Jamespepperpot

Chestnut was used for raised beds at my dads allotment and the Oak is still drying but I think we might use it to make a coffee table.

Heres my 660 'Magnum'

Ms361

If you leave it in lengths it seems to rot within a season. It dries pretty quickly when its split as well.

I use the big diesel Arctic Cat 700 and its pretty good. Never really had any trouble with it considering it hardly ever gets serviced. Lots of torque so it can pull most things but the steering is a bit stiff. They might have put power steering on the newer models though. Bare in mind its top speed is a mediocre 45mph

I've got one of those. I find that every so often I have to re do the depth gauge with a normal hand file because it doesnt always take enough off. Other than that it is easier to keep it at the 30 degree angle because of the shape of the handle.

Hahaha, brilliant. We get orders for 'half loads' near the end of the season normally because people don't want to store them for the summer.

We have different piles for different lengths of logs. Piles of 8-10inches and then 10 upwards. Also have seperate piles for Chestnut as some people with log burners like it. Obviously its nicer to sell larger logs because they are much less work but its best to cater for everyone. Atleast if you do both its less work for some of the logs. James

Can someone help me ID this one please? Had a look on the 'Wild about Britain' A-Z and couldnt find it although I was going through them quite fast.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFXwrZ8s__Q&feature=related]RC, Equipment working in open Pit - YouTube[/ame] Almost as much time as this guy..

Well seasoned Hornbeam!

Naah not yet, just 30 and 31. I fancy doing it but I'm short of time at the moment because of my A levels. Any idea how much they cost?

23 inch Oak First time I have cut a tree this big but it went pretty well

Hello there, Me and a friend (Alex) have been discussing ideas of what to do in our gap year and I was just wondering if anyone could offer any help, advice or have done something similar. We are looking to work for about 3-4 months in either New Zealand or America doing something forestry related. Alex has been studying Forestry and aboriculture at college so will have the relevant chainsaw and climbing certificates whereas I just have CS30/31 and hopefully 3 A levels... Also we both have our own saws, PPE and Alex has climbing gear. Can anyone point us in the right direction? Cheers, James

Large splitting axe Pros- Grippy handle Razor sharp Feels pretty balanced Has a nice metal collar around the 'beard' Cons- Short handle Can't use the butt for hitting stuff with...

Its called a Gravograph IM3 engraver.

Had a go with a pretty old-school ingraving machine today. Took a fair bit of time to set up though. Did a couple of pieces of burrs I have cut up and sanded. I finished them off with a bit of Shellac. The lighting in the pictures isn't that great so you can't really see the burr patterns. Anyone have any ideas for other things I could ingrave? James

Yeah I bought it with a 30 inch bar but I haven't got round to ordering a 30 inch ripping chain yet. It is quite a bit more powerful than the 361 and I would say almost twice as fast. Bare in mind it drinks fuel though. I used it with the 30 inch bar on some pretty large oak and it felt quite balanced. It does weigh quite a bit especially with the longer bar but it makes up for this with the cutting speed and never really felt too cumbersome. I ordered another 20inch Oregon bar so I don't have to keep switching bars with the 361 though. Sounds pretty good too! James

It sure is. Isn't she beautiful!

Heres my first go on a piece of Oak. Bit knotty but came out pretty well

Thats a pretty impressive set up. How do you stop the smaller logs from moving when you push the saw into them?

Yeah basicall we cut out two bits of plywood that have little bandsaw cuts into them so they run along the ladders rails. One is then attached directly onto the ladder so it cant move and the other just slides along so the length of the log can be adjusted. They are then screwed into the log so the ladder is nice and level. Has been working out pretty well at the moment but I'm sure everyone has their different ways of doing it James

Hey there, I didn't measure it but im pretty sure it was about 17-18 inches I could cut with it because I had the second clamp as far as I could along. I would be able to get an exta half inch if I removed the dogs but it wasn't really needed. I have the 30inch Alaskan though so in a couple of months or so I'm thinking of buying myself a 660 to run on it. Sharpness is definitely a key factor especially with a lower powered saw because it struggles even more. The slight gouging that can be seen at the end of a couple of pieces of the chestnut I did were due to me not leaving a big enough space between the top rail of the alaskan and the plywood meaning I couldnt finish the cut. Other than that the quality of cut was pretty good. I'm sure if I put a sander or planer across it and took out a millimetre it would be spot on. I might be wrong on this but if you bought an alaskan as well it would mean you could do the first cut on the log and then run the small log mill along the top of that and cut at a perfect 90 degree angle to achieve a square log. Pretty similar to a 'skill saw' setup. Where abouts are you? Cheers James

What did you do with the squirrel?

Try going to school with a bunch of townies! Personally I think one of these would do the trick... Fastrac tractors | JCB