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Buxted, East Sussex. I have someone lined up who I think will do a great job but I don't want to give the stuff away.....
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Morning all I have a patch of woodland which includes around 10 acres of sweet chestnut which is all well overdue for coppicing, having last been touched over 10 years ago. We bought it with the house a couple of years ago and don't have the time to do anything large scale myself so am looking into getting it done by a pro, but am struggling with the financials, i.e. who pays whom for what. My starting point is to get someone in to coppice it properly on a rotation, and they can keep any wood they cut but leave a few cubes of chopped firewood for me. Does this sound right or are there better or more accepted cost models for coppicing? thanks Mike
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I'm a punter not a supplier and can completely agree with that. Before we started cutting our own I would either look in the local rags (Friday Ad etc), flyers in stores etc or just type in "logs Uckfield" into t'internet and see what came up. Don't think anyone has Yellow Pages or Thomson at home any more. I think most punters prefer local so get flyers into shops and onto noticeboards etc. One of the local suppliers gives a couple of shops a load of logs in exchange for decent sized posters. But the best advert is good services - keep a customer happy and we'll come back.
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The RA and their ilk seem to confuse private property (over which they have a reasonable right of transit) with public lands. We've had them having picnics, feeding the ducks, driving a trap down a bridlepath and all sorts, not to mention the complaints about too much mud. Most are perfectly pleasant but there is a large minority who see footpaths/bridlepaths as public lands and treat them accordingly. If they could stick some instructions on "How to shut gates" and "How to walk a dog on a lead" in the next edition of Walkers Weekly (or whatever they read) that would be a good start.
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Any financial services companies data on here will not be correct as they include fiduciary funds (customer cash) as well as their own. Be aware that the data is 2-3 years out of date and you should look at the proper accounts if you're basing any real decisions on the data as assets are not always what they seem to be and most companies problems are not lack of assets but lack of cashflow and liquidity.
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Larch felling, no licence from FC until May
Sleeches replied to Bealers's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
There is an exemption for up to 5 cubic metres per quarter which does not require a felling licence, so you may be able to crack on without the licence but a phone call to the FC would probably be wise. The 3 month thing is just around their targets - they get penalised if they don't respond within the deadline so it there is a valid reason (like here) then they will get it documented so it doesn't skew their stats. -
Realising the potential of undermanged woodlands
Sleeches replied to Luke Quenby's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
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That's the Griffin out of action for a while then. Word was it was next door having a bit of a bonfire which set the whole thing off.
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Water freezes in the roots but still evaporates through the evergreen leaves, so it runs our of water and dies. Compare that with deciduous trees who drop their leaves and hence conserve their water.
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And on Christmas Eve you can track Santa as he moves around the world delivering presents, brought to you by the nice folks in the Norad bunker. If you listen to the commentary you can hear the comms room chatter in the background. NORAD Santa
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Minimum grant is £1000 so I'd start there. Forestry Commission have all the templates on their website plus some completed examples - Forestry Commission - Woodland Planning Grant
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Had an Efco brushcutter for 10 years - taken plenty of abuse and still going strong. Great build quality, don't know if it's still the case though.
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Offered 35 acres of private woodland just over the border in East Sussex. Will let you know if we're in range.
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Hedge Trimming or Lawn Mowing as Business Options
Sleeches replied to ATC1983's topic in Landscaping
As a potential punter I would suggest you: - work on fixed prices for individual jobs. People like to know what things cost and day rates just fuel suspicion of laziness (even if that's not the case). - try and get regular maintenance contracts, e.g. 1 day each week or month for a variety of stuff on a big garden including lawns, hedges, trees etc - look smart and presentable and be polite - do all the paperwork properly. I pay a ton of tax and I'm blowed if I'm helping others to avoid it. - focus on jobs the homeowners can't/won't do like high hedges and trees as it's difficult to price up a job which the punter thinks they can do themselves as they won't see the value - try and do big jobs rather than lots of small jobs as it's easier to develop a long-term relationship with the customer if there's fewer of them If you do a good job then word will get round quickly, even quicker if you do a shoddy job. Best of luck. Cheers Mike -
Thanks for the advice everyone. I was going to run a circular saw down the edges to suqare up the planks but if the Mini Mill does the job then we're away. I'll give Rob D a quick call once I've cleared it with the financial controller - looks like the saw is going to be the most expensive piece of kit in the setup. Cheers Mike
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Thanks guys. Am drifting towards a 36" Alaskan mill then will trawl eBay for a big enough unit to run a 30" bar. Once I get up and running there will probably hundreds of other questions but I'll have a crack and see how it goes. thanks Mike
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Morning. First crack on here so be gentle. I've got about 35 acres of mixed woodland and want to start milling up some of the bigger logs for furniture making. I fancy having a go myself so am looking at either the Alaskan or Logosol. Needs to be completely portable as I don't have the means to forward big logs out into the open. Mixture of oak, ash and chestnut, up to around 24" diameter. From the comments on here it looks like Alaskan is the default for most people but I'd be interested if anyone has had any experiences (good or bad) of the Logosol Timberjig. Already have a selection of saws but by the look of things may need to get a bigger/longer one to cope with the Alaskan as the prevailing advice seems to be to go big on the saw. Thanks in advance Mike
