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Stumpy, by the look of those pics the butts are about 6ftlong, your going to need someone with a large chainsaw and mill, would probably cost you in the region of £1500 to set your selfup with suitable new tools. Looks like about 4 hours work to me to mill into a mix of1",2" and 4" boards. Its doable,but your going to need to allow some time for the boards to season a little also. You will get some splitting towards the end of theboards, but i cant comment on properties ofhorse individually as ive never used it. I think your best putting a thread in the milling forum asking someone to mill them for you. then once thewood is seasoned, 2 years would be ok for garden furniture, see what you have, and take design inspiration from the wood. Not 100% on durability of horse but believe it to be ok. Shame you havent go its sweeter cousin. Cant help thinking you wpuld be better off logging this and buying some better milled timber. Reckon itsgoing tocost you at least £160 to mill this and this could buy a fair bit of lumber. James

Hi stumpy, here's my thoughts. Horse chestnut is just about the worst wood you could choose. But as its what you have, it will do. Do you mean the stumps you have are still rooted in the ground? If so, how much is sticking out the ground, coz if it ain't about 4ft minimum you won't have any useable timber. Some photos of what you have would be useful so people can best advise for your situation. Lastly £100 isn't really enough to encourage someone to come and do a days milling for you. With there costs and machine purchase/upkeep it wouldn't be worth there while. Get some photos up please. James

Why wouldn't s wheel work?

How big is big?

Imo finance is nasty on s/h vehicles. Always best to save if you can, if I was you I would price up how much extra the finance ends up costing, then compare this to an estimate if how much your old truck is likely to cost you over the saving period. Not including things like insurance or tax etc coz new truck would need these. The cheaper price is the cheapest option. But don't forget that over those 2 years a newer truck may still need some repairs. I hate owing money so try to avoid it, I also hate the interest you have to pay. How bad is your old truck really?

What's your rate per ft for sawn oak?

Nice, would ne interesting to see what comes of it. Think its generally known as an ople fruit:)

Wheres the redwood mate?

Cord is gunman take years to season and shrink not 7 months.

Hey guys, A little advice please. When making picnic benches and garden furniture from woods like cedar or latch how much seasoning us required? Also how long do you season oak for these purposes? I think not much at all is required, but would be interested what others think. Tnx James

Just got my copy of living woods delivered today, cool write up Rob. Says in there your going to be writing for them soon, what's all that about then.

Imo there's no pickiness to be had for day rates. That's the rate whatever I'm doing, and if I finish earlier than a full day, tough, give me something else to do if u like but day is wasted so that's what your paying me for, I'm fortunate that most people I work day rate for are regulars who just tell me the job, I do it, and invoice at the end. Saves a lot of pricing time.

What's wrong with picture 13, or was it just the tache?

Cool should get my copy delivered soon then.

Is this another write up on new issue, of just last months on chainsaw milling?

Think this is a theoretical conversation of worth Rob. If you see the ops other thread, its already been bucked to 4ft lengths.

Certainly make some nice carvings mate. What's its worth of course is what someones willing to pay. I wouldn't buy it standing but I may have bought the stick when down, providing I could mill it where it was. This would saVe you a lot of time and money, and I probably would of offered around £250-350 for it, depending on length. But like I say this isn't what its worth, just what I would offer. I'm sure big j will tell you the going rate for cedar at the moment. My guess would be about £3 cu/ft. James

Completely agree with big j, such a waste of beautiful cedar wood. I and many others would be glad to mill a tree like that.

I did the same 10 years ago in construction. My boss was mire than helpful letting me use his pickup and tools on weekends if I needed them, but he wasn't really interested in the small jobs I was doing then anyway. I would recommend a trip to the beer garden aFter work oneday, and be honest. He may be more helpful than you think. Afterall he was in your posistion a few years ago I'm sure. James

Depends what tools you got. Best way probably vertical splitter. More fun cheaper way. Hit it a lot with an axe.

That looks like a lovely machine, what will the grab lift?

This is whats been paying my bills for the last 4 months. Old stable converted into a classroom/ function room. All lime/hemp plaster, lime washed. Wood fibre insulation and wall boards, old doors converted to one French door and one curved window. Pellet stove heating it and accimodation next door. Nearly done. Oak floor and fiddling to go.

That's some garage mate well done.

Only sea fishing for me bud, never enjoyed coarse except pikeing. Would like to learn fly fishing though.

Thanks mate very helpful, I was thinking if fabricating something complicated but 2 workmates and 2 bits of 4x2 would suffice.