se7enthdevil
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Trees and the future, what should we plant?
se7enthdevil replied to corylus's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
dont think we need drought resistant trees considering the weather we've been having:lol: i'm a firm believer in going native to be honest. we've buggered up this world enough by introducing foreign species just because they look nice and sometimes the consequences aren't realised for decades. stick to things that helped make this country great before we imported from around the empire. we should plant, service tree, field maple, oak, beech, hornbeam, ash, rowan, elm, apple, poplar, elder, sycamore, aspen, willow, birch, alder, hazel, pear, whitebeam, cherry, hawthorn, blackthorn, holly, box, walnut, yew, scots pine, larch, juniper, strawberry tree and lime. did i leave any out? -
i just bought an 084 that i want to use for milling. if you get the mill we can use my saw to see how easy it is. be nice to actually use the thing, it's just sitting there at the moment.
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could try the crown estate for your singles as they have 3500 acres to pick from and all those species i think.
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i'd be interested in that too but as no one seems to import them i'm stuck looking for other methods. can't find another maker of anything like this that fits to a chainsaw though. bit of a bugger as it looks a right handy bit of kit, just think of all those trees we could save from land fill if we all had one of them. does anyone else think that a grand is a bit steep???
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here's my three lignum vitae Guaiacum officinale giant redwood Sequoia sempervirens giant fig, not sure which ficus species that is though.
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to be honest i was going to put that with the zelkova guess but i didn't think that there were any in the country.
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is it a southern nettle tree?
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one square metre is 35.31 square feet so just divide this by 12 = roughly 2.95.
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ahem, "southern softies" now that is abuse...
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zelkova?
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poplar is it worth anything?
se7enthdevil replied to onyx landscaping/fencing's topic in Firewood forum
that's a different species. the yanks are refering to yellow poplar which is liriodendron tulipfera (we call it tuliptree) where as i think onyx has one of the populus genus -
poplar is it worth anything?
se7enthdevil replied to onyx landscaping/fencing's topic in Firewood forum
good god, does no one think of milling this stuff... perfectly good for core material or carcasing on interior joinery, even skirting, picture rails, dado rails or stair spindles (if painted) and very good kindling... why must everyone chuck everything away or burn it. decent firewood in my opinion by the way. -
now that's what i call a bit of wood... nearly 600 hoppus feet there (assuming it's solid), should make some beautiful boards...
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logs that diameter should always be milled as it will yield good timber. if stacked and stored properly there should be no problems with seasoning. very good for joinery.
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interesting question, i know you can drown a tree or even a whole forest but i don know how long it takes or if its species dependent. are they relatively protected at the moment because the sap hasn't risen and possibly not so affected by all the water??? not all species are dormant at the moment and as you say it's almost spring like as the winter didn't really arrive. our garden has has one frost of note, that's it...
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if its brown and solid then it is worth milling. i milled up the small bits from my supply as it's too good to go on the fire. is it as brown as this stuff, http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/woodcraft-forum/68940-brown-oak-woodcraft.html ebay would be a good outlet for turning blanks.
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if you can find eucalyptus unsplit then there is nothing wrong with it. i have a dry 7" branch that will be quartered and in that state could be used for lamps. other timbers are field maple, mulberry, douglas fir, walnut, ash, hornbeam, sycamore, cherry, catalpa, birch, beech, sweet chestnut, oak, elm and plane.
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hi dan sorry about the wait for your material for all these lovely handle but i've been held up. i'm going to get the saw blade sharpened this week but after that i'll be cutting lots of stuff up and will be putting loads of bits aside for you.
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in my opinion the osmo poly x is a hardy matt finish and not necessarily meant to look as good as others, it is a floor wax remember. as a standard finish it looks ok but not great, if you want a better look to the finish i'd say a proper finishing oil should be applied...
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hardly alternative but a bag full of shavings goes great guns....
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i've misunderstood what that oil was used for. ok aspen is ready mixed, that's one less thing to worry about. whats the best chain oil??? for my crap ryobi i got some stuff from the garage, is that ok?
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as some of you may have read i recently bought an 084 from john p and i wish to get it up and running by the end of the month but am unsure as to exactly what to put in the tanks. recommended by john i'm going to use aspen as the fuel ass it wont be used very often and it will apparently be better protected against ceasing up. i don't know what oil to use though, after reading some old threads it seems like stihl 2 stroke red would be fine to use but any other suggestions will be well received. i would also like to know where i can buy these products from.
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if the 2" bit isn't that spalted i might be, if not i'll leave it for clive.
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might have to have a bit of that too alun... how big is it?
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i've been doing that for the past hour but i cant find any that look too much like my suspect bowls. there are a few that look like the bits i got from pup but as i said i'm not questioning his identification. the bits i have are seemingly from a younger specimen of only 50 years or so and need to know if the younger bark looks any different so if anyone has any pics archived it would be a great help..
