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  1. cornish chough
    hi Devon twig ( Terry ) PM sent
  2. cornish chough
    today's milling was undertaken by a good friend with a forestor mill as the yew log was just under 4ft across .I don't know who was more surprised Brian luxton the sawyer or the unhappy inhabitant of the log anyway it produced some excellent timber
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    hi kav I've tried to call you re elm but no answer cheers cc
  4. cornish chough
    Yes some people can have a very adverse reaction to yew . Watch out for silica shake.
  5. cornish chough
    I suppose kernow stu does deserve a tip- I neglected to mention his invaluable help in extracting this timber , with much sweat I don't think he'd worked so hard for years -as shown in the photo
  6. cornish chough
    made a start on some yew butts today, hopefully attached are pictures of a few boards from the first 2 of twenty three English yews -all wind blow I hasten to add!
  7. cornish chough
    hi all a friend has been looking for a 5"×5"×1m piece of elm to carve .Can anyone help? thanks
  8. cornish chough
    Still looking for laburnum please?
  9. cornish chough
    PM sent Stihlben
  10. cornish chough
    carving and turning
  11. cornish chough
    3" boards or thicker if possible
  12. cornish chough
    Hi all as the title says I'm looking for laburnum in the round or sawn cheers
  13. cornish chough
    Has anyone ever seen or milled aspen?
  14. cornish chough
    hi there I could be interested , looks like a nice stick PM please with details .Thanks cg
  15. cornish chough
    Vintage kindling machine on eBay at the moment .I have one - it is excellent and a fraction of the cost of a modern one
  16. cornish chough
    Hi there I my experience cracking like that occurs with poor soil conditions - totally useless for milling but ok for clefting
  17. cornish chough
    Mill it and see - it has cracking markings especially burred or spalted .Dries quickly too
  18. cornish chough
    Pm sent gobby punk - york a bit far thanks craig
  19. cornish chough
    Hi all ,as the title says I'm looking for yew butts to mill .distance not too much problem Thanks
  20. cornish chough
    I forgot the finished product ! This was just 1 load
  21. cornish chough
    Evening all .thought I'd put a couple of pics of big stu's new lucas mill.He called round today for a trial run on some sweet chestnut for flooring .an excellent job even managed a draining board on his first attempt ! Last picture is a piece of olive ash cut with the chainsaw mill We reckoned about 10 tons of timber in 2 days
  22. cornish chough
    I bought a multec hydraulic tractor driven from Ireland last year for around 800 quid lastyear and we have hammered it .no problems at all
  23. cornish chough
    :Absolute bargain I'll take the lot!
  24. cornish chough
    Thanks guys
  25. cornish chough
    Is there an easy way to convert sq metre 1 inch boards to cubic ft?

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