wrekin woodsman

I'm establishing coppice for hazel by planting and as you say its not that easy to find out.

I'm letting them grow for a year then cutting back to establish breaking from the base.

ive done this 18 years ago just weed it twice a year for two yrs it will break naturally good root establishment is most important cut third year grass is most problematic when establishing in pure coppice you should get a cut after 5 years

farmers quote i dont want it but i dont want you to have either shropshire farmers the worst ever guardians of the countryside?

started with subaru pick up husky 154 and an elwell bill hook,progressed to a series 3 landy bought loads more saws a saw mill tractors winchs forwarders etc got sick of it all being stolen or vandalised gone back to the hook and saw .but wouldnt change a thing love the road ive chosen to walk live and learn:001_smile:

stovax with back boiler all the way quality and been doin the job a long lon time

keep me posted if anything occurs i also have to many hooks i also have a venue here if necessary

sounds like a good idea know of anything like this in the midlands

No mate, its walnut.

 

To be honest, I know Ive hammered the fun out of the firewood comments but its a reflection of how I feel about the milling market. What Ive found in our area at least, is many folk make a big noise about wanting premium hardwoods for various applications. As a result I started milling lots of it. Anything from copper beech, walnut and yew, to very big english and which elms. Also trials with stuff such as monkey, tree of heaven and maple.

 

The dissapointment and sarcasm comes from the follow up lack of interest(and money) in the said boards, beams and interesting pieces. As a result I have simply either logged most of it or made various items for myself.

 

It appears, as I say there seemed to be very little real interest in it around us and simply not viable.

 

Sorry if Ive come across negative or irrative, but I do think its a shame such premium stuf has ended up on the stove.

 

I do have a huge interest in the subject though and like to see creations resulted from it, hence my regular presence.

just read this well said have had the same experience,couldnt have put it better.

that may be me and its alumbermate 07976957522

have run retorts a few times and yours seems to be under insulated to much gas venting,and burn time should be dictated by gassing ie when the gas stops its charcoal.looks a cracking set up . keep the faith!

anyone near shropshire got any thuya thats curved 6ft 6-10 diam need afew for curved beams

anouther busmans holiday talking shop ,jobs for the scratchers ,heard it all before!

its fairys not witchs that will be upset

have milled it on lumbermate in the past found it to be no different to most pines suffered with fungal stains was difficult to dry,considering the size and board width it didnt generate any extra interest so would probably carve it into big mushrooms next time!

im a dick didnt look too many buds!!

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like your style brian

cant turn a horse off at the end of the day ! been there done that

cheers will call them

was the forwarder like the one in your profile pick think mine is the same from riko? selling mine need idea of the second hand value sorry chris

18hp kubota with draw bar on back home made short wood carrying frame on the weight holder on the front to weigh it down pulls 14" diam 8 -10ft oak and chesnut no worries.

clean out any rubbish old pleachers ,if its newly planted even better .you can lay if theres an R in the month if your new to the game lay straight down the line concentrate on getting the pleachers good worry about regional styles when youve had more practice stake it every 20"

does anyone know where i can get sesible info on this kind of set up?

cant you fell and leave itin the wood peel on site isnt the desease only to do with the bark cambium not de barked wood? cant you fell up to 5 cube without a licence for own use.also spring felled then left in full not de limbed is dew falling seasons the wood scandinavian teqcnique