Woodworks
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Don't see why we should be worried. The prices I have seen make it more expensive than home grown. The selling point seems to be how dry it is but that's in the region of 20% which is quite achievable on our shores with a bit of patience. Can only see it being sold because we sell wet rubbish or have run out. You will always get a few who think it must be better because it came out of a kiln but you can't teach stupid. Have plenty of dry stock and I can't see it making much impact
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This on the car not the truck. Think the winter tyres use a compound that stays supple at low temps when most tyres become too firm and loose their grip. Think the ones on the car where cheapies as thats all they had the time the name Kleber comes to mind but if intrested I will check in the day.
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The gas price is a joke realy. I went onto a supplier's site and it asked for our postcode and up pops the price. There is no mains gas in this postcode Totally agree that 90% is highly unlikely for a WBS but doesn't stop manufacturers claiming these sorts of figures. I exaggerated with 90% Wood burning stoves, multi fuel stoves, stoves
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Gas 4.46 pence per kWh (quick google of prices for our area) Oil 5 pence per kWh with oil @ 50 pence per litre Wood 7.1 pence per kWh based on our prices of £100 per cube which is around 350kg Thats with all at 100% efficiency. Think oil and gas boiler are around 95% efficient and good stove 90% So based on the above mains gas is cheapest just. I know I am financially better off to sell all our logs and use our electrically powered ground source heat pump. Should add the fire is roaring as I type
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They stay on at least 6 months of the year and stayed on all one year as it was so wet. Done a lot more than 20k miles in them and not worn out quite yet. Wish I discovered them years ago. Not as quiet on motorways but for kicking around wet or frozen lanes they are dogs danglies.
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Me too Paul but looking unlikely.
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Nice walk on the moors this morning Jon. A bit of snow and that equally rare thing SUNSHINE Included a small thorn tree as it is Arbtalk.
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Don't rate the BFGs on ice Jon Few years back when we had a winter. Driving the landy with BFGs was doable but tricky on the ice (great when deep snow). Fitted my wifes little Peugeot 306 with some winter tyres and that was far superior on the ice than the landy. Got a spare set of rims so just swap wheels depending on the season. Glad you and Yaffle are here to tell us of your tales on the ice.
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Sounds like a great choice Phil I am on the old 460 and that's great and everyone says the 461 is better. Now WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON with everyone agreeing on a what chainsaw thread
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Just a heads up if you out and about. Freezing rain causing accidents all over the roads this morning. Stay safe
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Turns out the rain was freezing so pretty treacherous on the roads down here this morning
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Very cold last night. Wake to a dusting of the white stuff and now it's raining and only a fraction above freezing.
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Keep an eye out for a SH Elu. I have a 1/4" and 1/2" and they have been truly superb. Both 25 years old and only thing they ever need is a change of bearings every 10 years. Think Dewalt bought Elu so their models are probably based on them. For windows and doors I would go for a well powered 1/2" model
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The coldest weather in years next they say thanks
Woodworks replied to mendiplogs's topic in The Lounge
Not looking so cold now Jon. Maybe a bit chilly but nothing more than that down here in the south west. -
If you want better levels of protection for your doors than an oil would offer try Sikens. Sadly none of the stains are very natural looking but the protection it offers is the best I have found. It came out tops in yachting mag test.
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Have often ogled at the tools on there but never actually ordered so good to here they offer good service.
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Haha maybe. To be honest I never use the ebony handled one. It cost me £50 some years back and the steel is very hard but brittle. So easy the chip the blade when cleaning out a mortice. The paring chisel on the other hand is probably my favorite workshop tool and was about £30 25 years back. I think the Japanese tataki you have gone for will be great
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The coldest weather in years next they say thanks
Woodworks replied to mendiplogs's topic in The Lounge
Not sure the Met office have made any wild claims. On the whole I think they are pretty good but the press on the other hand -
Really wild out tonight. Gust in Plymouth over 70mph and torrential rain. All calm with a bit of snow this morning. Gotta love the British climate
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Should up your log sales
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Just a slightly slushy cover for us but just up the road there was a nice couple of inches. Bet Matt had a fair bit up at Princetown.
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Great pictures and beautiful surroundings Sam We had a bit of the old white stuff but nothing like that. Still enough to see a written off car and milk float in the ditch on my short trip to work. Seriously some drivers
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Winter 2014/15, forecasts conditions alerts etc.
Woodworks replied to peckerwoo's topic in General chat
So many times in the last two years there has been talk of some nice cold easterly air but it has yet to materialise. Fingers crossed this one comes off -
Estimated amount of time spent reading Arbtalk.?
Woodworks replied to Darrin Turnbull's topic in The Lounge
Didn't work for that Jon. 10 pages of google searches on big butts and no Arbtalk links
