muttley9050
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I would say that one isn't gun stock quality. Very nice though. Careful of the chopping boards and serving platters with nut allergies. Not so much of a problem as gifts and not for sale. Make sure recipetents are aware that it can be an issue though.
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True enough. I have no softwood trees to mill though and haven't found any to get delivered immidiately.I have how ever sorted this this afternoon. So thanks to all who pm'd me or replied. Cheers James
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Hi. I need some reasonably well seasoned timber for a job that I don't have cut. I need to end up with par 14 to18mm boards between 90 and 110mm Ish wide. I will need 60 at 1800mmlong Happy to take 8x2 etc and re saw. My prefrence would be 4x2 or 8x2. Happy to take mixture of sizes to make up quantity or a bit less as I do have some and the Quanyity above is for the whole job. Needs to be a durable softwood such as cedar, larch Douglas etc. Any body want to give me a price for supply. Happy to collect or delivery depending on Location. Delivery would be to near Milton Keynes MK18 3LZ
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It's the best way to seal volatile things like burrs like this one I sealed 10 years ago. Probably good to go now. Wouldn't bother on a big log though. Rarely seal them at all. Also pic of some black wood and olive i aquired. Black wood totally sealed, olive end sealed in wax. Not by me though Well for some reason photos not working today.
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Lucas mill planer attatchment. Planes around 1550mm Wide Cost about £1200 when I bought mine and packs up in a tiny case, Handbag size. Only draw back is you need a lucas mill.
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I disagree. I often use wax for sealing small logs and burrs where I completely cover the burr in wax, then forget about it for a few yearsI use paraffin wax though, not old candles
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That's a sweet band saw you made. You have some skills.
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Wax is a great way to seal logs
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That's a big log. Never bothered getting anything off that width as trees that size never come up. Saying that I have had plenty of customers tell me there logs are that big,but they never are.
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Nice. What wood did you use?
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No worries. Will be in the workshop tomorrow.
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I have the lucas planer and featherboard attatchment. Good pieces of kit. Only plane when fully seasoned generally. Most movement will occur in the final part of seasoning. Cutting feather board takes a while to get your head around and while to work out how to get both boards the same thickness. As each alternate board is cut the opposite way up. I can tell you the adjustments on mine I use next time in near the mill as its written in the tool box but yours may be different.
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Sycamore will slightly discolour but also spalt if left on the ground. I leave sycamore for 2 years then slab the lot. Not great for building. Elm can be used for construction but to be honest most of those logs have too many big knots in to be any good for any building. Last picture is firewood, next one up not construction worthy. Next one up looks to have shake and ring shake. Cut into big beams around the faults. Next one up good construction timber. Next one up slab the lot. You can resaw into 4x2 etc once seasoned around faults. 1 Next 3 slabs all the way. Top one I think will give you good construction timber.
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Got this. Had it years. Really like it, especially the for long Milling chains with metal damage G1012XT Granberg Precision Grinder - Get better chain sharpening results WWW.CHAINSAWBARS.CO.UK Works off any 12v battery. Fast and accurate chain sharpening. Once familiarised very easy to use - clamps to the bar for consistent teeth.
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I got the dewalt. Don't do enough fencing to justify a second. I pay an awful lot less than £100 for 1100 stainless nails, last lot I bought was £30 for 1100 90mm without gas. The 51mm are cheaper again so price is comparable to your coil nails. Dewalt needs no more maintenance than a coil nailer either. If I was firing nails all day id probably get a coil but id also be incredibly bored. So the dewalt does me fine. Way easier on a roof than a coil and air line. Good tool imo. Would never consider a gas gun again and I've had a few over the years
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Underpriced or not the job gets done properly
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Looks like a badly modified mitre saw stand. Nice idea. Badly made
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Built this pergola recently. Originally priced out for treated pine as that's what they asked for. Then they asked how much extra for English oak. So I did a fag packet calculation for the difference and forgot a few things. Couple of unpaid days in the workshop to follow. Note to self. Estimate when sat down and thinking straight. I've underpriced in the past far worse but this was the most recent.
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Fit trvs to your c/h so you can turn the rest of the house off?
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Sequoia Alaskan or site milling?
muttley9050 replied to cjdg's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
The 900mm sections will be of interest to chainsaw carvers. If there not split seasoned and burnt already. -
Sequoia Alaskan or site milling?
muttley9050 replied to cjdg's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Nice tree. Weird thread -
Nice. Any chance of pics of inside spaces.?
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I started out with a dewalt thicknesser and a dirt cheap jointer. The fence wasn't worth using so mounted an oak one on it and it was ace. Didn't bother with tilt because if i wanted it at an angle I would use a table saw. Still occasionally take it on site if I think I will need it but have a decent cast jointer now. Still have the dewalt as my only thicknesser, except the lucas mill planer, and I can't fault it. Bomb proof and a good finish. Cheap modern tools are shit. Alot of the expensive ones to. Don't phone a salesman and be surprised when they tell you what they are selling is good.
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Just the look of the pictures would put me off that. All plastic. If you want to buy cheap then your much better off buying a surface planer and a thicknesser seperately. But if that is your budget you won't even get a reasonable second hand one
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Christmas trees are a good blag if your allowed to plant.
