she had to use an app.
