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  1. difflock
    From memories of the mid 1990's and the coloration, I would have said Cherry, prob from the US. Though the grain/growth rings in one panel look rather stained Sitka Spruce like.
  2. difflock
    I was looking at the firewood for sale in Tescos today, the bags of firewood at $5.50 state no weight, only 16 litres! and comprising about 5 doncy split conifer sticks. And the heatlogs are sold in packs of 5 No. for $6.00. No weight specified. So this Woodsure shite is not interested in quantifying how firewood is sold. Like by weight for a specified max %age moisture. Simples really.
  3. difflock
    Distrust any document that quotes 1st April in the first line!
  4. difflock
    Is part of the secret, the hardness of the Oak they start with? And, as other have commented I too was astounded at the ceramic/steel like ring from the final product. I cannot begin to understand how 9 days of elevated temperatures can make the charcoal denser/harder, but apparently it does. Fsscinating stuff.
  5. difflock
    I did try searching but chopping brought up chopping blocks/sticks and oil was mostly vehicle related. So anyway a mahogony chopping board needs sealed. See images. What is the issue with BLO? I thought to check but it is apparently a no-no for food use.
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    "Manual splitting nirvana is achieved by wading into a pile on the floor and flicking and golf swinging through it at 13,000 revs, the Formula 1 of axe work." This is how I split Ash when 16-17-18, so satisfying. Same as nibbling in around a knot, without getting the Axe stuck. Then if I had teenage angst to assuage I used the couple of prehistoric steel splitting wedges with a sledge on knots or other knarly stuff.
  8. difflock
    This, heats this, the projecting garden Room, and the two open-plan rooms behind as well for 24 hrs, via this.
  9. difflock
    Hmmm, a real tough one that, a guarenteed longer tougher from the magistrate, or toss the jury coin at crown court.
  10. difflock
    Having been running a 5kW wood burner for a few years now, lit at 06:00 and burning through to bedtime, with the otherwise unheated garden-room never dropping below 19 deg overnight(perhaps exceptionally 17 in a howling gale) and kept between 25 and 28 during the day. On 1 well heaped banana box full of dry softwood. I try and leave the felled trees unprocessed until the bark starts to fall off, since they are then much lighter to manhandle. This also gives all those wonderful wood boring insects a opportunity. I like that. P.S. How is an electric saw safer than a petrol one? (aside from perhaps being perhaps less powerful)
  11. difflock
    stupid greedy selfish shortsighted bastards. that raped and pillaged their way across a pristine continent. and will do the same to any new habitable planets that are discovered. I despair.
  12. difflock
    Dry conifer. A few of the smaller or more fiberous pieces. Plus a handful of scrumpled up newspaper or cardboard(from the fruit boxes used to bring the groceries from Tescos)
  13. difflock
    Well we currently have semi horizontal hail and sleet bouncing off the windows today in temps of 3 to 5 deg. But last week and over the weekend it was around 12 to 15 Deg and the birds not unreasonably imagined it was Spring, Lord they were singing their hearts out.
  14. difflock
    That's my New Year spoiled. by Sir Cnut Blair. Boke! I suppose at least that that other odious git Bercow did not get recognised.
  15. difflock
    But only with "extras" for all the "needs", incl umpteen bastard spawn.. Quite seriously.
  16. difflock
    They apparently have a few "quirks" like the non replacable propshshaft support bearing, that means ordering a complete new propshaft from Toyota at 3 or 4 k. But the Toyota owners forum will shed more light.
  17. difflock
    What are these chimmnay sweep thinngies anyway?
  18. difflock
    It was, absolutely I suppose all I was trying to say was that it does not need to be fancy, convoluted and overworked to be quite perfect. And the "leftovers" will be eaten and enjoyed over the next few days. With Zero waste.
  19. difflock
    See?
  20. difflock
    Irish leg of lamb, perfectly undercooked(and eaten and enjoyed san's teeth), with venison steak pieces and venison sausages(courtsey of a local stalker that I keep in firewood) Complemented by perfectly boiled Kerr's Pinks in the skins(and disintegrating balls of flour in the pot), with carrot, parsnip and swede/turnip an loads of butter mash, crunchy Brussels, and Dutch/German red cabbage recipe, accompanied by vintage homemade cranberry and port confection. All quite perfect
  21. difflock
    Like for the 2nd Christmas, today while Christmas lunch was on the stove, the gas ran out! But the big Baho was on standby, c/w a spare gas cylinder. Anyway, year in year out, regardless of jam making or German juicing, or whatever, over about 20 years the propane runs out at Christmas, dead on like. Ya cudnay make it up if ye tried, such is the consistency.
  22. difflock
    Sigh! Now=not! ***
  23. difflock
    You appear to be very positive about a vehicle you are not driving "J". P.S. "Bah HumBug"
  24. difflock
    A "no brainer" thattun is.
  25. difflock
    Surprised the birds did not have them away already.

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