Woodworks
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Way out my depth here but again thought chestnut was very stable when dry.
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Thought that could work if the concrete had a DPM and the boards are bonded to the floor. Not something I have tried just read about it.
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At that size it must be an ostrich egg. Probably got chucked out of a car window.
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Ouch! Hope it heals quickly for you
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It always seems like that and often does not seem to correlate to the weather. Had the quiet week still waiting for it togo mad Generally slowing down now but a few dribs and drabs going out.
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Yep still selling your load of chestnut. It's beech I am getting is it? No one tells me anything Love beech so suits me fine.
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Lovely classic work. Perfectly fitted doors the signe of a top craftsman.
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Not doubting that it varies Mike. My douglas sample is distinctly heavier than average so no two trees are the same. Got one customer who loves it but not let them have the good stuff yet On the other hand my best customer who has £1500 worth a year asked me never to bring any of that "yellow stuff again". Only put 1/2 cube in a 2 cube load but he really noticed the difference.
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Sorry for the previous derail skidzy I don't know what I was on about last night doubting the species. The load I had was definitely sweet chestnut. I cut off an air dried sample and it's 580 kg m3. This fits with this guide Sweet Chestnut - Associated Timber Services Limited that's lighter than some room dried (10%) douglas fir which comes in at 612kgm3. With most wood being about the same calorific value per kg it's safe to say sweet chestnut is nothing special. There is a good reason it can be bought for £10-£15 less per tonne than typical hardwoods for burning. Lovely to process Slow to dry Not the same caliber as ash, beech and oak
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Hope you're wrong because I have done a fair bit of fencing with it
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Don't know to be honest. Was sold it as sweet chestnut for doing some fencing. Thinking about it the larger stuff did have twist in the grain. Thought that was indicative of sweet chestnut. The ends have an orange tinge to them. What do you reckon?
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Burning some now and when dry it's lighter than almost any other hardwood we have here. Bliming heavy when wet though. Interesting that quite a few of you really rate it. The stuff we have is not anything I would want again but wonder if there are different varieties.
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Do you honestly think that's true or are you just playing devils advocate? Some reading for you. The key bit is in 4.1 "This study shows that whilst the embodied energy figures have increased significantly over those presented in the past, this is still the case, with the embodied energy representing less than 5% of the total generated energy for both turbines, assuming a minimum 20-year service life"http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCIQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Fprofile%2FRobert_Crawford3%2Fpublication%2F223338285_Life_cycle_energy_and_greenhouse_emissions_analysis_of_wind_turbines_and_the_effect_of_size_on_energy_yield%2Flinks%2F548d1cc00cf214269f20e6bc.pdf&ei=v-YFVbTwPPKQ7AbZlIC4Cw&usg=AFQjCNGXYekmKPS8X1ZB83MfRO4gKnklDQ&sig2=UpAmzfTmH7tqUKKJFd_LKw&bvm=bv.88198703,d.ZGU And for something more fluffy [ame] [/ame]
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Lovely to process. Very slow to dry and not the finest of fuel as it's light but it burns OK
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Would not like to speculate how long that lot would take but it will pay to get it processed to logs.
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Liking the look of that Clipex fencing. [ame] [/ame] Any idea what it costs per post?
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Get well soon Sean. Hope you make a full recovery.
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" Do you think people that use no fossil fuel live in a cave or are they just visiting from another planet?" No does it sound like I do? TVI has put across where I stand. Good post Graham Posted by skyhuck "Obviously, but lets have them working here in our country where we can regulate them properly and if things go wrong its we who pay the cost, not the poor, weak, voiceless people of some far of land." Yes I agree to a point but let's face it if we get our hands on yet another cheap fossil fuel we won't stop using the unregulated countries supplies we will just continue to be wasteful with it all. Tax fossil fuel to the hilt and force us into renewables would be my policy. It wouldn't be comfortable but it's going to have to happen sooner or later so lets make it sooner.
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I thought it was the oil and gas companies that are behind fracking
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No you said "The only people who have the right to object to fracking are those who use no fossil fuel, anyone else is just a hypocrite IMO." And a I strongly disagree.
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Nice one Ian. How are the legs attached?
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What a load of tosh:thumbdown: There are lots of energy options available with fracking being just one. Sure other options may cost more per kWh but they exist and I think we should pursue them.
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Why not do a test. Get some offcuts and see if it holds firm. Don't know what you chaps are on about. What could be more exciting than talking about nail length while sipping a pint of water. Living the dream
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Depends what wood you are nailing too but I would go for 65mm-75mm long. Would have thought 50mm could easily pull out in soft timbers.
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REF what the price of hard wood cord now thanks
Woodworks replied to mendiplogs's topic in Firewood forum
Chestnut is the cheapest hardwood I have seen and that's £45 tonne delivered. Nicest wood to process but so sloooooooow to dry. Never been offered ash only and doubt I would be prepared to pay the premium it commands. Mixed loads seem to be £55-£60 delivered down here.
