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The bank looks as though it already has plenty of trees on it, or are they the birches which didn't do very well?
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For the benefit of those of us who don't watch Dragons' Den, do I take it that someone has submitted a wood-burning stove to the show? Is it of a revolutionary design? Can we see a link?
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Yew looks a lot like that when fresh. The red colour goes brown during seasoning.
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I'd say the first is an unusually thick bit of blackthorn, the second looks like plane.
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Er... two points I would like to make: Firstly, I object to referring to the President of the United States as "leader of the free world". This went for Barack Obama as well as The Donald. He may be head of state of the world's most powerful country, but only of that country and not of any others. Secondly, what does "appose" mean?
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[quote=Steve Bullman;155030 Owners of Nissan Navaras — popular among *builders and mums Why are the owners of Navaras so popular with builders and mums?
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unusual timber samples needed can you help?
Beardie replied to se7enthdevil's topic in Woodcraft Forum
The hawthorn is about 5" dia, the blackthorn about 3.5". -
I have heard that horse chestnut will season in the round without splitting, but has a soft texture which dents easily.
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No. It's clearly growing in the sort of moist and shady conditions that Magnolias like. A healthy tree will easily outgrow moss or lichen and not be choked by it. Well done for having an 18 foot Magnolia. any chance you could post a picture when it flowers? Then those of us who are less fortunate can drool over it.
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unusual timber samples needed can you help?
Beardie replied to se7enthdevil's topic in Woodcraft Forum
I have some elder (Sambucus nigra) about 10" dia but apparently all sapwood. Also blackthorn does not appear on the list and I may be able to get hold of some common hawthorn. -
I must remember that one.
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Been following this thread with interest. I heard sycamore is the best for stickering other woods as it doesn't stain. It seems ironic that it is so tricky to season itself.
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Whatever, it certainly isn't off the west coast of Scotland. Have you been on holiday?
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"Moisture seeps out of wood once split? Sounds dumb but ..
Beardie replied to cessna's topic in Firewood forum
The bark is good at resisting water loss, so exposing the interior of the wood is a good way of drying more quickly. A cleft billet will dry faster than a round log of the same size. -
Will this really be the case, when it has been dead for years?
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I sympathise. You may think your craft works should fly off the shelves, but you need the customer to think likewise. The things people will buy are very hard to predict, but every so often, someone will hit on a thing which lots of people want to buy. I just live for the day when that person is me. I don't do many craft fairs, but am used to seeing stallholders pack away 95% of what they brought. Come to think of it, see the 'xmas reindeer' thread on this forum. I have seen those go for £15-20 each as fast as they could be made.
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Private Eye! OK, it's not technically a newspaper, but if you want a 'publish and be damned' approach, it's the one.
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One of their arguments is that trees slow down air currents and allow pollutants to settle. In which case they're not going to be airborne anymore, and people won't breathe them in.
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That is a piece of wood to die for. I would look at getting it sawn down the middle, then you've two for the price of one. It would also speed the seasoning process. Thing is, you'd need a really big bandsaw.
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Latest instalment: https://uk.yahoo.com/news/two-oaps-arrested-after-council-fell-trees-at-crack-of-dawn-with-police-escort-114426460.html If that's the lengths they have to go to to get the job done, it is clear they have lost all public support for the project.
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Nothing like Gingko. I reckon it's a Colletia in flower.
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They are not removing the bracken totally, as the rhizome will remain underground and grow new fronds next year. Harvesting it now is just removing dead material, though doing it long-term could impoverish the soil. If the bracken were to disappear, something else would come in to replace it, like heather and grass.
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It would be interesting to see if the calorific value of the briquettes is greater than that of the fuel used to make them. For me, the best way of dealing with bracken is to get a professional horse-logger in with a bracken-basher in July. This is when it is least able to tolerate having its stems crushed. Mind you, there is nothing to stop you gathering it all up afterwards.
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Damned army acromyms; what's SMLE stand for?
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The quick answer would be to cut your losses and plant something else. If the conditions are killing laurel, it is difficult to see what else could survive, though you do mention elder competition. This has an allelopathic effect on other plants. For game, then other species tolerant of shade are Physocarpus and Spirea. These have berries, but are deciduous. For evergreen cover, then box and privet.
