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  1. Forest2Furniture
    Only taken DHL 3 weeks to deliver the mill from Sweden - Retford via Coalville - Warrington - Wakefield - Coalville - Wakefield
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    If you're making chopping boards, then you are expecting people to cut onto them. In which case you want a finish that soaks in not one that dries hard on the surface. I know a couple of guys who make cutting/serving boards and they use a good quality mineral oil, because of people various allergies to nuts etc you should try to keep away from any of the nut based oils.
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    I've got a client who used that stuff and then covered it all with black plastic sheeting, I think he used damp proof sheet. He was drying sweet chestnut and I'd told him to leave it for a few months to air dry as like oak it has a high tannin content, the kiln worked fine for the first few firings. Then he got a bit cocky and decided to mix green elm and green sweet chestnut at the same. They had to go through the steam process twice as after the first time all the timber was covered in a white mould, eventually the Elm came out reasonably well as it was on the bottom but a little warped on the longer boards. However, all the sweet chestnut honey coned and took up the brown of the elm. He ruined 40 cubic ft of sweet chestnut and was less then impressed when I told him he'd dried some nice firewood!
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    It's not just the time something takes to make that should be taken into consideration but also the time it takes to train and learn the skills. I often get asked at shows how long it has taken to make something and I reply about 35 years because thats how long ago I started out in this game. As for your mate charging £1500 for 10 days work that equates to less then £19 an hour including materials assuming he works an 8 hour day.
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    I milled some 24"+ Beech for a guy in Hathersage a couple of years ago and he had this guy make it into furniture using full width no joints; John George 01433 651155, I don't know if it's him thats got the planner or someone close but he may be able to point you in the right direction. Pat
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    Thanks for that. I've used a similar winch system for loading on trunks on to a trailer.
  7. Forest2Furniture
    Thanks. Pictures would be good
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    I had a good look at the main players at this years APF. All but one of the stands was manned by booted & suited sales rep types who knew all the technical stuff but not much hands on experience. The one company that was manned by users was Woodland Mills. The UK distributer Chris was there and happy to chat & demonstrate the machine, he uses one all the time and gave an honest (if not biased) appraisal of the machine.
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    Thanks, I'd be interested to know what section steel he used.
  10. Forest2Furniture
    Has anyone made or fitted ramps to their mill for ease of loading logs.
  11. Forest2Furniture
    I've got some wenge, about 12" wide x 10' long
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    I'll be moving them in a couple of weeks time at which point I'll cut them into 3' & 4' lengths and take an unsuspecting friend with me to help carry. The job didn't go without a slight cock up, these were found just before the client announced a tennis net used to be attached to the tree!
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    The slabs are 2", 4", 5" and 6" thick It's a bit difficult to carve a statue from 2" thick stock hence the 5" & 6" When I served my apprenticeship my boss was a wood sculpture and carved a collection of ballerina statues out of blocks 6" thick 15" wide and 24" high for each one.
  14. Forest2Furniture
    Monday afternoon/Tuesday mornings work in Notting Hill, Lime tree felled end of May before it fell on it's own. I've got preorders from wood carvers.
  15. Forest2Furniture
    Good honest advice. It's a big outlay and should be seen as a long term investment, if you're looking to make easy money quickly then this isn't the way.
  16. Forest2Furniture
    Thanks Andrew
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    Yes I do have a lot of covered space but in most cases the client keeps the wood to air dry and then I collect to kiln & make. I also buy trees to mill and then sell air dried & kiln dried timber to local furniture makers, got to make a crust anyway you can these days. Forum name is also the business name.
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    In case anyone is interested in buying Lime for carving at a later date, I'm milling a Lime tree tomorrow and Tuesday. The tree is approx 26" in diameter. I'm intending to mill thicknesses of 2", 4" & 6" in lengths of 4' & 8'.
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    I have in a similar way to Alec but charge a slightly lower day rate but then again I am in the midlands. I find in most cases people like to have something made from a tree that has grown in their garden and as I'm from a furniture making background I offer the complete package of milling, drying and making the end product. This means I get paid for milling the tree at the start and for making the piece at the end, having a kiln for drying the timber adds an additional service. I'm currently working on a large alcove and table to be made from an atlas blue cedar I milled 4 years ago, then there's a dining table in Yew from a tree milled 5 years ago and next year, fitted furniture in Cherry for 3 bedrooms from a tree milled 4/5 years ago.
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    Chains

    Forest2Furniture replied to AllyH's topic in Chainsaws

    Ask Rob would be my advice.
  21. Forest2Furniture
    Thanks for this Steve, I've checked the list. Hopes soured a little when I saw the 880 & 230 but serial numbers didn't match. Listed on arbsafe as soon as new stuff arrived
  22. Forest2Furniture
    Now I know where I went wrong, I forgot the weetabix
  23. Forest2Furniture
    Yes. I've had a winch fitted to my 48" alaskan mill for a few years now and had forgotten how easier it makes milling. That was until I milled some 14" diameter sycamore the other day with the cheep mill and no winch, my arms & shoulders ached the following day.
  24. Forest2Furniture
    I liked the look of the log winch on the logosol for loading. The other concern I have with the woodlands is that it's made in europe and with the UK set to leave the eu, I wonder if in time there'll be issues with parts etc and whether the price will increase.
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    Thanks

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