Yeti

Hi Pete long time no speak hope you are keeping well

if ever need hand on coppice stuff or grounding give me a nod on here or on facebook can usually spair few days here and there.

Ben

Hi Paul you had any leads yet,?I have occasional days here and there im  based down in Furness if want to stay in touch be more than happy to try lend a hand.

Ben 

Training piles running low,if anyone local to South lakes,west Cumbria has any timber coming up it any leads please feel free to pass my details on.

Will happily pay above chip price for good clean quality timber

Still on the hunt for the coming seasons softwood,all hardwood logs have been sourced thankfully, so only require softwood if anynody has any coming out on domestic sites or woodland jobs the fresher the better drop us a line

Our handles 07591464728 or email [email protected].

Cheers Steve its been far too long since been on here.Been an interesting few year had 2 wee lads and embarked on a crazy sporting dream.Good to be back

Hello,I am seeking softwood(pine cypress larch) poplar, horse chestnut and beech for useage in Timbersports training,2 years ago i got signed up to Stihls development programme and as such i go through around 5 to 8ton of timber each training year on the run up to the 2 major contests each year i compete in.

It has to be as knot free as possible,although if in length i can cut the knots to suit.

Size wise anything from 12 to 16inch diameter is perfect for both sawing and chopping practice.

If anyone has any leads or can help i am happy to pay good money for the right wood.I can self collect in 3ton loads or my yard has access for timber trailer and tractor.

Either email me on [email protected] pop us a message on here if you can help.

Cheers folks

Ben

Thanks guys will grab some pics for you soon, got some little stool legs out of it and some live edged boards. Despite my best efforts one of the boards has twisted and warped a touch and bit of slight crack.

Hello guys ive got some rather nice holly boards, none quarter sawn sadly...is there anyway I can stop them moving so bad or warping as I am well aware it is a bit of a mare for moving a lot whilst drying.Dont see an awful lot of the stuff so id hate for it to ruin.Many thanks folks.

Burns well,best burner out the willow family thats for sure.Coppices okey, however growth is fairly slow in comparison to most willow so dont expect a 5 year rotation like the willow hybrid varieties.Watch for deer as they will devour the re growth.

Cumbria for forestry...jobs round here are rare as hens teeth lol.

Softwood,or hardwood needed.Happy to take coppice material big bits twisty bits or anything in between.Anybody got a couple of wagon loads kicking about thanks in advance.

very very similar planting plan as myself, goat willow has taken remarkably well, hazel bit slow sycamore and ash growing like champions, spruce also taken well on one patch for future posts usage etc.

ooft an 090 nice,ive got an 076 with a five footer on her pulls nice and strong would love an 090

I can't be the only one thinking you belong in a cage at a zoo somewhere? :lol:

 

Seriously, props to you mate. What do you squat, sasquatch?

front squat hitting 196kg for a triple back squat is stuck at 295kg for a double in knee wraps and belt. If caged id rip bars off and escape back into wilderness where I belong haha.

Hi Yeti, nice to see your still about:thumbup1:

 

Your a big power guy, or are you know 11 stone:confused1:

 

Be interested to hear your story of this diet:001_smile:

Hey up thar Mr Blair, well I did the unthinkable and went crossfit and paleo,im sat at a steady 21 stone at present with full top row of abs and bundles of veins hanging out my quads down fro a very smooth 24.5 stone. Strength is climbing (max deadlift is at 250kg for 8 reps over over grip no belt no straps), I lost a bit of max power for first month then the weights started shooting up again. I feel im running at 110percent all the time now, cardio has improved no end. I made the shift in hope of hitting the stihl timber sports series at some stage and winning uks natural strongest man the diet is so easy to manipulate, I can gain or lose a stone without really any headache just b manipulating my fruit and fat intake. Squirrel rabbit and wood pigeon have been staples for past month

stronglifts is okey,starting strength by rippetoe and wendlers 531 programme are also two good choices...any basic lifts performed hard and with good form will aid tremendously.

I follow a hybrid 531 and crossffit template, having another stab at the uks natural strongest this year and found paleo to have helped no end in my prep.

oil barrels and a few of them would be just as easy as a transportable burn method,unless your after producing large volumes of charcoal.ive had good success with barrel burns in the past.

Get a job!

 

 

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already work in gym aswell as run my own stuff so times stretched at present,in all honesty tho id train well for it,ive been at this for few years now and takes some serious skill to get any decent times,try touch bases with some local clubs,or I can whip ya into shape next time visit haha

anyone need any pointers on timbersports hit me up.ill be trying my best to rep the u.k in next season or two.

foam roll and lacrosse ball works well for me hodge,ill link some vids to you on Facebook if like.theres few good stretches, if keep on top of that [lus self massage with the rollers it tends to keep it at bay for me

this year much to my alarm I had stowed away 300 nets last year of hardwood,i packed them as tight as I could with as much wood as possible, I dint factor that the timber would shrink so much upon seasoning thus leaving me with seriously saggy under filled looking nets which I had to re open up and add another 2 or 3 logs. Was bit of a ball ache. Also rats seem to like knowing the damn things to so keep a keen eye out.

A reliable supply of wood has been a growing concern since I took over family business,i have been currently planting our dormant farmland up with a rotation of hazel and willow coppice with some standards and a complete section of softwood and conifers.I realized a nice steady coppice would be the quickest and most reliable form of wood I would find that didn't cost the earth.I also use an awful lot of slabwood,and I struggle keeping it in stock as I offer it as an economy option to standard softwood logs and sells like hot cakes.

How is everyone's paleo adventure going?.im two years deep now and going strong, after a swap over to more crossfit based workouts and timber sports im finding it to be an ideal diet for almost any application. Blood work and everything is coming back absolutely spot on, biggest benefit I have found is lack of aching and quicker recovery time.

yes I use them for timbersports.however they are sent away to manufacturer each time to be sharpened and re set etc.

always a blunt 4,half lb felling axe,never a fan of mauls,too sharp an axe will bite into the wood instead popping it open.I use the log splitting as a bit of training for stamina in timbersports.