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That's great news. Good to hear. Have you got a dedicated UK Dolmar website? cheers, Steve
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Yeah, high quality stuff in that Endgrain link. Funny because I've had a cuppa tea in the cafe at the National Botanical Gardens in Wales and remember the floor.... I thought it was high quality laminate or some type of engineered flooring. Didn't realise they were endgrain wooden blocks! I remember it well because there were birds flying inside and I thought it wouldn't be so nice to have them crapping on people's sandwiches, cake. Thanks for the Wadkin factory link. cheers, steve
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What a great story/ bit of history. Thanks for sharing. cheers, Steve
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If the Dolmar was easier to order around the time I bought my 550xpg - pretty sure I would have bought one of those instead. If my memory serves right I think there's a heated handle version too? Also, would there be a full UK warranty now?.... because I think that was part of the reason I didn't get one. cheers, steve
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Wow! That's amazing. I love 'em. Do you know how deep they are? I wonder if the ones that were replaced had sapwood in them and the perfect ones might be 100% heart? Thanks very much for sharing that. cheers, steve
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Nice one and thanks for sharing your photos. Are you letting them season before mortaring?.... and have you sussed out a good mortar mix? cheers, Steve
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When you say dry mix, do you mean completely dry? Good plan to use sand as the mortar.... seems a good way to allow for shrinkage too. I could mortar with something a bit harder in a few years time; possibly with a sand/ lime/ cement/ sawdust grout mix to allow for seasonal expansion & contraction. cheers. steve
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Mines been great. No problems at all. Best for small to medium trees and superb for snedding. They got the power to weight ratio spot on. Downside: Ringing up trunks ain't so fast as using slightly bigger saws. Mine was fine starting in the hot weather last year and it'll be interesting to find out if it starts okay this summer. (some folk have had hot weather starting problems). cheers, Steve p.s... XPG version is definitely worth the extra £'s.
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Brilliant. I like to imagine who might have made those old cobbles; did they suffer from 'cobble makers elbow'?.... Did they use a froe to split them? Did the people that fitted them worry that they weren't perfectly flat?.... and who were the children and adults that played and walked on them?... maybe you (or I) or somebody else here is related to those people in some way? Be great to see a photo of them if possible - but no worries if not. cheers, steve
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I don't mind the floor being wonky. Our small lean-to-polytunnel floor is all wonky (block paving) and I quite like the wonkiness. Did you fit the ones for our lovely friends at PCNPA? Lovely weather here today! Forecast is great too. Flowers out, bees buzzing busily and trees with fresh leaves!! Yum!! Love this time of year. cheers, Steve That's great. cheers, steve
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Yeah, horses were mentioned in the link I gave above. You might be interested in reading that.... being a keen word working geezar and all that. cheers, steve
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I did a test on Stihl vs Husqvarna users.... the Stihl users walked a bit further!.... they went back to the pickup more often (to carry out repairs/ or pick up a saw that works). cheers, steve
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I'm thinking of it looking something this but a bit more rustic on the tile edges: cheers, Steve
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I've got a chainsaw and a froe so gonna try and have a go with that. Not looking for a perfect finish... in fact I would prefer them to be a bit more rustic edged compared with the ones bought off the shelf. cheers, Steve
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Yeah nice one, that'd be great to see your end grain oak cobbles photos, sounds very similar to what I'm thinking of doing. Do you remember how thick you made them? I'm thinking of making them the same dimensions as the side of a standard red house brick and alternating with square ones. It's probably gonna take me ages to do but looking forwards to getting a proper floor. What did you use for mortaring them? Cheers, steve
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Petition to get Nigel Farage onto the EU Referendum Debate
SteveA replied to Brian S's topic in General chat
"That is because he is an idiot." What's stupid about that? Seems a pretty obvious statement of fact to me. cheers, steve -
I see plenty of crap hedges, or grubbed out hedges in a west Wales. It's not as bad as Dorset but it's definitely heading in that direction. cheers, steve
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I'm looking into making & fitting oak cobbles for our barn floor and came across this bit of history about their use back in the day, quite an interesting read: History | Endgrain I'm gonna try cutting some cordwood rounds (with the cut edges running parallel to each other) and then making rectangle and square blocks by boshing them with a froe. Is this destined to failure?! cheers, steve
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Petition to get Nigel Farage onto the EU Referendum Debate
SteveA replied to Brian S's topic in General chat
I'd happily sign a 'No Nigel Farage for anything' petition. cheers, steve -
Need to include the gappy or ripped out hedges in Dorset (rural Dorset). I agree about farming being on its arse and the history of decline in habitat/ biodiversity/ wildlife/ bees, etc, etc. I moan about lack of care for ancient trees too. Are you looking out of the window at an Organic certified landscape? cheers, steve
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Not sure if this has been shared before?.... "The First Connection Several years ago, Paul and his wife Dusty were mushroom hunting in the old growth forest of Washington when they discovered a huge bear scratch on a tree (bears scratch trees for the resin) and as a mycologist, Paul knew the scratch would create an entry point for the spores of polypore mushrooms. When they returned two years later, they rediscovered the bear scratched tree only to find a red belted polypore mushroom growing out of the scratch. (This specific fungi is very active in breaking down a wide assortment of toxins, pesticides, herbicides and fungicides). The relationship between the bear, the tree and the polypore mushroom was the first of his connections....." Read more here: Can Mushrooms Save The Honeybee & Our Food Supply? - Modern Farmer cheers, steve
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That's a freaking bargain!! Can't believe it! This is just what I need. It's almost too good to be true!.... cheers, steve
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Yeah, there are pros and cons with both. - Mini digger tracks are a major bonus for grip and not churning up the ground like a wheeled vehicle.... but very slow mph. - Wheeled vehicles like the multi-one bomb around much faster but more likely to rut the ground.... - Lifting capacity of the multi-one seems way bigger than a mini-digger could cope with (which I found surprising). If the Multi-One had tracks that could drop down and a 360 degree rotating arm/& cab it would be the ultimate all-in-one vehicle..... especially if it had a drinks cabinet in the cab as well. If it were me I'd probably save up all my digging jobs and hire in/ or buy a mini digger. cheers, steve
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Least they could have done was to plough bigger circles around the trees - It would be interesting to find out what they're going to plant in that area.... but looks like it's yet another island of good habitat to be lost. cheers, steve
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Seasonal workers dwelling - twin mobile home....
SteveA replied to SteveA's topic in Woodcraft Forum
I'll need to weigh up the time/cost factor for milling smaller bits of timber compared with buying in from local timber merchants. I reckon on two days milling may be enough for the the main frame (oak) and cladding (larch or cedar). Shingles look amazing but the pitch might be too shallow for them, especially considering our horizontal weather patterns! Permanent/ fixed foundations seems a bit of a grey area. hmmm, need to look into that. Did they give you hassle for your foundations? (assuming they are permanent). cheers, steve
