doughty2000
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Not that I know of David, I don't climb so only going from what I can see from the ground. Here's some photos.
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At one of the sites I work at there is a huge horse chestnut, This year the leaves have remained small to the point where from a distance it actually looks bare. Does anyone have any idea what can be causing it? There is no fungi visible from the ground, by all intents and purposes it looks like a big healthy tree usually. There has been no flowers this year either whereas another horse chestnut 40 feet away flowered fine. Any ideas greatly appreciated .
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Well, I've started on a dolphin, got the basic shape, not entirely happy with it tbh, but it is my first go at one, I'll post a pic when I've finished. Do you guys have a photo of the subject you're carving whilst your doing it or is it purely out of your heads?
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Thanks chaps, a dolphin will be next then, got a good piece of wood for that One other thing, what wood do you find best to use? My favourite so far was eucalyptus, the worst was sycamore.
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I'm really enjoying carving as my new hobby, I've done 9 mushrooms so far, I thought the mushrooms would be a good thing to start with to get used to the control. the first few were a bit suspect but i'm quite pleased with the later ones. I haven't got a carving bar yet, I'm using my little 235 Husqy with a 14" bar which can be a bit cumbersome. I've posted a picture of a few, I have since sanded them down and i'm quite pleased with them. Couple of questions to you old hands: 1) what is the best treatment to use on the sculptures? linseed, beeswax etc? 2) what would suggest I attempted next as I feel i'm ready to step away from the mushrooms? (so does the wife as there are 9 in the front garden now!!) Thanks guys.
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From the album: General
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various pictures
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I always use the brake if I'm moving about especially in woods where it's so easy to trip over something. It's just as much a habit as flicking down the visor.
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Thanks everyone, I think it would more than likely be the caritool. I don't fancy the backpack, I'm foreseeing a cut in the back of the head
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Hello everyone, I've seen a couple of videos, can't remember which ones now, of blokes using a chainsaw holder which puts the saw behind them on the belt line, I've searched for them everywhere online but I can't find them. Does anyone know what they're called? Who makes them etc... Thanks in advance
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Head sets?? Head sets?? Sets?? For your head?? Sorry, couldn't resist a phoenix nights quote there, Feel free to admonish me!! Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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I had it a good few years ago, at the time I was learning to drive and had split up from my then missus and was adjusting to being a single dad. so yeah it's fair to say it's bought on by stress.I had a patch of it just above my arse cheek. felt proper rough for about 3 weeks, but I didn't have any treatment as I didn't go to the doctors. I plastered the rash with savlon constantly which eased it a little. hope you get better soon, tis nasty.
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yeah fair enough, I've done tree and hedge jobs and worked around the offending turds by marking it with a stick in the grass. but when you're lawnmowing you really don't want to be faced with a lawn full of montys because it's inevitably going to end up on you and machine, personally if a tradesman was going to be working in my garden I'd make sure it was clear of crap first, it's just plain manners!!
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Who are the tattoo junkies in the world of arbtalk?!
doughty2000 replied to will.morris's topic in The Lounge
my next tat is a tree on my side and chest which will have roots going around names on my side. just got to wait until my tattooist has sobered up from his xmas/new year binge :-) -
I do a lot of grass cutting, and I've dropped customers before because of dog crap. I try to explain that I don't want it on my boots, in my van, on my machines. if it's just the odd stray turd I mow round it. I would never clear it myself!!
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Who are the tattoo junkies in the world of arbtalk?!
doughty2000 replied to will.morris's topic in The Lounge
yeah, I've got a fair bit of coverage, think it's fair to say I'm an addict :-) -
Great video mate, smooth work. really enjoyed that! what is the tune?
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I'm about 20 miles from them, got my hedgecutter from there, good friendly company, I'd use them again.
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Makes me sick with anger when I hear things like this! To steal tools that are used by hardworking people that are an essential piece of their livelyhood is just sick .... Perhaps the Arabian countries punishments to thieves should be adopted here. Hate theives!! Hope you get sorted out soon mate.
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The advice above is best but if you are stuck for somewhere to dump it there is MidUK at Caythorpe. Last time I was there it was £30 a tonne, and you'll need your waste carriage licence. I'm 20 miles from Lincoln.
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tree climbing when pregnant!? Advice needed.
doughty2000 replied to big chris's topic in General chat
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tree climbing when pregnant!? Advice needed.
doughty2000 replied to big chris's topic in General chat
My mum worked in a plastics factory, smoked and regularly drank Vodka and Lime (this was the 70's) right up to the actual day I was born! Nowt wrong with me! -
Congratulations... Make the most of it, My daughter is 12 (years not months) only seems like last week when she was a baby. Time flies!!!
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here's mine, silky... cutting up some willow, jumped off the wood and pulled it back across my thumb. Think I damaged nerves because it still doesn't feel right and I did it last year, nasty scar too.
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From the album: General
