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  1. Squaredy
    Mmmm yeah the wet beam behind is neither Ash or Poplar. Looks like Cedar of Leb to me. And yes Specsavers Spytty are my opticians of choice... Told me my eyes are fine I just need longer arms and brighter lights....
  2. Squaredy
    Yeah that's certainly Ash. Still think the original pics are not Ash.
  3. Squaredy
    By the way I meant to say slice a bit along the grain - that will show the grain much better. Pop is a useful timber but it depends what you are doing. Very stable and quick drying. Can be attractive, but not hard or very strong. Excellent resistance to burning and absorbs shocks well. Not durable outdoors (neither is Ash of course).
  4. Squaredy
    Difficult to tell from those pics, but I think more likely Poplar. Can you chainsaw off a little slice to show the grain?
  5. Squaredy
    Yes but let's remember there has not yet been an instruction to stop work. Work from home if you can, if you can't then go to work but take precautions. A lot of people seem to think we have all been told not to work, which is not the case. Of course if you can stop work then great, but many people cannot.
  6. Squaredy
    I guess the delay means many of us will need to use overdrafts or credit cards to tide us over. So I think that should be workable for most. To be self-employed you should be able to manage peaks and troughs to a degree. I for one have many times had to use overdraft and interest free periods on credit cards to enable me to buy stuff for business or even to pay workers. One option I did consider was applying for a job doing deliveries for a third party in conjunction with Amazon. In my area they are offering people with a small van and a cleanish license £143 per day self-employed basis full time. With the roads so quiet that is quite an attractive option just as a stop-gap. Come to think of it I find that quite attractive full stop. £700 per week and diesel, would be way more than I have earned since I entered the world of Trees in 2008.
  7. Squaredy
    This thread is great, made me smile more than most of the posts in the Jokes thread.....
  8. Squaredy
    Not exact science, just experience suggests Sequoia of this size at base is likely to be two feet half way up and OP says it is 20m of trunk. Sequoias tend to not vary a lot in the UK, but it is only an estimate to give an idea of value.
  9. Squaredy
    It is all about finding a customer. If you find someoine who has a need for it probably worth around £60 per cubic metre. At a rough estimate from what you said it is 5.5 cubic metres so value £330. A lot of people would expect it delivered for that price though. If you can't find a buyer you will have to pay to have it removed. The real value is in milling it, drying it and then converting it into beautiful furniture, but if that is not your business it is not your business.
  10. Squaredy
    Got any more photos?
  11. Squaredy
    A bit far maybe I am South East Wales. They could be delivered to me but profit starts to ebb away....
  12. Squaredy
    Or sell it to me at wholesale prices and I find the punters....not so much money, but easy....as long as you are sort of in my neck of the woods.
  13. Squaredy
    Update: I have emailed my MP who says sorry it is a devolved matter, down to the Welsh Assembly. I therefore emailed my local Assembly Member who replied saying they are having a meeting on site to consider it next week. And I have made my own video of it and shared it with the local paper who did an article about this particular road three years ago, so they may do a ‘Three Years On’ type of article.
  14. Squaredy
    Good question, I hope someone comes up with the goods. I have been considering buying in firewood but I could never entertain netted logs for the same reason. The thought of the archaeologists of the future digging down through the layers and there is no question they will call this era the Plastic Age. Even if the vast majority gets properly disposed of some just ends up in the environment. And in our lungs.
  15. Squaredy
    As usual they are missing a trick. Would be so much simpler to abolish red full stop. Why should farming be an exception? I personally think farming subsidies are very harmful.
  16. Squaredy
    As you are in Tonbridge I assume these trees are in Kent? In which case wrong area for me sadly...
  17. Squaredy
    The modern type of fretsaw is called a scrollsaw - like this: Titan TTB703SSW 410mm Electric Scroll Saw 240V | Scroll Saws | Screwfix.com WWW.SCREWFIX.COM Order online at Screwfix.com. Variable speed scroll saw. Suitable for cuts in wood, plastic and metal. Ideal for model...
  18. Squaredy
    These old fret saw machines are surprisingly common. Look up Hobbies fret saw and you will find them. Here is one on ebay: 1950's "Hobbies" Pedal Operated Fret Saw WWW.EBAY.CO.UK Lacking belt. ===========================================...
  19. Squaredy
    Aaaahhhhh lovely but I meant the photos of you covered in gore!
  20. Squaredy
    Awesome, let's have the photos then...
  21. Squaredy
    Update: I have reported this to Newport City Council via their website. Of course they are well aware of it already, but I am very interested to know what they say. I will be taking it further in other ways also - I can't believe most of the local people are apparently content to just ignore tipping on this sort of scale. I know councils are up against it but there comes a point when something has to be done.
  22. Squaredy
    About once a year if it needs it. And if there is any soot a scourer and cream cleaner works for my Morso. But I burn really dry wood and generally it keeps itself clean.
  23. Squaredy
    And also in the tip sites of GarageTalk, WindowTalk, AsbestosdisposalTalk, Can'tbearsedtogotothetipTalk, TootighttodoitproperlyTalk, ShitinmyownbedTalk, OutofmywaysonothingelsemattersTalk.
  24. Squaredy
    I am quite embarrassed to say this is in my area (though I didn't know about it). What the hell are Newport City Council (the landowners) playing at? And why have they not been taken to court. There are laws about keeping public land free of litter, but this lot has been building up for over twenty years. The abandoned dual carriageway 'road to nowhere' that's become a disgusting illegal dump - Wales Online WWW.WALESONLINE.CO.UK A closed section of road off the A48, near Coedkernew, Newport, thought never to have been used is now piled high... Finally it has got into the press so maybe they will be shamed into taking action, but the clear up will cost millions.
  25. Squaredy
    I am not too near you sorry, I am in South Wales.

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