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Lots of good replies already Mark. Always be quick to try another blade as this is usually the problem. I only use a blade for an hour or two before changing and sometimes even less than this. Also not many people sharpen the blades right - who do you use?

Yeah but pizza delivery sounds like an easier way to make a living than selling milled timber... Not even the biggest pizza will need four people to lift.

No worries I will.

What you need to be aware of (and I am surprised no-one has said already) is that the brown patches will not go green again. You can try and avoid getting more of them but the patches that are brown are dead. A tree of that size you may find is impossible to really make look nice again. Might be better off to remove it and replace it with something less troublesome. Irish or fastigiate Yew is a good option but takes a long time to get to a decent size. or how about an apple tree. Beautiful blossom in spring followed by lovely home-grown fruit. Or a gorgeous ornamental tree of which there are many. A double headed cherry can be stunning or Laburnum for example. If you are not an expert get some good advice (lots of websites that will help you) but unless you love that tree I would get rid of it and get something much less bother and more attractive.

Sorry to hear about your old dog Mark.

No worries Mark I will post pics of the slabs here anyway. Of course they won't be seasoned but Cedar of Leb dries really quickly.

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Yeah I wish I had known the tree when healthy it must have been quite a sight. I have counted the rings - it was planted in 1893. As old trees go just a baby.

They will all be available. Price will be very reasonable....ish...! I would like one for a table, but they are a bit big for my dining room.

All arranged now thanks with @Mikesmill Can't wait to see those big slabs. I am sure I will post a couple of pics here. Thanks for your input everyone.

Got a big Cedar of Lebanon in my yard yesterday. It is a monster so I will need someone to mill it for me. Widest point six feet or thereabouts. Nothing too long though but I guess it will be a couple of days or more hard work for someone with the right kit. There are three really large pieces you can see in the pics, and two smaller bits all over four feet diameter. It can be done during lockdown no problem as it is a quiet yard and I will only get involved to help move the logs and lift off the slabs with forklift/telehandler. In fact if someone wants the job who is not in this area they can park their camper or van in the yard overnight to save travelling. Fresh water and toilet available. Anyone fancy a few days in the beautiful Wentwood Forest to distract them from the madness going on everywhere right now?

It is indeed a palava with anything to do with the VOA. I applied to have my business rates reduced and split up differently in December 2018. About a year later they told me I had to fill in some extra forms. A couple of months later they asked for a couple more bits. I have still not had a decision.

I will be selling my Lucas mill soon. I do have the slabber attachment with it. It is old but still working well. I am a little way from you mind - South Wales.

Probably Axminster Power Tools. Normally you can go to one of their eight shops but right now online only. Very small amounts just buy a pack of Araldite.

Fair play; I wonder what the record is for the fastest filing. 5 hours past the end of the year must be pretty close.

That is where you are going wrong, I find fifteen minutes is ample....

Don't hurley stick makers need the bottom four feet of a trunk only and including any buttresses? I thought they usually ended up pushing the trees over. Market for top quality Ash sawlogs will be big sawmills like Pontrilas I would say. I do buy top quality Ash but I am overloaded with them right now!

Thanks Mark, I will send a PM.

Here is a pic - not a great one sorry. Lovely timber for things like craft work, mirror frames etc. Not everyone's cup of tea, but if I were nearer to you Saul (and had any cash) I would offer to buy the whole tree off you (milled).

Well that looks more burry to me. Either way I think you are in for a treat when you mill it. I have milled small cankered ash - lovely stuff, let me see if I have a pic....

Now that would run one hell of a sawmill, 3000HP! I bet it is great engineering. I want one.

If so I could offer a site to put caravan in a good forestry setting with use of toilet etc.

Minimum wage is now over £1200 per month full time. Not to be sniffed at as a stop gap. But yes I am sure there are plenty of jobs paying more.

There were adverts in my area for Amazon delivery drivers and yes self employed and using own van. The pay was £143 per day plus 17p per mile for fuel. If you already have a van that seems not bad at all. I guess a lot depends on how well the route is planned cause if all your drops are pretty close should be easy enough.