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  1. Phil The Wood
    Let me know what you have. Must be well seasoned hardwood. We currently pay ~£150 for a 1m3 pallet so you would need to be keener than that.
  2. Phil The Wood
    This is mine, but now around 80% of it has been sold. I regret using only an axe and chainsaw to cut it up!
  3. Phil The Wood
    Contact Mr Evans at G&T Evans. Based in Powys, he has a sawmill which can supply this type of order with a short lead time. His telephone number is 01686 622 100 GTEvans for Timber, Fencing, Industrial Agricultural buildings, cladding, reclaimed materials
  4. Phil The Wood
    Interesting that some woods are naturally rot resistant: Wood preservation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  5. Phil The Wood
    No difference. They will just crack/split/bend as they dry.
  6. Phil The Wood
    OK, thank you for the replies. Phil
  7. Phil The Wood
    Hi all, I have been selling firewood for a year or two now and previously marketed my products by ads in shops, ebay/gumtree etc and flyers thru letterboxes. However, i'm moving into hardwood now and was thinking of using a more direct approach ie visiting potential clients such as pubs. What experience do people have of this and can you share any tips / is it an effective method? Thanks Phil
  8. Phil The Wood
    Personally, i'd say it's too big (length-wise). Also, it isn't steep enough so the logs won't roll onto the end easily. I would make the angle around 20-30 degrees wheras at the mo it looke more like 10 or 15. The problem with having a long table aswell is if the logs get stuck (likely due to the relaxed angle) you'll have to poke them with the telehandler and that is fraught with danger! I would chop it in half and make it steeper, then you've got something more usable.
  9. Phil The Wood
    I haddock a guess he didn't go to school.
  10. Phil The Wood
    Hard to say because prices vary region by region but I would go for around £20-25 per cubic metre.
  11. Phil The Wood
    Take the money. At least then you've got something to show for it. If you want to shoot your mouth off afterwards, go ahead, no-one's listening anyway. If you don't take the money - you end up with nothing. You can always go back and ask for more...
  12. Phil The Wood
    Yea I second that. I've worked in a few sawmills and after buying a vertical logsplitter, the best method is dropping 3/4m lengths onto a deck (don't bother with the hydraulic ones) and banging them through a processor from there into some sort of container/bag which you can then stack to season.
  13. Phil The Wood
    I'm in Newtown, Powys. Saw the ad on ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/hardwood-logs-seasoned-firewood-logs-sale-/290648588790?pt=UK_HG_FireplacesMantelpieces_RL&hash=item43ac0181f6 But if you go onto their website, it's £50?!
  14. Phil The Wood
    a builders bag of seasoned hardwood is £30 in llanelli, which is about the same as near me.
  15. Phil The Wood
    I would guess softwood is cheaper in South Wales because there is a lot of forestry there. (also there is a lot of coal, which may bring the price down).
  16. Phil The Wood
    Oh, I forgot to add £40 per m3 is un-seasoned
  17. Phil The Wood
    Hi all, I am looking to buy hardwood, either as cord, butts, lengths (up to 8ft) or rounds (anything except logs!) in the mid-wales area, specifically Newtown, Powys. I will load and collect, fresh-felled or un-seasoned wood only. NO dead or rotten wood! email or call 07980 745 421
  18. Phil The Wood
    Yep, £40 is cheap I know, but there are lots of trees around here! I've checked on ebay and with local suppliers (the ones who deliver in bulk anyway) and i'm about right price-wise. It's not easy money but it's worth doing. tbh I would say in S. Wales the price would be lower as there are so many softwood plantations and coal is probably more prevalent.
  19. Phil The Wood
    Correct me if i'm wrong but the RHI will only apply to gassification boilers, which retail for several £k. Can't see many householders opting for them, frankly. I don't see anything wrong with softwood, its cheaper and will burn as hot as hardwood. OK, it doesn't last as long but there is a market for it and people will buy it 'cos it's cheap. I've just sold 20m3
  20. Phil The Wood
    There is a market for softwood but where I am (Newtown, Mid-Wales). It retails for £40 per m3 seasoned, delivered within 10 miles. I would guess you won't get much more than that in Caerphilly. I basically won't buy it but will pick it up if it's free. Grants-wise no-one will help you out if it's for your own gain. Try woodlots for artic loads.
  21. Phil The Wood
    Hi, i'm a newbie... Its a bit of a guess but I think it may be to do with the dissapation of energy. ie when you successfully split a log, the energy is absorbed by the relatively soft wood. However, when you hit a hard log, the energy is dissapeted by your relatively soft body, which is why you feel so knackered so quickly. As I say, it's just a guess and i've experienced and wondered the same thing!

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