muttley9050
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Don't do arb work but I'm the same really, long day or short day is the same. Do freebies for regulars of quick jobs, mostly landlords with dozy tenants, but if a job takes half a day, I charge a day for it. If others want to run around trying to do two jobs in a day to get there money, let em.
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I think he was saying he would charge that for the chipper?
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If you get a preler and you have a supply of spruce, them its worth investigating the tipi pole market in your area as there can be ok money in it!
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Not paticularly knowledgeable on the subject my self, but I do know a pal of mine paid 600 for an oldish one a couple of years ago. However I have no idea if this is a good or bad price! It was also a pointer too.
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The ash was naturally dark, not as olive as some I have though. Don't do stain as a rule. The yew was certainly quicker to make. The misses has her eye on it so put an £80 price tag on it and if it don't sell before Christmas its hers. The only reason the back was oak was because it needed to be 18mm and all the pine I had was too cupped! Some people seem to like the waney rustic look and some don't. The ash board was that width anyway so couldn't think of much else to do with it. Did a market today and every piece I sold except one was charecterless, then other days all the character pieces sell first. Nowt as strange as folk.
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Nice work tommy.
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Yes glass and solid wood back. Ash back is pine and yew back is oak as I didn't have pine thick enough. Also make my own turnbuttons out of oak. Thanks for all the nice remarks.
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I've made several like the ash one before. Had all the jigs/templates already made. Reckon they take me about 2.5 hours each including finishing and cutting glass etc. Is like 40(ash)and 60(yew) for them, but that might be pushing it! But if I can sell a chopping board for 30 or 35 then maybe not.
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Never really understood why people went badger baiting. Is it just for sport?
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Two photo frames, 1 ash and 1 yew, made for the christmas markets. Just need to work out what to charge for them now?
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Problem I find with that method is when retaining the original surround there just isn't much room. Also if you leave the register plate in(i couldn't get mine out without removing stove) then you get a build up of soot in top of plate that is a pita to clean. I just find that removing the stove makes life a lot easier and means you can do a better job. Other stoves in the house and my parents I sweep in the same way as you, but on mine it doesn't work for me.
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The problem with fitting a stove like this is getting the external flue high enough. It should go above the ridge so unless you have a flat roof you need lots of bracketing to support flue which is expensive and ugly. If I was fitting it I would go through wall horizontally and then go up. You need stainless twin wall external flue. This is expensive. Problems can occur if you have a big overhang in your roof and you have to dog leg flue around it.
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Fitted loads of stoves, its simple. Easiest way for me, forget the liner if you don't need one. If you want to leave your surround as is and burner will fit ok, just remove the cast fire and bricks behind it. Get a piece of 1.6mm galv, cut it 20mm bigger than opening. Fold steel 10mm down around all edges. This gives you a lip to screw through. Cut a hole for stove pipe in correct place in plate. Fit plate. Fire silicone round outside of it to seal. Put stove pipe through plate fit burner and seal round joint between plate and pipe. Job done. When it comes to sweeping, remove stove and plate, sweep and replace. Takes me about an hour on my similar set up. Your welcome to pm if you want more help. Would happily guide you through it on phone or send you lots of different set ups in our house where we have retained the original surround. Think we have around 30 burners in our place.
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OIl based paint,paraffin wax, adhesives, All work to seal ends. If ive a really nice piece i paraffin wax it, but as this is harder, usually its the oil based paint.
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Fair enough. just tried it now and worked fine, wouldnt work the other night. Rob only had alaskans in his ebay shop. Must have been a glitch,
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Rob, I was having a nose on wood lots the other week, I saw an ad you had on there for your ebay wood, I followed it and no wood to be seen. Maybe this needs updating?
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This is a good point, which one will still look good in a few years?
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I have to agree with Rob here, get tree, mill, stack, wait, joint, plane, advertise, give 10% to ebay. I'm in the process of making a load of chopping boards at the moment as I had a paticularly good market last weekend and sold out. If I bought those boards is get six good size chopping boards which with a little sanding and oiling is be selling on for £120-150. I wouldn't pay that much for them but I have the ability to make my own and increase my profit. But this means I do all the work.
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The more I read your posts the more I'm glad your miles away. Unessacary comments when only honest advice was sought.
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Maybe you require a sense of humour hedge hunter! Gransfors axe is nice but i find it a little short. Fiskars for me.
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I've done a couple of similar signs one was 60 and one was 70. Ians probably the man to ask though.
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Top work on the sign mate, looks pretty perfect to me. Let me know how the router is when you have used it a few times please Ian. Thanks
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Nice work mate, any pics pre carving, mid way?
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Depends what tennancy is on the land and what you can prove its previously been used for. And if course what kind of business you want to run. Locals might object to excess noise or the onslaught of large wagons.
