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the village idiot replied to Haironyourchest's topic in General chat
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I think you can also get a slabbing attachment for the turbo saw, although it looks a little unwieldy.
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That can be arranged! Anything for you Paul, you know that.
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Agreed. I really like these mills, especially the automatic ones with the engine. Woodmizer's are great for slabbing but there is a lot of hefting around and wastage.
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If you buy it Paul, I know just the place you can set it up:thumbup:
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Unfortunately I suspect it is the case that it's still the first world doing it. These plantations are owned by large corporations doing horrendous damage to make lots of money. Little of which remains in the region. The indigenous people, who were probably getting along just fine, have their subsistence land sold out from under them, leaving them no option but to work for the plantation owners. There are plenty of alternatives to Palm Oil but they cost more. Unfortunately, for big business, the cost to the indigenous people and the environment carries precious little weight. Mrs Idiot went to Borneo several years ago to visit an Orangutan sanctuary. The coach ride, at one time through virgin rainforest, now consists of mile after mile after mile of sterile and regimented Palm Oil trees.She spent the journey in tears.
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One of the main drivers for deforestation in Africa and around the globe is Palm Oil production. Apparently an area of tropical rainforest equivalent to 300 football pitches is cleared for Palm Oil plantations every hour! It is really difficult to boycott Palm Oil, as being cheap, it is in almost everything and is not always listed on the ingredients. A good start is to not buy the cheapest of everything and cook as much as you can yourself from scratch with known ingredients.
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Life is tough, there's no two ways about it. It also goes through phases. You will not feel as bad as you do now in six months time. You already know that suicide is not an option, nor a solution. Stay strong, keep going, try new things if you can. Life will get better. I guarantee it.
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Don't worry about the derail, it is a speciality of mine! The arch is great, very strong and simple. The oak log in the picture is the best part of 5mtrs long and 2 1/2 ft wide so pretty hefty. The arch can carry it fully suspended. The electric winch has proved useful for several other tasks. I haven't tried a bundle of smaller logs yet but I don't see that it would be an issue as long as they were well strapped when lifted or dragged. Pretty sure these arches will lift anything that fits between their wheels, bar my lunchbox of course!
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Hi Keith, The mill doesn't belong to me, it will be coming and going. Should be around late summer/autumn next year. Be happy to do them then.
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Thanks for all the excellent advice peoples:thumbup: The wood yard is coming together. My new log arch has been a god send. Now just got to find some buyers.
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Not stealing their jobs Matelot I presume?
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Regrettably, being a poor woodsman, I only have the one set of threads. I don't think the only alternative available to me would stand me in very good stead.
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Great stuff, cheers Mike. When you do get requests for timber, what are the most common thicknesses requested? Giving the timber a story is a really good idea! I can even tell the customer the exact swear words I used when the tree sat back on my saw before falling in totally the wrong direction into another huge branchy Oak!
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Thanks John, your advice is much appreciated.
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I was kinda hoping I could make sales over the internet. People tend not to take me seriously when they meet me face to face:001_smile:
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That's very sad, they look really nice. Have you tried Woodlots?
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Has anyone found that the 'Grown In Britain' movement has made selling timber any easier?
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Hmmm. Competition from cheap imports seems to be a reoccurring theme. I have hit the same hurdle with charcoal and to some extent firewood.
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What methods did you try for selling the timber? I hear stories of the industry being desperate for British hardwoods, but when it comes to it, it seems hard to shift?? What gives?
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It's not my mill, I've teamed up with the International Boatbuilding Training College at Lowestoft. It belongs to them. They are taking some of the timber for the college but I would like to find alternative markets so we can mill more of the nice stems that I fell over winter.
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Good shout Felix, thanks.
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Have started milling at the wood with a woodmizer, all Ash and Oak. Has anyone got any advice about the best way to market the timber? Or does anyone have any contacts in the furniture industry who might be interested in procuring the finest sawn timber in the East (allegedly)
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The best thing about mindfulness is that you don't need to 'master' it to reap the benefits. The more you do the more permanent it gets, but even a little is hugely rewarding.
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Good on Mrs Richard 1234! It has the power to do an awful lot of good in my opinion.
