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While in danger of being boring on this subject, I wear my chin strap all the time, ground or tree. Firstly, I think it's a good habit to be in so I don't forget to do it climbing and drop it out of a tree. Secondly, if one thing falls on your head, there's a good chance a second thing might fall on your head. Thirdly, if you get thrown, swung or whatever, you want the helmet strapped to you so it doesn't fly off before your head lands on whatever it's going to land on (there's a great video of an experienced faller (Pacific North West, North America I think) getting caught out and kicked miles by a barber chair or something - his helmet flies off as he gets launched across the screen like a rag doll). I get the argument about it slipping off potentially doing your neck a favour but I think the three things I've listed are more likely to help you than that one thing. I'm genuinely interested in why a lot of people believe no strap is better on the ground, besides a very minor improvement in comfort and the neck injury issue the OP mentions. I think a lot of people just think it looks silly or is unrealistically anal. I should probably ask Pfanner or Husky (and probably other manufacturers/branders of gear) about it because they both specifically do "Forestry" helmets without chin straps.

Obliged and noted. I’m fairly used to checking lines though. I climb with so much tat on my harness, I have to. Agreed, It’s a man’s saw! I’m not used to the curve. Very hard pulling by the time you get to the tip of the blade.

I thought about a Tsurugi. Have used one and liked it. They’re cracking for getting in tight spaces. I fancied a big (long) one though.

Phase one complete.

More excellent thinking. My mate, Pete will have a drawerful.

They look good. Much obliged. I was planning on a bit of foam/leather so it wedges in tighter. I've only used it for ten minutes in the garden and the scabbard has already has gone from 3/10 to 0/10 retention.

Heads up for anyone buying a Sugoi. The 360mm one comes with a curved sheath that retains the saw well and has the little chisel blade on the tip of the saw. The 420mm one comes with a symmetrical sheath that retains the saw less well and does not have the chisel blade tip.

I can’t recommend casting resins but I can recommend you look at the various threads by Chad Dixon of Longrifles Inc in Sturgis, South Dakota, USA. They’ll be on the snipers hide forum, Facebook and possibly on his main website if you can do the google time machine thing. He’s done a lot of composite stock work that looks excellent and has given plenty of tips for working with resins, including mixing on a piece of big, flat, cold glass rather than whipping air into it in a pot.

and the Dutch!

Then I beg your pardon, I've been little help.

If you already climb double rope with a pulley, just add a rope wrench with a stiff tether to that setup. You’ll need a foot ascender too. It’s not black magic.

"ID this petrol station receipt." I joined a bricklayers group on facebook the other day. It's just like the tree groups.

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Do you mean the next size down would go round a ring or that you’d buy the next size down if you bought again?

Reckon it would splice round a big X ring or a Fiori ring? Or the 32mm or 36mm even?

@woody Paul and @White Noise, how does Polysteel knot and handle?

And while you’re at it, how do I tag someone with a space in their username?

What’s the site traffic like today? @SteveBullman

Surely in the case of a negligent service provider successfully suing their insurers (who presumably didn’t pay out where requested), that’s an argument FOR consumers relying on the advice of insured service providers (though obviously not to the extent of being contrib)?

An area of law I don’t know about particularly. I’m aware of the reputation but bear in mind lawyers probably want ordinary scumbags to believe they (among others) are unsuable. Have you got any experience of it?

I don’t begrudge professional service providers making good money. As long as their service saves me money and I can engage (or not engage) them in a free market, they can name their boat ‘My Cunt Clients Paid For This’ and sail it past my deckchair. P.S. In fairness, your advice seems pretty good whether you have a yacht or not. I just like my yacht line. P.P.S. I have a yacht.

Generally, I’m coming round to Mike Hill’s way of thinking (was credit averse, now less so) but do bear in mind that a lot of people are predicting financial armageddon pretty soon. You just need to be honest with yourself about whether you can keep up payments if things are thrice as bad as you think they might be. Also consider where you get counsel on these matters from. I don’t rely on financial advice from anyone who doesn’t have professional indemnity insurance or a yacht.

“UK in new crackdown on tax avoidance by contractors” Delphine Strauss, Financial Times, May 18 2018 If you need to google it. Be aware you only get one free article a day on the FT website and only one opportunity to look at it. Once you close it, it’s gone.

https://www.ft.com/content/686ebe6c-5ab4-11e8-b8b2-d6ceb45fa9d0?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#link_time=1526669662 Interesting article about working as something other than an employee. The FT comments section is pretty good, nearly as useful as the comments section in the Law Society Gazette (which is excellent for the inside scoop on most news btw). Don’t be put off by talk of £1000 a day software engineers. There’s plenty in the article and comments relevant to the vest wearing classes.