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I've grown rowan trees from berries by just throwing the berries around. No need to do much really.

Hello Gareth, aye some of it is structural and the greenheart timber is the actual post and beam frame. The spruce will come from our own forest for stud work. We are going to use hemp Crete as insulation so the stud will be in the middle of that. Hempcrete isn’t strong like concrete, more like straw bales and lime. The experts say it should be called, hemp-lime. Super insulation and fireproof.

I'm still at the planning stage! The paperwork has been a night mare. Finally got the building warrant through, but there are a lot of differences from "architects😡" drawings and the engineers drawings. Getting closer though. Ive milled a small amount so far, but hope to get proper stuck into it soon.

Yup, it's probably easier to senfd to outer Mongolia that Outer Hebrides. I've been told quite a few times over the years that companies "don't send stuff outside the UK". I have to tell them that unfortuntley we are still part of it...

Aye, In the Hebrides. Haulage, ferry and then the builders year has to sell it. £41.98 still sounds expensive considering I have very slow growing timber outside my house.

Has anyone done a course in timber grading and if so where (Scotland would be best for me)? I'm interested in doing a course to be able to sell graded timber. I have our own wood supply in the Hebrides and the cost to buy from the builders merchants is expensive. I haven't bought any for a while as I'm milling what I need, but been told a 6x2" plank is £45 each!

Will be out later this morning.

I'll see you tomorrow then..

It's owned by the community now. I've been in a few times clearing out some trees that have fallen over the tracks. I think there's another local guy doing some cutting in there now too. Wasn't me who left the high stumps by the way

Johnsond, I'll maybe see you tomorrow then. I was speaking to Bobby earlier about picking up that wood tomorrow. I'll have a white Valtra tractor.

Thanks for all the replies and sorry Johnsond that I hadn't been back to check on the post. I am indeed looking to build a timber frame to build a house. I wouldn't use greenheart other than just the frame and maybe some steps and stuff. I will clad it in Larch. We do actually have tree on Uist. Langais woodland is a small community forest planted in the 50s I think. Theres also a 1300 acre forest on the North West side of the island where I live. I did think I'd try a few test cuts with my wee circular saw, but have already ordered a Husky 592 and maybe borow a neighbours Alaskan mill.

Has anyone ever tried milling greenheart with a circular hand saw? I have a lot of greenheart I want to mill into beams to build a house. Thanks N

I use chainsaw breeks from Engelbert Strauss for forestry work. They are nice and light even when sweaty or pissing rain.

Thanks for the info. 👍

Hello RobD. I know this was a while ago, but what saw did you use to mill the greenheart? I've managed to score a load of it from a pier rebuild and would like to mill it into posts and some decking. I'll need to pressure wash it all first and try to the bolts out of it.