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  1. woodyguy
    Found the link to the Nata and the german company that sells them. Very easy to import and arrived quickly. Silky® Nata | DICTUM GmbH - Mehr als Werkzeug
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    my 20 inch arrived today. A thing of beauty. Forgotten I'd ordered it so it was like Santa coming early.
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    There is an excellent German company that does the whole range at good prices. There is a flat billhook which is better than both which I've got. I'll post the contact when I'm at home tonight as not got it with me.
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    Larch native???
  5. woodyguy
    Referring to earlier, yes if you have public access you need insurance but frankly you do anyway as trespassers injuring themselves can still sue you!
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    Depends what you're cutting. A 70cc saw will be big and heavy but will cut most things unless you're looking at big oaks etc. I've got several saws from 85cc down to 35cc. The one I pick up most often for general tasks is the Stihl 211. Its light, powerful for its weight and you can use it all day without too many aches. Also surprising what you can cut with it. If your day job is office based (like me) then the lighter the saw the better. I'd not like to just have a 70cc saw.
  7. woodyguy
    Clever idea. thanks for sharing.
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    How exciting! £4k for an acre is very cheap. Woodland .co.uk is about £10k per acre and I paid £7k per acre for mine. Smaller woods should be cheaper per acre but often aren't. I'd disagree about public access. I like public access as it shares enjoyment across the community, keeps the deer away and stops vandalism. Just my take. Decide what you're willing to bid before hand and don't go above it, but be realistic. The test is whether if someone bid another £500 you'd be disappointed and wish you'd raised them. That high and no more! Let us know how it goes.
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    Paulownia speciosa is good but P tomentosa not so hardy (probably ok for you in South). I'm growing both and I get a good 15 foot growth each year from annual coppicing, 25 foot from 2 years.
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    I don't advocate large areas of single species SRC. I've planted about 100 different species in a mix but have smallish areas of SRC single species for high yield logs. So yes most of the wood is on a 20 year rotation for logs but some 4 years. Diversity is best!
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    Agreed not for everybody but after 3 years you've got 30-40 dry tons per hectare so 60-80 tons of firewood after 3 years, not biomass chips. Not bad! Logging Brochure - Fast Growing Trees - Hybrid Willow and Poplar Trees - Game Cover - Bowhayes Trees Limited
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    Four year rotation with hybrid poplar will give you log sized timber, or longer if you want bigger. http://www.forestry.gov.uk/PDF/fcpn7.pdf/$FILE/fcpn7.pdf is a good intro.
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    With hybrid poplar you can probably get 4 tonnes per acre provided the soil is damp and reasonably fertile. Plenty of literature on this if you google SRC
  14. woodyguy
    If native and wet, then willow, aspen, black alder (italian v good and red and grey), cherry would all be good.
  15. woodyguy
    Lots of on line stuff about short rotation coppice. Generally need to use non native if you want really short rotation. Hybrid poplar - very fast growing, look out for disease resistance. Willow - good for biomass not logs Eucalyptus nitens- slightly tender but very fast, easy from seed siberian elm - very easy from seed pterocarya fraxinifolia - easy from seed or cuttings lots of other trees out there but these are ones I'm trialling this year.
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    Splicing

    woodyguy replied to Rodeodog's topic in General chat

    Start with samson then Youtube vids are great. Then just practice.
  17. woodyguy
    Lets hope they're Tree-ting it as a serious crime.
  18. woodyguy
    An item that you buy is supposed to be fit for purpose and last an appropriate time for the item under consumer law. As a professional chainsaw, if its never functioned properly without regular faults, then being out of warranty is irrelevant if it should still be functioning. You can contact the seller and ask for a refund and take them to small claims court (or whatever its called now) if they decline.
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    stihl261

    woodyguy replied to campanula's topic in Chainsaws

    Stihl have recently banned on line sales, so it means a trip out to buy new. There are some trustworthy sellers on ebay who I have bought 3 different second hand saws from. Prices a lot better and available mail order. Many dealers are pretty pricey and Stihl have lost a lot of customers through this action.
  20. woodyguy
    Oh and Velutina leaf is much longer with a shovel end.
  21. woodyguy
    That would be my guess. Red oak is longer leaf. Scarlet oak is more indented. Big leaf but hotter climate, so palustris would be my guess and they're not making acorns this year locally so that fits.
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    stihl261

    woodyguy replied to campanula's topic in Chainsaws

    Sorry to confuse. Yes of course I wear gloves to protect against brambles etc. Thick padded left hand glove that make gripping hard and sold as protection for using chainsaws are positively harmful and a waste of money.
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    stihl261

    woodyguy replied to campanula's topic in Chainsaws

    For that sized tree I'd suggest a 362. I've got a 241 which with an 18 inch bar will happily deal with 24inch poplars and is really gutsy. All chainsaws are equally straightforward to use. Stihl is generally very good just not the 261. And finally don't bother with gloves ie chainsaw gloves are a waste of money and nobody uses them.
  24. woodyguy
    Fascinating project. I bought a neglected 7 acre wood a year ago, so have shared many of your issues and dilemmas. I run mine to provide firewood, increase the tree species diversity and hence insects, flowering plants and birds/mammals and enable it to cope with global warming. What are your priorities going to be? Do you have a use for felled trees?
  25. woodyguy
    Sorry yes 1m is 3.28 feet. my mistake.

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