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  1. Rhob the Log
    77 hoppus foot. Worth between £231 and £432 if my calculations are correct, not considering access. Is that 6.8 cubic m? My maths is bad. Anyway, if the cubic meterage is correct, 6 tons makes 3 3.5t trailer loads minus sawdust. I'm not interested as I'm skint just now but thought the facts may help you out doobin. Cheers for the mental exercise.
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    Why, what'll happen after a week? Will it rot down in that time?
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    Right, spoke to my boss (Alderbury) and, provisionally he's ok with it. His only concern is that a load of traveller types will turn up, oggle his kit and come back later. So, to that end, I thought I'd make a wee questionnaire for people to fill in to winnow out the nefarious element. It's multiple choice, don't worry! To prune a tree branch correctly you... A - Cut to the node B - Cut just above the collar of a nodeC - Leave all limbs sawn well out from the stem [*]The three causes where you can appeal a TPO are... A - DDD B - ADHD C - DD (Big ones) [*]The best place to leave brash after a job is... A - At site B - In a little known side road or track C - At a tip site or your own yard Answers on a postcard. Send to Blue Peter, BBC studios, Salford PM me some contact details if interested. Cheers, Rhob
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    Dark gills?
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    A perfectly flat piece of waney-edge at 17". It's not as easy to produce as it sounds and each time you touch a log you add a little to the price. Still, that's a lot of profit for someone...
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    Yes northcountryboy, you're right. That's around 0.8cuft of timber - around £84 per cube. Must've had some killer grain and a gold bar hidden in the middle... ...well done Alec
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    Most excellent jarno. In that case I reckon job's a goodun. Will post back Thursday evening (just remembered I'm out on a different job tomorrow). In fact, may post him a message on arbtalk!
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    Wicked. I'll have a chat tomorrow about Alderbury and get back to you. Sure he'll be amenable to some weekend rec climbing. I have insurance, how about you? And do all these other people have tickets/kit?
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    Will chat to my boss tomorrow. He has 80 acres of woodland in Alderbury. Another farm I work on has some woodland attached in Redlynch. Also, there's a mate's woodlands in Timsbury near Romsey. Have yet to chat to him but I'm sure he wouldn't mind....of course, I don't have any gear yet so that's why I was holding off chatting about it!
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    Is it a table for fairies or other incredibly small beings??? Just saying... Oh, it's for coffee, silly me! Nice bench.
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    I know a Utility Arb guy in Abergavenny, well, Tredilion, who'd probably dismantle it for you. I could then mill the butt with my Alaskan. I live miles away but would travel as my cousins all live up those parts and love the area. A milling holiday, so to speak! PM me if interested!
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    Sweet chestnut has lovely coffee-coloured grain alternating with a light yellow. As it dries down it can go quite orangey too. Can be very striking but when milling it misbehaves a lot. It has a helical growth structure so there's a lot of tension in the wood, often causing it to bend away from the mill as soon as it's cut. They will dry flat provided you put a lot of weight on top of your stack and cross your fingers. Here's a pic. Enjoy milling!
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    Haha! No, part is £12 PLUS postage (which was £3.96 owing to a.spending spree). May get to that if they have to courier using a stihl rep to handover. Mister solutions still seem to be able to post stihl products. Still, an expensive equipment failure- £90 to fix with some extra spares for the road. That's 1/6th of what I paid machine! Thanks for the input guys. Rhob
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    B**ger. That's another £12 + postage.
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    Saw is a stihl 088. Reinstalling a clutch as needle bearing melt caused blueing and it looks off-circular now. Got to the spur gear cleaning out baked on plastic and spur gear's pretty damaged. The spring has dug into it at an angle, being held on by weld-like bits of plastic. Question is... ...does the spur gear have a collar the spring fits over? Can I just glue it back on instead if needs to be fixed? Would have to use a heat-resistant glue for that I suppose. Any suggestions? Thanks for your help.
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    I'd be interested in seeing where this goes too. Just doing CS38 at the moment, live not far from Romsey, towards Salisbury. Very little experience - have some small trees to climb in my garden and sure I could talk to a few people regarding sites. You usually sign a waiver for permission to climb on someone's property, right? Let me know if anyone gets something organised in the meantime!
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    I'm impressed, good work guys. Always good to see producers in action I feel, helps people get a different take on the product and what goes into it rather than taking a walk through Oakfurnitureland...
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    Thought this may cause a few titters. Having some downtime at the moment so had a 2nd attempt at a house sign. Nowhere near Ian's standard but made up for with the name I feel. My mate lives near a canal in Romsey...say it out loud if you don't get it... Wood is Cedar of Lebanon swing-milled; hand planed then sanded to 120g. Chamfered edges and Used a Blackspur 1/4" £10 router and a 1/4" chisel to carve then tidy up. Fair amount of annoying tear-outs but that's woodwork. One coat of Danish oil so far. Hope you like it
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    No, 7 pin rim so it wasn't that. Changed it over for a new one between days and there were some fair gouge marks out of it after a half day's use so I'm wondering if the bar's a bit knackered now. Heat transfer via the rim to the bearing? Could be. May run a newer bar for a while and see if it's alright. Trouble is the sprocket was a blackened mess so may have to switch it out anyway. Otherwise, as Alec's said to me, it's clutch slippage. I'll ask a mate to give me his experienced eye on it. Not milling for a while so there's no rush. I did some Oak last summer that was down over a decade. Hard as nails. Didn't you say the burr Oak came down in the last year or two? In that case, easier going...
  20. Rhob the Log
    Spot on Simon! Cheers for that at short notice. Looks a good job. Lovely smell, wasn't it? Looks like you need some bigger rails on that bar You're right on with the fuel. That's a fair way for the saw to travel on one tank. Mine was only just making the length too. It's not soft wood either, but wasn't too bad I thought. You wanna try that downed Oak you posted. You really noticed when your saw dulled though! Imagine it on low revs with liquid plastic gumming up the works Did you slab at 2.5" or thinner? The 3 in the background look less hefty than 2.5"? Cheers again, Rhob
  21. Rhob the Log
    Nice to hear Simon, 1 side is off and it's been turned on its side so there's flat sides about 60 deg to the ground. The other side tapers in meaning most of the timber coming off is around the same width. 31" at widest point of cut so a 36" bar with the dogs off will manage, fully submerged. Let me know as soon as you can if you're able to get down there. I'll let Matt know there's a possible for Tuesday.
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    Have done Alec, thanks. Will try and get it running again as I caught the bearing pre-meltdown. Needless to say I don't have a spare clutch hanging around so it's a toss up of finishing the work or spending the earnings fixing the saw/buying a new one if anything bad happens. Figure it may be good for another plank or two if I'm lucky though I wouldn't trust it far. Here's the butt to be milled if anyone's available. Nicely sat facing downslope.
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    Hello all, Any mobile millers local to Winchester available to work on a 31" diameter 4m beech tree on short notice? Its for boomtown fair on the Matterley estate. Nice place to work. Just 2x 2.5" slabs through & through required, more preferable. It's for bar tops on permanent structures, just need the slabs finished. Access is good, butt prepped and ready to go for Alaskan mill or Lucas slabber. Lovely folk to work for- joiner named Matt Banks. My saw's clutch is gone so need someone to pull them out the fire so to speak. Send me a PM and I'll put you in touch. Cheers, Rhob
  24. Rhob the Log
    I got some from this company based in Glasgow. Comes with tool to attach. Work very well http://www.supatracks.com/best-grip-screw-in-ice-studs.html
  25. Rhob the Log
    Aye, is a good price in my opinion. Most people are £20+ cu ft for green oak. Green walnut with ring shake? Still a good deal. Nice finish, good width though you'd better be good at drying it.

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