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  1. SteveA
    Good on ya, and that looks great. We'd be looking at doing something similar to yours. Is yours based on the maximum dimensions of a caravan?... maximum 7m width x18m length I think they say (designed in two sections so it can be split & transported). I guess you aren't in Snowdonia National Park? We're not looking to hide anything.... even if we did there would be little point because we let locals walk our woods, and some call in to say hello, etc. cheers, steve
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    I'll never forget loading a friends log burner too much, way too much. The chimney out the back was glowing bright orange.... it was pretty scary how hot it got. We tried to work out how to cool it down.... shutting the air inlet down did nothing! Thankfully it cooled down after an hour or so. Wouldn't load up a burner so much now! cheers, steve
  3. SteveA
    That's brilliant and very helpful. cheers, steve
  4. SteveA
    Good suggestion, but.... its secluded but not completely secluded so that would be pretty risky.... we've already been tackling our authority on a permitted development barn and polytunnel (got permission for both, eventually). You are bang on the mark with "the answer is no what is the question?".... that is exactly what it's been like for us so far. cheers, Steve
  5. SteveA
    - Yep, the 'essential need to be on site' elements seem to be a key aspect... things like charcoal burning, lambing season, brushing Lammas?!.... etc. - Our local housing opportunities might as well be zero.... not many houses around and those that come on the market are completely unaffordable (by a huge margin). - I find the income/ residence element a which came first?...chicken or egg situation! - We've got 34 acres and half is woodland. I've been pondering with making our own twin static with an oak frame & decent levels of insulation..... but it's quite a bit of work if we could only live in it for 3 years. cheers, steve Pig trottered typist. Just to throw hell into the equation our farm is in a National Park. We had to go to appeal to prove our Permitted Development rights, won that. They don't seem to know what they are doing and like to say no to everything. cheers, steve
  6. SteveA
    Not at all!... that looks great. Did you go through planning hell for that? cheers, steve
  7. SteveA
    Was a good answer, I think every UK resident that owns a TV should have heard of Ben law by now....
  8. SteveA
    Yeah - that was Ben Law. Surely there must be more than one person that has done this!
  9. SteveA
    Has anyone here at Arbtalk had any success with obtaining Planning Permission for building a permanent home for forestry purposes, ie a rural workers forestry dwelling?.... I don't mean a shack.... or small caravan. Cheers, steve
  10. SteveA
    Heyup, it's a sorry enough situation to just have stuff nicked but the fact the Police have done bugger all about it is a pretty ridiculous thing.... is that because of ongoing cutbacks?... or are they only instructed to log paperwork for statistics?! It's staggering to see how much theft is happening with so little being done to tackle it. Surely things can't continue as they are.... or maybe things need to get even worse?, heaven forbid! It's maddening. cheers, steve
  11. SteveA
    Love that and is such a great simple idea. Do you have more photos? cheers, steve
  12. SteveA
    Good call.... our printer is constantly being sweared at.... Epson do a more basic 'ecotank' thing here.... costs a couple hundred £'s Will probably get one of these: https://www.epson.co.uk/gb/en/viewcon/corporatesite/products/mainunits/overview/16268
  13. SteveA
    That's confusing the simplicity in my statement... I didn't mention criminals, unless suicide is classed as criminal behaviour? cheers, Steve
  14. SteveA
    I disagree!
  15. SteveA
    It's hard to argue with this; no doubt somebody will try!....
  16. SteveA
    No need to correct that good bit of common sense..... less guns (legally and illegally held) = less deaths, simples! cheers, steve
  17. SteveA
    Been a dreadful wet n windy morning here at Haverfordwest. Got soaked, again. It's afternoon now and the wind has dropped and the blue sky is coming out, yay!!.... but the Xmas forecast looks crud, bah!! cheers, steve
  18. SteveA
    That's a clever idea.... not sure on the practicalities but is a good idea.
  19. SteveA
    I've been using the blue Stanley chisels for a while. They are okay as a very basic chisel but nothing to write home about. From what I've read on other forums the Ashley Iles chisels are high quality and very good value for money. Someone even rated them close to the Barre chisels (very expensive). Not sure if they make extra long framing chisels but could be worth asking. I did have a look at the WindySmithy website, lots of lovely looking stuff but I wondered what the chisels would be like as the surface finish looks quite rough... cheers, steve
  20. SteveA
    A friend and me put that to the test.... one evening some idiot was waving a hand gun at people walking through Yeovil Town in Somerset. We phoned the police and a plain car armed response unit turned up within 3 minutes, disarmed him and dragged him away. And hey!.... Nobody was shot dead! It went to court & turned out he had a starting pistol.... but who would have known it wasn't loaded with bullets? It wouldn't surprise me if there aren't similar armed response units dotted around the UK. In comparison - The gun/ fear factor in the USA is off the scale. It's historically & culturally messed up. cheers, steve
  21. SteveA
    Hey, it's not just my opinion. You are right that I'm not 'born in the USA'. However, I have toured the entire country for nearly three years and have friends, family & work colleagues that still live there. hmmm. maybe some US law is an ass? cheers, steve
  22. SteveA
    Fact is that the USA population has a huge percentage of gun ownership and has the highest gun related death rate of every developed country across the world. Fantasy?.... nah, just ignorance to the facts. cheers, steve
  23. SteveA
    errr, I mean deaths due to bullets graphs!
  24. SteveA
    Gun removal from a vast number of the US population would be a step in the right direction. According to all the 'deaths due to guns' graphs that is obvious. cheers, Steve
  25. SteveA
    I've been looking out for used long framing chisels in 1" & 2" but have only seen them advertised in the USA via eBay. Are your Henry Taylor chisels extra long for deep mortice work, eg for oak framing? cheers, steve

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