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I was thinking exactly the same about a month ago ....ms661 or 395 xp ..... I went for Stihl in the end , ( radmore and tuckers £990 ) used a mates a few times and liked it ..... first job with the new saw was climbing with it !!!! not milled with it yet .... winter job me thinks ...

I own 4 acres of woodland in Dartmoor National Park , and I have an old Toyota Rav 4 that I leave in the woodland and use it as a sort of tractor / dumper etc for access around the woodland and for shifting stuff around ( it has been there about a year now ... today I received a letter from DNP stating that this .... falls outside of the provisions of the T&C planning act and a change of use is required .... I am NOT trying to start a scrap yard, or use it for off-roading etc etc , or any other such thing just to be clear , it is purely a workhorse and I do not particularly desire or need a tractor , assuming that it would be OK to leave one there as it is an agricultural vehicle ....Does any one know of a legal rule about parking a vehicle on your own land ?

£250 an hour last year .... and no it is not "acceptable " it is f'in blackmail !!!!!

You may feel £350 is fair for about half a days work , but will the client ?? assuming they know how long it took and what was involved .....

The allowances for vehicle usage is quite clear to me and should be understood by anyone self employed , my understanding is this .......A dedicated works vehicle eg sign written transit tipper all running costs are tax deductible . Although some vehicles your accountant may expect you use your works vehicle for private use and may deduct a percentage ..... If you use your own private car for business use occasionally ( quoting , surveys , attending seminars / courses etc ) then you can claim 45p for miles covered against taxable income / profit .....In the case of the OP if you are self employed and are receiving , lets say , £100 per week extra ( which should be subject to taxation as part of your income ) yet you cover 100 miles you are then entitled to claim £45 per week expenses against this "extra " income therefore will only pay tax on the remaining £55.. I believe the 45p per mile was a result of consultation between HMRC and motoring organisations as typical costs for running an average car ...

I have occasionally given thought to this subject .... especially dust when working with some species , especially dead monterey cypress used to make itself felt when working it , cutting and chipping , I also know that Western red cedar is particularly toxic if you are working in a sawmill , never had problems with Yew , Laburnum etc that some consider to be very toxic , exhaust fumes can be horrible at times on hot windless days in sheltered corners of gardens , but most of the time whilst climbing no probs whatsoever , just think what work makes your air filters clog up fastest ,and if your nose needs picking !! Saws and a lot of gear used to run 25-1 on leaded fuel !!! but nowadays I think the worst thing for dust is the Blower ......I do a lot of turning and woodwork in my shed and always wear a TREND air filtered helmet system especially when sanding , but could not wear it doing tree work .... Also my main hobby is Freediving / Spearfishing so I do like to look after my lungs !!!

Much nicer shape / form on the second one ..... but why are you using off cuts and not nice select pieces from trees ? ( I am assuming you are in the tree work industry )....

was this just a plain Aesculus hippocastanum ? it looks a bit like a graft union at the base that has perhaps failed .

I like this video more !!!! [ame] [/ame] go to 8 minutes for the felling or just enjoy the rest as well !!! I expect a few of you will notice the incorrect sharpening technique tut tut ...

I would be surprised if bone oak could be bent after steaming it is usually a bit big in diameter , I am curious as to why you want to bend it , what are you planning to do ?? a section of steel , or cast pipe blanked off at one end would make a decent boiling / steaming pot just put in a fire at an angle .... would like to see your results if you try ...

I am considering scorching it all over and then oiling .....

Recently finished this fairly large and heavy ( 50 kilos ) throne , made entirely from Oak , just a few short slabs and the rest is just sections of "bone " oak ( or stagheaded ) as you can see I used a forked piece for the rear legs and upright in one piece , the seat has been jointed in to the legs and secured with large screws countersunk , and then plugged with an oak peg ( just because it looks better , I think !!) also the areas such as the arm tops where I come into contact with the wood whilst sitting in it have been spokeshaved and sanded to resemble centuries of wear from use ..... sadly it has been pouring with rain recently so i have been unable to enjoy it ...

A few bowls recently finished made from Rippled ash , not from a decent log but a small section from a manky lump in a mates firewood heap , really stunning grain , and a little bit of spalting as well and just another example of how much lovely wood is out there if you know what you are looking for and get lucky ...( bowl with scorched centre is about 6"dia , the other about 10" dia and 4-5 inches deep )

Perhaps all her PPE is in the wash so it is nice and clean when she goes for re-assessment on monday !!!!

I have a makita top handled cordless saw , less than £200 without batteries and charger which I already have and use with many other power tools , so far i have found it a very useful bit of kit ........

Is it worth it ? the cost of the transport and the time and effort milling, even if the log was free must come to a fair bit .... does Sycamore have sufficient value to justify it , or is it rippled ? just politely curious and hope it is, as it often seems a shame to just log it up for firewood or leave it to rot !

Cut the wood from fresh / green and keep in the dry never allowing it to get wet again until seasoned enough for use , this will give you the best chance depending on species ...

I bought one a while back and rather like it now !! I too already had 2 batteries and charger for other tools so less than £200 seemed a pretty good deal , useful to keep near the chipper to cut the odd bit that does not fit etc , I have also deadwooded quite a few big Douglas firs and it will do 5-6 before battery dies , I also use it for "rough " carpentry work , all in all i have found it a very useful tool , quiet and no starting effort , but chain speed seems a bit slow compared to a petrol saw ....

If your home has wheels then it would appear to be !!!

Create a Ministry of Common Sense .....with ordinary members of the public having input on decisions , this could also be through Facebook or other social media .

From my understanding after discussions with officials ( licensed expert from the British Trust for Ornithology ) due to an issue on some land I own last year , it is from when construction commences until the chicks have fully fledged , which in this case was over 4 months .

I had a Goshawk nest in some land I own and they are schedule 1 protected ...and no forestry operations are permitted within 400 metres from when nest construction starts ( feb , until chicks have fledged late june - july and had the police wildlife and crimes officer present to state this ......however the law does not forbid me from entering my land but if it can be proven that i intentionally / recklessly disturbed the bird then i could receive a custodial sentence ....a nest some 20 miles away was found to have been raided and the chick taken , with evidence of spike marks on the tree ( large DF ) , the bird fraternity can be very zealous in its support and protection of birds , yet i do not know of anyone getting in to trouble , accidently or otherwise .

I think you will find that the UK is the most H&S obsessed country of all , just look back over many many threads / videos on here to see how many pop up and love to state just how dangerous / against the rules something is ( even the most petty "offence " ) so many zealous officials that can quote every detail of legislation , sadly it has become almost a religion to some !!! ... sad ...

I have had mostly husky saws for a long time and just take off the top cover and sprayed it blue with a tin of car paint from Halfords , it does not stay perfect for long but it is easily recognised as mine !!!! I have done this with quite a few saws , does not stop them from being stolen though .... if you want to paint metal parts , then remove them from saw if possible and get them hot before spraying for a better / longer lasting finish .

I wondered how they would fell the mature ones without damaging the younger ones as well .........