Woodworks
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Simple equation. Find your closest weather station on here https://www.wunderground.com/wundermap Sometimes worth checking a couple of station as you get the odd one giving strange readings Set it to look at the last month or two's humidity and temperature. Then put the numbers into this https://www.woodworkerssource.com/shop/mois.html and you have the best you can do. Looking at few sites in that area 18-19% is about as good as you can get in the winter Can't get 15% here unless sold in a nice summer
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The higher parts of Dartmoor had a decent amount of snow. Sadly at the weekend, everyone wants to see it but there is simply not enough room if everyone parks on the road. Mountain biked offroad from home to avoid adding to the chaos. Pretty hard going and plenty of walking was involved.
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Don't get much cherry but I would say slower drying than most of the white woods but quicker than oak. Your call as to which pile it goes in ?
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That looks fabulous. You should be pretty chuffed with that
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Your preaching to the converted J. We have them on all year round on the Volvo. Better in the wet and the snow and ice. Doubt they would have helped Mr BMW as you can't teach stupid.
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Got to see what must have happened today. Almost straight flat road with a slight right-hand bend. On the bend, there is now a snapped telegraph pole in three pieces and the beamer is parked up a 100yards further on. Suspect plenty of speed must have been involved. Cars stuck all over the place going up on to the moors today. Gave a lift to one chap who is going to need a hoist to get his car out.
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Yes, plenty cant drive in a dusting of snow. Went past a written off BMW just up the road. There must have had at least 20mm of snow ?
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Meanwhile, on the continent, they are clearing the roads to make sure the kids get to school on time
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That's more like it Matt. Only a few soggy cm of snow down here
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Grey and overcast with 3.5C now. Lovely yesterday so we bunked off for a walk on Dartmoor
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It will depend greatly on the wood you get. We had a screw type splitter but I had endless trouble with fibrous bits holding together and having to have a hatchet handy to finish the job. If you have some nice straight sycamore that just goes pop when you show it a splitter you will be fine regardless of the length.
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Around 26 cubic meters.
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Haha. Love the little video explaining that it reduces the airflow from underneath so saving fuel and prolonging the burn. Hmmm so less heat? As said I thought wood was supposed to be burnt with top air only and a bed of ash. Maybe this might work with solid fuel but looks like snake oil to these eyes
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Most sawmills around here just get some corrugated sheets on top with some weights to keep them in place.
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Forecast to be cold with sleet and snow today but the now forecast is 4C and rain. Oh well, have to keep waiting for snow. Just 4 air frost this month with a blistering minimum of -0.7 haha
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We lost a horse due to it eating acorns.
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This might be of interest
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Yes what is often sold as Tulipwood is yellow poplar.
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Looking at this thread it looks like it's best to get more ply from Ifor Williams. Our Ifor must be 15 years old, lives outside, gets rough treatment from logs and the floor is still the original phenolic ply. Doesn't look so pretty and lifting a tad but still structurally sound.
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Jerry Can (20 litre ) For Chainsaw Filling Up At Petrol Stations
Woodworks replied to ANDYDMC's topic in General chat
For me it's not so much the saws but the processor. That will get through 18 litres in day. Be a right pain buying in any lesser quantities. I can easily put 5 litres through a saw in a day on my own so I imagine a team can get through the best part of 20 litres some days. -
At 5% you are into the too dry range and emissions go up again according to Woodsure. As many of us have pointed out countless times all this super dry wood idea is daft as our climate does not allow it to stay super dry as you well know.
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Jerry Can (20 litre ) For Chainsaw Filling Up At Petrol Stations
Woodworks replied to ANDYDMC's topic in General chat
I fill up 20 litre cans all the time and never been asked to limit it to 10 litres yet. As Paul points out you don't want the fuel to be sitting about too long so better to buy small quantities if you are a low user. -
He admits it goes against traditional thinking. Would be nice to see some follow up of his work. Be fantastic if he is right though as things could be reversed quite quickly
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Yes I know it contradicts whats recently in the press but I can't fault his logic. You couldn't grow crops on these lands from the looks of it so meat as long as it's not fed lots of extra feed is a good thing.
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Just came across this TED talk and it was a real eye-opener.
