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  1. SteveA
    Cheers Codlasher, that is helpful Hadn't thought about using bronze nails vs stainless. While you're here.... where do timber framers get most of their supplies, for fixings, plates, up-stands, etc Don't like the thought of having to treat for wood-worm. Hmmm
  2. SteveA
    After thoughts and advice: We're going to be building a 12m x 7m barn to be clad with waney edge boards. What are the positive / negatives between using Green Oak vs Larch? eg, as I understand oak will rust out metal fixings unless they are stainless steel. In terms of build costs and durability..... 1. Oak frame with oak cladding 2. Oak frame with larch cladding 3. Larch frame with oak cladding 4. Larch frame with larch cladding Which would you choose and why? Cheers Steve
  3. SteveA
    Not seen the Skoda Yeti until you mentioned, looks surprisingly good off road:
  4. SteveA
    I've often wondered why there aren't lots of arbtalkers converting & running their 4x4's on wood gas. I mean, it's like, look at the closest & free fuel source immediately close to hand!!!.... (can't see the fuel for the wood syndrome). Youtube some of the more recent woodgas conversions, very impressive!
  5. SteveA
    I really like what you've done here. Will you need to roughen up the walkway?.... just wondering if it might be slippy in the wet (could get muddy from walkers boots & also slippy from moss growth). Cheers, steve
  6. SteveA
    Ah, I see, I'm a different SteveA to the one you're thinking of My wet and windy prediction is back with a vengeance for a couple days!
  7. SteveA
    Only been here in Pembrokeshire a couple years and not heard of Rhymney Valleys until now. Why dya ask?
  8. SteveA
    Good to hear you weren't flooded And Wow!.... It's nice of homo-sapiens to share their things like that!
  9. SteveA
    Oh dear, not good ~ I guess you had flood damage.
  10. SteveA
    Oh, looks like my prediction failed!
  11. SteveA
    Appears my prediction is pretty accurate so far.... wind & rain again.
  12. SteveA
    Rubbing my knees here!
  13. SteveA
    Really like that. Cheers, steve
  14. SteveA
    How did you carve it, if you don't mind me asking?
  15. SteveA
    Superb, just superb. Cheers, Steve
  16. SteveA
    Enjoyed that, and it didn't feel uncomfortable at all - at any point. I'd love to be able to work like that. Cheers, Steve
  17. SteveA
    Why does it need to be felled? Cheers, steve
  18. SteveA
    Got coastal and high ground flood warnings here at the moment (South West Wales). Have already started getting lots of wind and rain. Lost a tarp in our haystack and a lot of bales got swamped
  19. SteveA
    I did think of the levels when I mentioned the flooding Jon. Hopefully the dredging will make a difference? (Assuming they've actually done a lot of dredging). Cheers, steve
  20. SteveA
    I think it'll be similar to last year. Very wet, very windy and lots of flooding again. What do you think? Cheers, steve
  21. SteveA
    Ref: "it's pretty harmless" ....yes, according to the label.
  22. SteveA
    I'm not saying the buck stops with banning Roundup, but it's certainly high on the list. Also, it's more of a case of weening ourselves out of a massive problem rather than banning everything overnight all at once. The loss of habitat, etc is staggering and either we change attitudes & methods or.....
  23. SteveA
    Reading the comments on this thread it seems many have become married to a wolf in sheeps clothing. Fact is that chemical farming is destroying so much in the great outdoors and if we continue the way we are heading it's a seriously grim picture for our children. We've ready lost so much, and for what?.... to fund massive corporations like Monsanto. It's not too late.
  24. SteveA
    The 40 acres of just oil seed rape is the problem. Thousands of the same plant across a huge area isn't a good start.
  25. SteveA
    Is food too cheap? Yes. Is organic food too expensive? Yes. Is Roundup/ Monsanto,etc bad for environmental health (inc people)? Yes. Is having large fields of mono-crops going to be a problem for pest/weed management? Yes. Is there an alternative? Yes, always.

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