WFWales

Many thanks to you all Woodfuel Wales will carry on perfectly well without me - I'm just training up my replacement....! Cheers

I finish work with Woodfuel Wales on Wednesday - I'll be setting up a new account in my own name to keep in touch with developments while I am away for 4 months in Costa Rica. Off to see an amazing part of the world and to start living my dream away from an office desk...! It's been great being a part of Arbtalk - You are a fantastic bunch of informative and entertaining people - Thanks a million.... Ciao Martin

That's a rocking chair Man.... Tidy job - have you used fox joints for the legs into the seat...?

Your point regarding the weight of the same log reducing as its moisture content drops is valid Dan BUT... ..These figures quoted by the FC are theoretical figures based on the chemical composition of wood and not the actual heat that will be produced by burning them using stoves or whatever.... FACT IS you will get a LOT LESS heat out of a log with a higher moisture content - We know this to be true from our own personal experiences. Burning a wet log does not allow the firebox temperature to get high enough to fully burn the gases so we lose energy up the chimney in smoke... Only burn wood at less than 20% m/c...!!

Thanks Jonathan I'll get back in touch with the chap and if he's not got sorted i'll get back in touch Cheers Martin

Thanks again WW - found these guys who are right close...! WentwoodTimberCentre Tidy Cheers Martin

Hmmm - balanks.... ummmm ...= Welsh for "Blanks" ...!

Thanks WprcsWuss - I think you are right - it prob is them... However they have no Lime in at the moment..! Any other possibilities you can think of...? Cheers

Can anyone recommend a supplier near ponypridd? The chap also travels up to leomester occasionally and he has seen a sawmill near whitney on wye - do es anyone know its name please? Cheers...

Some clever sorts are installing boilers and getting the RHI to pay for the heat they produce to dry the logs...Result...! btw kiln drying does not mean anything at all in terms of quality - it's not a standard - imho it's a gimmick. Moisture content is the only important factor.... however I do think solar kilns - Polytunnels - are a pretty good way to go if you have the space

GOT to be dry - not sure what m/c mine was it had been kicking round the office for quite a while...

Tried one out on Saturday. Worked a treat...! notes: 6" hardwood log took a bit of time to get going - we only used an inch hole - but once it got here it burnt hard for well ove an hour. We used nails to support the pan one of which collapsed as the burn chamber got close. pan ended up on the floor but no real probs..."

good looking shed but put down a pallet on the floor to get the air in underneath..

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