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hi value is a hard one I would like to pay say £25/30 for 4 planks that size but other people may differ selling I would put an advert in your local paper and parish mag if you have one obviously if you bump into carpenters crafts people ask them Cheers Mark
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here are some pics of the gouges
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Hi Rob I will take some pics a s a p
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Sorry Mr Twig did you see my chainsaw carved chests there are some picks on hear somewhere (crud) I think not but as for the Oak Fair yes its one of my favs the venue is stunning and everybody is always friendly , nice fair Cheers Mark
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Hi guys I was at a fair this weekend demoing my alaskan mill when it came to packing up I had to dismantle the mill to fit nit in my van and i noticed some gouges in the upright to my mill the bit with the numbers on it its the one at the saw end by the spacer block that lifts it off the bar it looks like the chain has been hitting it being new to alaskan milling what do you thing I am doing wrong is the chain to loose it doesnt look like is there something else I could be doing wrong THANKS in advance for your thoughts Cheers Mark
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Hi lee still saving up workshop rent and life to pay for but will get there I didnt have any probs finding them on the web prices about £1500 for an 18 inch and about £3500 for a 36 inch and £1800 for the trailer kit will try to find info I have and photocopy if you want Cheers Mark
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Hi Phil is it 4-5 diameter and where is it ? I have an alaskan mill and could be interested depending on size and location Cheers Mark
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They are priced the same ish as hudson mills but hudson look to be built better check out (just saws) web site they import them hope this helps a little Cheers Mark
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What tools do you use to do the details, such as the hands etc.which are done really well by the way. ace work
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Amazing ace work nice nipples so much movement it looks like she is swimming stunning work how long did it take you ? Cheers Mark
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Hi As Agg says just use an angle grinder with a 26 grit pad then an orbital for the (industrial look) easy to sand and cut new scaff boards are about £15 each I would use them or does he want the used look if so just ask a local scaff company for old boards I just got a load for free for table tops will post picks when done hope this helps a little Cheers Mark
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Thanks guys the pills the doc gave me are just starting to work but sitting around is driving me and my girlfriend nuts (so ko it prob took most of an afternoon to hollow out getting rid of the saw marks takes an age as well Cheers Mark
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Hi Woodworks it took ages and did for my back ,but want to do an even bigger one out of oak but got shingles at the mo so not doing much Cheers Mark .
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Hi devontwig I sand them up when finnished hollowing with saw .They are all for sale or can be made to order any size as big as any but within reason Thanks for all your nice comments Cheers Mark
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Hi dervish it is back breaking to hollow them out with the saw - takes ages but worth it thanks for your nice comments all of you Cheers Mark
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Just wanted to share some photos of my chests and boxes that I have been getting into making recently. Started with a gift of a lovely bit of elm which I wanted to make something special out of. Took some time hollowing it out tho! The big one is elm and the two smaller ones are in yew, with a tray insert made of spalted beech, and holly.
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Hi I have some old iorn builders trestles and use old kitchen worktop its ok over say 4/5 wide doesnt bounce hardly any when I used scaffold i found it a pain to move round you could trestle all round so access all round the work hope this helps Cheers Mark
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You might also check out (Just Saws) they import Hudson band mills and they start at about £1700 for an 18inch up to £3500 for a 30inch sizes and prices may vary but you get the drift and very helpfull on the phone will arrange a demo for anyone thinking of buying one oh you can get a trailer for them also about £2000 hope this helps Cheers Mark
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Hy guys I was carving out a throne type chair yesterday and did not have my ms180 with me so I borrowed a new ms170 and put sthil synth plus chain oil in it but after it had been running about 5min there was chainoil everywhere I use synth oil in my old ms180 and even on hot days I have never had it driping of the saw had a good look at said ms170 and could not see anything wrong and was wondering if any of you guys had come across anything similar Cheers Mark
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Hi Pete I would be up for doing your totem pole I am based in dorset so not too far away I am flat out until the end of the month I will P M you later running late Cheers Mark
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Shame its so far from shaftesbury or I would come with my 4ft alaskan but if Openboter knows some woods that we could use we could do something similar down here I think its a totaly good thing to do so anybody down dorset/somerset way want to get together to do similar P M me good luck with your day guys Cheers Mark
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Hi guys just looking at one of my books and the mystery wood could be marble wood (marmaroxylon racemosum) Cheers Mark
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Nice work joining the arms is very good but I think the paint spoilt it Cheers mark
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Hi Hedge some shows do pay us carvers and all shows allow us to sell our work at shows, as for wood for carving it seems to change from carver to carver we all seem to like diffrent wood and it depends on what you are carving and its final location some carvings go inside and lastly I would think carvings along the woodland tracks would need to be done on a commision I think that I have said already that I would be into attending please keep me posted and good luck loads to deal with putting on a show I would think Cheers Mark
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Hi but if you do split the load I could get 3/4 alrightish buts in my van we do not seem to have any elm in Dorset the last bit I had I pulled out of a river . Cheers Mark
