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Yeah, it's not about the money. Today I fought my way through 20 yards of nettles to confirm what I thought I saw. A ragged old hazel stump I had coppiced back to nothing in January. Now there is a stem which stands taller than me and plenty others following it. Plus some of the Alder sun shoots I had cut from the fallen tree, left in the river for 3 weeks and then roughly stuck in the soft ground are now trees. Makes your heart sing, or mine anyway.
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Granny logs! I like that. It's really the way they would sit in the fire. Awkward is good in my view. A load of long straight bits of wood are tough to get a decent heat going. Old lumps of super dry rubbish seem to burn with super heat. You get air gaps that let the fire work and live.
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Granny logs! I like that. It's really the way they would sit in the fire. Awkward is good in my view. A load of long straight bits of wood are tough to get a decent heat going. Old lumps of super dry rubbish seem to burn with super heat. You get air gaps that let the fire work and live.
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Say you had loads of billets (branches) of ash, hazel, oak and alder all about 5" in dia and cut in 4' lengths, stacked on pallets all summer. Normally I would now cut them in 8-10" lengths and split if required. What if I put them all on the saw horse and cut them to 4" long? Like sort of cubes but not cubes. Chunks. Would works well physically in my stove and may dry better. Has anyone ever done this? Very short logs.
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Say you had loads of billets (branches) of ash, hazel, oak and alder all about 5" in dia and cut in 4' lengths, stacked on pallets all summer. Normally I would now cut them in 8-10" lengths and split if required. What if I put them all on the saw horse and cut them to 4" long? Like sort of cubes but not cubes. Chunks. Would works well physically in my stove and may dry better. Has anyone ever done this? Very short logs.
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This is an excellent thread. I don't do logs but applaud the thinking here. Great stuff.
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This is an excellent thread. I don't do logs but applaud the thinking here. Great stuff.
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A guy I know fell off the second step of a ladder while painting a fordson major. He's a paraplegic now. Take care people. Things can happen quickly.
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A guy I know fell off the second step of a ladder while painting a fordson major. He's a paraplegic now. Take care people. Things can happen quickly.
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It's hard but I think calling these people scum is a bit harsh. What if they fell in love with the pup and just can't do it? Not the right thing to do and all but scum? Come on. It's a bummer but you will find another dog and all will be fine. I used to walk dogs for a rescue centre and fell in love with a lurcher called Breeze. By the time I had taken her for the hundredth walk and finally decided to re-home her, someone else had taken her on. I was gutted beyond any sensible measure. But I bet she's had a happy life and so have I with the pair of labs I got instead.
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Sycamore is a good hedgerow coppice tree. Very fast growing, hardy and a good firewood. I would encourage that and the ash of course. They seem to live happily together in our hedges (also in Devon). Hazel as well although it grows slower.
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Had ours lit the last 3 nights. Not really that cold but any excuse eh? Had a big ash blow down in spring and got it logged up pronto and under cover. Now reaping the rewards for trudging through a quagmire with every ring.
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I use one of these but a Clarke version which looks pretty much identical. I used to use it with an old Husky 136 but now have a cheapo GMC electric saw. As I only use it near the shed this is ideal. It quieter and the saw only runs when you pull the trigger so it's not sitting there burning fuel while you grab the next billet or go to unload the barrel. Very, very safe and can be highly productive if you have a decent set up. The cover has stayed on mine and I don't find any problem with it to be honest.
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Hmm, I've got one pretty close to that I think. Need to get me Silverline tape out tomorrow.
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On sale at £9.99 on the web. Cheaper to just buy one. I wonder how eco friendly the production process is for that cost? Not knocking it, I just wonder.
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If it's dry it will burn fine in a good stove. What it will do is pick up moisture again over the winter if not stored somewhere dry. I suspect this is the main cause of it's bad rep.
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RIP Neil, a great human. But, wasn't Sting the first guy to walk on the moon?
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You are only allowed to burn tyres and wellies after dark. Crazy, but that's EU regulations for you.
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Syd, your idea is good but would only be viable if you had cameras mounted everywhere which would be quite expensive. It might just work though. More seriously, what about forest schools? Our primary runs one and I think it's a brilliant idea. I even donated 20 Silverline bow saws and other stuff in order to give the parents heart attacks. Now there is a forest pre-school thing down Plymouth way somewhere. Smashing. I haven't been but the missus took our youngest a while back. This is what kids need. Especially male kids who have been overlooked in junior education for so long. Academia is great and there is no shame in being clever but even the brightest boys still need to know how to handle a saw and an axe. Girls too.
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Anyone able to supply these cheap in the South Devon area? Tanks, not important, just want the cages.
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Amen to what Dean said. I'm not in logs but the principle is the same in just about any business. Remember at some point your equipment will need replacing, your buildings will need re-roofing or whatever. You also need to think about putting something aside (difficult these days I know). I'm guessing logs is tough on the body and you ain't gonna be able to do it forever.
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My dad bought a cheapo Mcculoch (spelling?) one off the shopping channel and it's been great to be honest. The only issue we had with it is nuts and bolts shaking loose over time but these were soon sorted. We use the pole saw all the time and also for general strimming / brush. If cash is tight you can always ebay it again, will probably make £120- 150 or so if you look after it.
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Wouldn't a pine forest be a miserable old dark place where nothing happened and nobody wanted to go? My plan would be to fell it an acre a year and replant with proper trees. Probably coppice with standards.
