Woodworks

Looks like a very good conversion rate. By volume what do expect to get from a ring kiln?

Long time no see on here. Hows the Rocket Stove kiln going?

You know someone has some great kit when the hate 6" for being slow. Can't think of anything better myself

I have been using Craghopper Kiwi Classic for years but the quality gets worse and worse so thought I would ask you guys what else there is. This for general outdoor work but no protection is required. Nothing too thick and heavy like Dickies. Basically, something like the Craghoppers Kiwis used to be. Thanks

Welcome back. How are you doing?

Does this mean if you coppice wood that only shows damage on the outer branches what remains in uninfected for a while?

What part of the world? Drove up to east Dorset last week and plenty showing early signs beside the roads but no obviously dead yet.

Depends on what you call tall. Some are quite big enough that branches falling during felling could knock me into the middle of next week. I don't fancy felling trees that are shedding on me as there is nowhere to go when working on a Devon bank. It was the thread about using grabs on diggers to deal with dying ash that got me thinking. Quite happy leaving the younger smaller trees to see how they fair. Most of our hedges are on neighboring boundaries or the road so it all needs considering.

And anyone know why when I quote these numbers come up in the quote?

We have had loads fo dry springs in recent years. The ash is last out in all of them so not panicking about the fact the ash is late. They are now coming into leaf here but you can see the die back clearly now.

No intention of felling now just planning my autumn work.

So is it more vulnerable regrowing or left mature? I know stuff all about tree health so apologies if the answer is obvious

They are of an age they would normally coppice and regrow. I just have no idea how they will react with Chalara in the equation.

So we have 3km of Devon hedgerow with a fair bit of ash in it. We let all or hedges grow tall and then harvest for fuel as opposed to flailing. Up until this year, Chalara was not especially evident but sadly this spring it's looking pretty widespread. From what I have read we are supposed to leave them standing and hope some survive (5%) but is coppicing now going to make much difference to their long term chances? Not keen on losing many tonnes of potential firewood or cleaning up the mess of dead trees. Its evident many woodlands are clearing ash in advance of Chalara if the amount of ash in the firewood market is anything to go by so wondering about doing the same.

Don't follow football at all but can't help getting a slightly warm glow when reading but these two remarkable comebacks.

Sorry, I don't follow. Resentful of what?

Hence I said "For many and admittedly not all it's a lifestyle statement" We live rurally and many of our customers do depend on wood to keep them warm but we also have plenty of customer in nice insulated centrally heated homes in town who get through a fair amount of wood. I don't think the later needs promoting. Not talking about putting up barriers to stop it just don't promote it. Don't think that sounds unreasonable

No, we shouldn't be promoting them. For many and admittedly not all it's a lifestyle statement. Sure it's good for log sales but in the big picture, I think it would be better to push other renewable technologies that don't have all the problematic variables running a stove can have. Spend the rather large sums of money involved in fires and lues on insulation and just need less heat

Used to have a Squirrel. Well made but not exactly state of the art when it came to combustion. This was some years ago so they may well have changed.

Counting our blessings as it seems to be a good year for the birds here. Loads of blue tit's, sparrows, robins also quite a few goldfinches, coal tits and blackbirds. Not seen a song thrush yet this year and we used to have plenty of them. Only a few swallows so far but maybe some more will come up next time we get a southerly. Cant be easy flying up from Africa with the number of northerly blasts we have had this spring. The usual selection of corvids as well. Liz saw our first ever red kite last week to join our bountiful amount of buzzards. We do get large swings in populations. A few years back the place was overrun with sparrows and blackbirds but hardly a blue tit to be seen. Nice mix this year Edit. Forgot to mention a thriving population of wagtails one of which is driving us mad. It attacks it's reflection anywhere it sees it. Smacking against our windows, bashing on the truck's mirrors and burying them is shite and quite often whacking itself against the stainless flue on the roof. Had this little blighter for several years now or it's kids do the same

Clark forest Bio oil is just rapeseed and natural rubber. Just started using in my processor to make the chip that bit more garden friendly

You might find something on here https://farm.autotrader.co.uk/search

Not nice. Used to live in an old farmhouse that this was a common thing. Never fun going downstairs in the middle of the night and having one squish between the toes. Never worked out where they got in. Tried tracing the trails but they seem to be able to cover their tracks. Good luck maybe a house duck

Yep, it was their coverage of this that made me ask the question. The bias was astonishing. I am not a labour voter to date but thought they were given almost an equally hard time in spite of only having a fraction of the loses. Not to mention the beeb hardly mentioning the huge gains for liberal democrats. Is it not possible the lib dems did so well due to their stance on brexit as opposed to wanting to kick the conservatives? Just appalling bad coverage all around.

Well probably not but still sounds interesting https://returntonow.net/2019/04/14/americas-first-hemp-wood-factory-is-being-built/