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  1. Woodworks
    Your probably right but I am surprised how tough my little knife has been. Spend lots of money on a fancy Japanese marking knife years ago and a reground old file is nicer to use
  2. Woodworks
    A file takes a lovely edge. My favourite marking knife in the workshop is made from a small flat file that was for taking the rakers down. The blade would not have much flex but nought wrong the edge it takes.
  3. Woodworks
    They put up a good fight and should be proud of what they have achieved this season.
  4. Woodworks
    Hmmm so much for "Lifeproof" cases Got given an Iphone 4S (much nicer than my cheapo phone). To keep safe bought a Lifeproof case. First time it got wet the darn thing leaked. To be fair to Lifeproof they sent a new one which actually had the seal for the charger fitted! Today dropped my phone for the first time and the screen has broken. Not a mark on the screen protector. Maybe I have been unlucky but pretty peeved with this case.
  5. Woodworks
    That looks a potentially great tool but it needs to go on the truck for the other end to be really useful.
  6. Woodworks
    Agreed I would not want to live there full stop. Goes to show if your goal is money you never have enough.
  7. Woodworks
    'We earn £190k a year. Do we need to sell our flat to afford private school fees?' - Telegraph Had to check it wasn't an old story from the 1st of April but apparently not. Saw this repost which made me laugh ‘We earn £190K a year. Should we sell a child so we can buy another flat?’
  8. Woodworks
    Snag is at that size a cheapy bit that goes blunt quickly is going to kill your drill. Another expensive option are Famag bit from FAMAG Bormax Forster Bits | FINE TOOLS. Don't know the exchange rates but cheaper than a Colt bit I saw over here. Could you use a hole saw and chisel out the waste and repeat? Probably would be hard to get the bottom of the hole neat though. Edit. These look good http://www.mtmc.co.uk/Dewalt-Self-Feed-Forstner-Bit-Drills__p-39037.aspx Never used one but previous experience of other Dewalt bits has been good.
  9. Woodworks
    Maybe. Snag is I have no idea where to start with building in clay where as I can get my head around steel or building with bricks. Think I should look into it more though
  10. Woodworks
    It's an Iggesund Forest but not really a harvester bar as it runs a 0.325" 21LPX Wish Sugihara made bars for the Farmi.
  11. Woodworks
    Yes I have now got the harvester bar. It's expensive when you add in the fitting kit. Nice to have it all in one and not have the little spacer but the bar is not as hard waring as the Oregon and requires more dressing which is going to lead to it waring out more quickly. I only changed as my spacer had started to delaminate but in hindsight I think a new spacer would have been the better option. If nowt wrong with you current bar and spacer leave well alone IMO.
  12. Woodworks
    Steve I tried earth mounded up around my retort but when it gets cooked it runs like sand making it impossible to have nice clean square edges like in the link. It may be something to do with our type of soil but bare it mind. Edit. just looked more closely at the link and realise the nice clean edges are to show charcoal in the soil.
  13. Woodworks
    Thanks Steve Had considered a brick retort but from what I can make out regular bricks aren't up to it and I need the ones known as smooth cream's due to their heat resistance. Snag is they cost nearly a pound a piece and it still needs building. The galvanising did behave a bit oddly in the first few burns but I kept out the way of the fumes. Its all various shades of rust now. Not had any problems with the barrels to date it's only the clamps for the lids that are looking worse for wear.
  14. Woodworks
    My first one has worked well but the old water tank that is used as the firebox is starting to suffer and I quite fancy getting something made up as long as it does not cost the earth. Not quite sure what way to go at the moment but looking to continue to use barrels for the charcoal and brash to cook them just wondering how best to make a firebox cheaply, strongly and preferably insulated. This is the current one as was but it's not so pretty now
  15. Woodworks
    Just came across the thread I was thinking about when I mentioned Marko http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/forestry-woodland-management/74389-growing-firewood.html
  16. Woodworks
    You have some sweet toys there to play with Paul Would love the acres of concrete as well not to mentions the suns shinning.
  17. Woodworks
    I do Paul but both these jobs were for paying customers . Still it's what they wanted. Since selling the branch logger going to have to put pretty small stuff through the processor at home for the charcoal making. Nearly finished my bags of branch loggings
  18. Woodworks
    Yes we get around 50% by volume in our retort. Also as you say must be a lot cleaner with all the gas being burnt off. Ours runs pretty much spotless after the first half hour.
  19. Woodworks
    Nice one Rowan. Have you disengaged the magic on the magic Not sorted posting pictures yet William. Had a look on them on the ipad so I could see them the right way around but got a bit dizzy Spent two days this week processing orrible stuff. Wednesday was rotten hedgerow brash. Could of cut through it without the chain running but it's what the customer wanted. What was worse is there is some lovely chunky processor sized stuff underneath the rubbish that will be rotting by the time they need it cutting up. Then yesterday was more sticks than anything else. Literally processing down to 1 1\2" diameter!
  20. Woodworks
    Why not just get a contractor in with a processor every now and then? No capital tied up, no maintenance, insurance, breakdowns, storage. Spent yesterday processing the worst rubbish you ever did see. Logged everything down to 1 1/2". It's cost them £311 inc vat and travel (an hour each way). The client laboured for me so need to cost a helper for the day £80-£100. I left them with a conservative 10 cube of logs. With a retail for between £800- £1000 when dry and delivered there should be a nice little earner there for you. With decent rings and some chunky wood can turn out appreciably more than 10 cube in the day. A couple of pictures. The finished piles got bigger as this was halfway through the afternoon.
  21. Woodworks
    Barrels are cheap though. The ones we use in our retort must be at least 10 burns old and still going strong. The clamps for the lids has proved the weakest link but can pick them up for next to nothing.
  22. Woodworks
    Yep Seen some of your work at some shows and your work is simply top class.
  23. Woodworks
    Just a thought. The amount it's going to cost to buy tractors, trailers, chippers plus a boiler instal you might be able to insulate the farmhouse to the point you don't need much heating.
  24. Woodworks
    How about these Extra Long Wood Auger Bits
  25. Woodworks
    Riko do a new little combi machine that might be suitable https://www.riko-uk.com/product/74/439

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