Squaredy
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Oh. I would try Stephen Cull again, he knows more than most about blades and problems with them.
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You say the blade was a ripper 37 (same as I use) but was it new or sharpened? If the latter then I would question how well the blade is sharpened. I have found that very few people sharpen them properly, including saw doctors.
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This world is full of things that grow wild that can be eaten. I admit not many are as prolific as Jap Knotweed is in the UK. But as well as the problems already mentioned, culture has much to do with it. I don't see UK supermarkets selling many crickets or much horse meat either. In the developed world we have mainly grown up with a very narrow set of tastes. It must have been so different when we had to hunt and forage to survive. Indeed scientists now say we became much shorter and didn't live as long when we switched from hunter gathering to farming.
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I regard milling logs in larch or DF or WRC to be maybe 12" diameter up to about 21". As for value of standing larch £50 per ton sounds very generous. It all depends on how you value your time in felling and extracting of course, but unless you are using a harvester and a forwarder (which clearly you are not) then £25 per ton for felling, tidying up and extraction sounds way too low. If you enjoy doing the work, and won't cost out your time then go ahead. If you want to look at the hours it takes and feel it is justified financially then just buy a load from elsewhere once all the hard work is done.
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That is not a great photo, but it seems to have the right features for oak. Ideally get a super clean end on a piece like the picture below, then take a photo. You can achieve this type of finish with a scalpel of razor blade with a little care. I think I can see oak's bold medullary rays in your picture but need a cleaner face if possible. -
Maybe this should be flipped on its head. Perhaps you should be paid to fell and extract. The value of decent milling larch is around £75 per ton roadside. Infected larch that may be too small and bendy for milling I would say will only have a value for chip. Given the location this will be very low as transport costs to Kent or Yorkshire would be high. This may not help you much, but the actual value of what you describe may be next to nothing even when felled and taken to roadside. It is also worth asking if NRW have served a notice on the landowner to fell.
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My immediate reaction was bog oak. A close-up of the end grain may help.
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Yes. As it happens I watched it yesterday.
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Ah nice one! I get mushrooms in exchange for some of my sawdust!
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Looking at the machine it is difficult to see where the extraction pipes will go. As it is a surface planer and a thicknesser it will need two extraction hoses, and I would say they will need to be re-arranged when you go from surface planing to thicknessing. This will be the most difficult aspect of setup I would say. Is it currently used without extraction?
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We have a Kia e-Niro and luckily it is just one button to switch off the lane assist. Sadly though if you are using cruise control it is always on, but I am used to ignoring it. For me the worst thing is trying to change radio station while driving. Touch screens should not be allowed in cars. Not for the driver anyway. I much prefer my little van with its actual preset buttons.
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Oh my goodness, there could be a whole forum about the incompetence of the Welsh government. The only organisations that could rival them are local authorities.
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Probably about right if you know it is good. Large old three phase machinery has quite a low value as it is too big for most DIY types and too old for many professionals.
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Probably something like that. I believe formula one motorsport claims to be carbon neutral as well. I like @Stubby s oxometer line; I might just borrow that, as I have my doubts about F1 being an eco sport…
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Great finish in the end. I bet the atmosphere in the England team is way better than the Australian team tonight. They retain the ashes, but we all know England were the better side in the end and dominated three out of the five matches. Amazing series though, and both teams fought brilliantly.
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400mm sounds ridiculous. I would say very few stoves are 400mm from solid walls. If the wall and the plaster are sound they shouldn't mind a bit of heat. I don't know what the regulations are but if everyone had to install their stove 400mm from solid walls all stoves would be in the middle of the room.
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Yeah we were there. Missed the first hour due to our great public transport system. Missed the last three hours due to our great weather! And what we did see was actually ineffective bowling. My boy and I still had a good day though - did an open top bus tour in the rain. The BBC website says the rain came at the right time for England. Today could be a great finish again. Australia will certainly go for it, but we will still believe we can get the wickets.
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There is a market for air dried timber. For some uses it is not ideal, for other uses it is perfect. As long as you are clear with your customers about what they are buying that is the main thing.
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That really is very similar to the Lucas mill isn’t it? Does anybody know if it is just a Lucas mill rebadged or if it really is a different machine?
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Send off some samples to the natural history museum in London, entomology section. They will tell you what they are and then you can look up what they feed on and find out about their lifecycle. Once you have the right information you should have a fighting chance of eliminating them!
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We are going to day four at the oval. So I am really hoping we win the next test and then the last one could be an amazing finale!
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I was wondering if any other arbtalkers would admit to being cricket lovers! Amazing win today. Took my little boy to the last day at Edgbaston and Lords (first and second tests) and we both had a wonderful time despite the losses. Now the series is really going to go stratospheric. If we can win again at Old Trafford the final at the Oval will be incredible. There is just something about the way England and Australia play together that is gripping. Anyone who says cricket is boring has never tried it!
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Recently planted 7-8' Green Giants
Squaredy replied to Chigala's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
It isn’t answering your question I know but is ‘green giants’ what you call leylandii trees on your side of the pond? -
Is this dead tree dangerous?
Squaredy replied to sandspider's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
If it is elm a cluster of them will probably appear around it from the root system if they haven’t already. -
Oak logs won’t dry until they are milled. The ends will dry and maybe split a little but many of the end shakes will be there regardless of time since felling. If you want the sapwood to be sound mill then within a year of felling. Otherwise don’t worry. And yes it is wise to mill oak after the warm weather has passed to minimise surface checking as the boards dry.
