Woodworks

That looks the dogs danglies if they after a dinning table. Was given a vague description of size so will find out exactly what they want as there seems to be a variety of sized logs available.

So there are some suitable lumps out there. I will PM Ed. Thanks treequip. J it's £70-£80 for the pallet but what would you be looking for the wood? Just a ballpark figure would help to find out if they are serious or looking for something cheap. Thanks

Been asked for a large hollow log for making a glass topped table. I don't have anything remotely suitable but thought it worth an ask on here. Apparently fairly flexible on size but suspect it needs to be at least 24" diameter. Something like this Alternatively if you have some wood but don't want to part with it anyone fancy a commission?

Quarter sawn boards will shrink a lot less across their width.

6.0 tonnes

Had a rush on 6 weeks back but pretty quiet at the moment so got to go and make some furniture instead.

Use a 20 year old Protimeter. Never had cause to question its accuracy and consistency but recently checked it with it's calibration device. Still spot on. I was always taught to check moisture content on the end grain and for logs this means cutting in half first. If taking a reading on the side of a log think you need the pins to go across the grain and not with it.

Haha yeh I talked to Woodsure at the APF 2 years ago. Said I should sell by weight When I explained that would only encourage selling wood as wet as possible they looked confused. Never looked into it again. In all seriousness I don't see any need for regulation. Customers get wiser by the day so they know what they are getting. If they don't like your product they go elsewhere. The only area that might be nice is to have some standard for volume for the delivery vehicle. Some means that you go to a centre and have it measure and a some permanent registered marks for a given volume but I am sure this would cost a fortune and be abused.

I am sure this is not how a forester would do it but this should work. Just put in you radius at the base and radius at top and hight. Calculate volume of a truncated cone and its surface area Looks like you 5.3m3 of beech there.

Just been going over my previous tests to look at this. Just measured a sample of ash that was bang on 20% (not oven tested) so would come in at 750kg for a solid m3. Previously weighed a trailer load of ash logs mid summer and that was 320kg a loose cube presuming it was dryer than my sample I would suggest 340 kg for a m3 of loose ash logs at 20% (fits with other weigh ins). The conversion rate from stacked to lose is 1.42. From all this I make it that you can get 1.55m3 of stacked logs per solid m3 of ash and 2.2 m3 of loose logs. based on the ash being at 20%

Same as TGB. Large wicker basket but bring the logs to it either with a barrow or a flexible garden humper and stop sniggering.

You say that Jon but windy and warm equals wood drying fast

Wind, grey and ridiculously warm

Had a quick search on here and found a link to this http://woodfuelwales.org.uk/uploads/simple_screener_for_log_processor.pdf

Nice in principle (for the customer) but a pretty unworkable in my view. As said different species have different calorific values by volume if not much by weight for a given moisture content. The thought of having to have a weighbridge and vary the loads according to species sounds a nightmare for the seller. From what you see on Arbtalk most firewood sellers use the loose m3 of logs to define how much you are getting so that looks like it is the unofficial standard. As for wood densities just mix the heavy timbers with some light ones to even out what any customer gets. As for moisture we go for all wood below 25% and most below 20% which makes a cube come in around 320 kg - 350 kg If in doubt adopt Marks system and put in a ton bag then it must weigh a ton

Gnarly bits of lawson's cypress and nets of processor waste. Down side to selling logs is the customers get the good stuff.

Just had a cracking thunderstorm. Loads of lightning and good dollop or rain. Looks like it's heading in a NE direction so my be heading for Somerset Jon

Ah if it's to compliment the a 346 then ye a 441/461 or 372 makes sense. Great to have bit more grunt once you have cut yourself a safe place to stand. Don't think there is much weight penalty going for the 461 over the 441 but could be wrong.

Some big saws being talked about here. Nice having the smallest saw you can get away with on our Devon banks. My 364XP happily runs an 18" bar if kept sharp and so light and nimble for working in awkward spots when wedged in a hedge. Not quite sure what it's replacement is but probably 550xp. I have a MS 460 but will always choose the 346xp for working on the hedge if I can get away with it.

Love my 460 for ringing up and from what I have read the 461 is even better. It lives with a 25" bar on it. Welcome to Arbtalk Andrew

It's almost always a trade off between beauty and toughness with wax at one end and varnish at the other. I have never found a magic product but have found the drying oils like Danish oil to be the best compromise. Personal fave is Liberon finishing oil. The more coats the better protection but the down side is it will have a glossier appearance. Used the Liberon oil on our walnut worktops and it has proved very tough but I used it very generously so the appearance is more like varnish. The nicest result I have had with varnish is an oil based yacht varnish heavily thinned down but this is probably the same as a thick coat of oil. This is English walnut with Liberon finishing oil

Just a little update. Went for the Halfords large set and it's been really nice having most tools to hand when I have been out on site. Now the down side. Doing some maintenance on some of my workshop machinery. Fiddling away adjusting some 13mm nuts that are tucked away in the guts of planner. Something did not feel right as could not see in and rounded the bl..dy nut off. Was a bit surprised as not being particularly forceful. Grabbed another 13mm spanner and it would still grip on the damaged nuts. Had a close look at the Halfords spanner and measured the jaw size with my verniers gauge and the 13mm was 13.25mm. Not a massive amount but enough to make life tricky. Checked the el cheapo 13mm from screwfix and that was 13.1 mm. Went through the whole set and the best are 0.1mm over size and the worst are 0.3mm with most 0.25mm oversize. A bit disappointed but what did I expect with that many tools for the money Bahco next time.

Sweet chestnut?

I cover Devon and Cornwall. I will PM you some details At a guess it's a good days work with a spare pair of hands

Looks like ash but it's already been discounted so going to say beech as it's not been said yet.