woodyguy
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Is that stacked or loose loaded?
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They will burn but badly. If split fairly small and stacked they will lose 1% of water every 2-3 days if sunny and per week if not. (my observations) So 50% to start and 20% to be ideal. That's 15-30 weeks so say 5 months. I'm burning this week Birch cut in April and split in June. Now at 16% but it was stacked in full sun and it's been a hot summer.
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Fair enough. So what have you learnt that will enable you to get a better deal next time? You paid a fair price for the wood you got. Briquettes are horrible and not logs. Still I do agree that it is best to ask if you are not sure.
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walnut tree is about to be felled! What to do with it?
woodyguy replied to abergavenny walnut's topic in Milling Forum
You can't watch it too often. Great excuse to repost. -
But Bowlander what would you have done differently if you'd seen his post? You paid the going rate that most people pay for the correct amount of logs. If he had sold you 0.7m3 of solid logs then you'd have simply paid more. If you wanted more why didn't you buy two bags? If you'd paid him £100 expecting a "ton" of logs then you'd have something to complain about. I agree that sellers can be confusing but this sounds very clear and besides you've got a chainsaw and axes so you understand wood volumes and fair prices.
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carpenter, yes it is real. I bought 10l from them recently. came next day. pretty impressive price
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Cone with fleshy cover
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Like you I'm new to milling but really value the support and ideas on this forum. Looking forward to pictures of your latest project!
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1 metre spacing for Silver birch and willow?
woodyguy replied to amd7000's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
afhillandson are good price with a wide range. Gaver is good for growth and disease but just read up on line. -
I use a seven ton electric and it needs using carefully. I suspect that if your log length is short (nothing personal!) then a four way with straight grain would work. My logs are all 16inch and I suspect that it would get stuck half the time with the four way. Good tool though for general use.
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1 metre spacing for Silver birch and willow?
woodyguy replied to amd7000's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
The growth rate and coppicing ability of hybrid poplar makes them attractive. Need to choose the right variety for disease resistance and keep them well away from Larch. I've been growing Gaver this year which certainly puts on a few feet quickly. -
1 metre spacing for Silver birch and willow?
woodyguy replied to amd7000's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
all less dense woods like poplar burn quickly. And oak burns very slowly. Everything else is somewhere in between. If you have an open fire then spitting becomes a problem with some woods. With stoves, you just have to make them up more often. All woods burn equally well when dry. Some are more calorie dense but weight for weight they have the same amount of energy. I've just come back from Norway where Birch seems to be the main prized firewood. Here many don't like it because it burns hot and quickly. -
Bear in mind that this isn't the only criteria they assess you on but will have some points in the score system linked to it. So if you could say that you use less vehicles, bio diesel, aspen, veg oil for chain etc etc then you will get a few brownie points. In reality they don't check if you really do what you say, so you can probably get a few points for nothing. Best not to claim a horse if you're not using one!
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Very impressive. Visually excellent, good text and hardly any typos! Congrats
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1 metre spacing for Silver birch and willow?
woodyguy replied to amd7000's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Field maple prefers reasonably open conditions but it's growth is glacial compared to robinia. Nice tree all the same though. Others to consider in full sun are Eucalyptus nitens and caucasian wingnut. -
1 metre spacing for Silver birch and willow?
woodyguy replied to amd7000's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
You will need to keep the weeds down, either with tree/rabbit shelters and spray or strimmer. As for partial shade, sweet chestnut is happy and robinia will grow well. Hazel is fine if damp but not that vigorous. -
1 metre spacing for Silver birch and willow?
woodyguy replied to amd7000's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
I think 600mm is coppicing not pollarding. One metre is way too close. Maximum yield is 1.5m but lots of initial costs and quite a few die off. Most people choose 2m as the best combination of yield vs initial cost. If it's wet I'd go for Alder (black, red or gray), siberian elm or a poplar hybrid if you want logs. And yes birch has to be young but anything under 20 years will coppice well. Nothing like the yields on poplar/alder/elm though. -
That link doesn't work for me try this Elvaston Castle Woodland Festival | Derby City Council Elvaston castle is a Capability Brown era landscape garden with an excellent collection of trees anyway.
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The customer is never wrong!
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Certainly echo the endorsement of stihl mulching blade. I've got lots of different blades but essentially keep this on most of the time. Will eat anything up to 1-2 inch thick. Brambles are dead easy and even chops out the roots. I'd go for the bigger one again as with mulchers and clearing saws you can't have too much power.
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Interesting. Share your concern and irritation at removing and disposing. What cost are these though?
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Ive been using a 560 this year and it's very powerful. Heavy but comfortable to use. As a clearing saw the power is excellent.
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You can't pay the mortgage with promises of work next year. I'm surprised at people's views here. I suspect he would rather have a relationship built on respect. He's not an idiot. He changed the spec part way through a job. That has an on-cost which he expects to pick up. He may lose respect for you if your self-esteem is so low that you don't pass on some of the cost. Yes don't rip him off but if it takes you an extra 3 hours, then you charge at a fair rate for that time. Good relationships are built on mutual respect.
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If you asked a builder to add another 18 inches to a wall, he wouldn't do it for free. Why should you? So point out to him how much longer it will take, what your day rate is and charge accordingly. Otherwise how will he learn???
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It has 24.6 million BTU's per cord which is a few percentage down on Q. Robur but 23% higher than Ash (everybody's favourite firewood). So not bad.
