corylus

Weight wise at the same moisture content all woods have similar calorific value. Is it dry, easily accessible, easily convertible to fuel wood?

There is also MASSIVE scope for productive planting outside woodlands. Imagine if all the shopping center/supermarket car parks used productive planting. (Don't give me the argument " they wouldn't plant stuff which would produce stuff they sell" because productive land is a diminishing resource and we may need to use all available soil for food/fuel in the future) I'm not being apocalyptic here.....just musing.

In the near future we may NEED to be (more) self sufficient in food....makes for a stronger nation not being solely reliant on others. "Aphid infested things" = massive biomass for other invertebrates. As for not creating a woodland because of the public/ access/ dog loo.....that worries me. Yes it's a pain but surely look at the bigger/ longer term picture?

I have just been reading the thread about planting a new woodland in Essex and a statement on there reminded me to ask the above question. In the thread one contributor said "plant natives". Nothing wrong in that BUT...... I have been thinking about this for a number of years having being very pro-native planter but have started wondering recently if we can continue to focus on our native trees. We have seen imported diseases cause massive problems for elm alder and now ash. In Swaledale where I live, if our ashes and alder go all we will have left as mature large trees is sycamore, which most believe is not native, but which grows very well up here. That's NO NATIVE large trees left in our landscape. I find that worrying. Along with the above is another thing which concerns me. If we are happy not to limit population size, should we not be planting trees which provide food ie fruit trees (apples pears etc) flour/protein trees (sweet chestnut cobnut etc) as well as more soft woods for our timber usage rather than a diminishing number of (currently major disease free) natives? I don't know the answer to this so would welcome any comments. I have tried to be brief and simplistic in the above but please try and think about the bigger longer term picture.

"Thems that av jobs"

Jeez.......I'm more careful handling ferrets!

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Corrosive.....how? "Turnip oil"......I never even knew turnips HAD oil?

I did an "Ignite" course on Firewood production a couple of years ago and was told that a registration scheme (possibly EU wide?) was being set up so firewood suppliers could display a badge/symbol which meant the firewood was at or below a certain moisture content, accurately measured volume etc etc....ie met certain criteria. Never come across anything to do with it since though, anyone else?

Must admit Aspen is all I use and I find it soooo much less hassle BUT I am not a massive user. Probably get through 50l a winter, so WHEN is it going to be available in 20/25 l containers, and what do I do with all my empty 5l ones?

Cheers.......that's the fella

Just found a thread on which oil people are using, started v recently. I would post a link if I knew how (combination of new app and iOS me thinks?)

Can anyone post a link/ suggestion to a thread some time back about the use of veg cooking oil vs bio and std? Just done a search but found nowt.

Sorry if I'm being a bit slow.....so you dilute bio with water?.............. Just been on Oregon website....all is clear!

I almost always use bio but if the saws are idle for a month or two, you have to free the chains up manually before starting up as they have become 'stuck' to the bar. This has happened with Oregon and latterly Husky bio. Has anyone else had these problems? I'm thinking of using normal cooking oil as it's cheaper and most who use it say it's fine. Probably wouldn't be any more of a problem than my current bio?

They'd have to repaint this for a start!

Cheers....I understand.

NEVER thought I'd need to use that word....

In English plz.......I am from the Dales btw! Can I un- streamline?

I can on my Windows lappy, but it's not there on my iPad. Nor is anyone else's. Why isn't technology simple?..............yes I know, the clues in the name!

It would be nice for my signature to appear ( iPad 4), is it me?

A lovely almost spring like day in Swaledale today. Great tits 'sawing' all day. Ground conditions still a pain in the derrière though!

What are the advantages over std bars?

As far as I'm aware, once you have yr tickets, you are qualified. If you haven't played for a length of time a refresher is a v good idea. However a friend HAS to do a refresher every 2 or 5 years ( can't remember) as he works for National Trust, and I presume their insurers demand such.

The above may sound odd but it is a VERY good way of flattening big boards. There will be plans for this on the net if you do a search.