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  1. devon TWiG
    Why fix it if it aint broke ?? Just joking really !! but I can navigate my way around the site just fine now but will probably get the hang of any changes ( eventually ) only because I am a bit of a techno numpty ....
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    Looks great ! ( not ) ... Who uses a 2 stroke indoors ?.. also how do you refuel ? the saw head is in a vertical position , never seen anything like it before ..
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    2 excellent posts in a row from Mr Dempsey !!( in my opinion ) ... also has anyone considered the atomised chain oil all around you ? and the 2 stroke fumes ? although they may be worth mentioning does anyone think they are serious enough to make the industry unhealthy ? I have heard of problems with saw millers particularly from Western red cedar and true cedar .... I have been doing this work for nearly 30 years and have not had, or heard of any problems ...On a different forum to do with woodwork I have seen posts saying about how "deadly " Yew and Laburnum are and should be used with great caution , but I have spent plenty of time cutting , trimming and chipping them with no ill effects in a fresh state yet always protect against dust if I am doing any sanding work ........
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    I think Skyhuck and Flatyres last posts are pretty much spot on !! As flatyre says large firms with loads of kit have a pretty high "man day rate " to cover overheads but can this be justified when just doing some conny bashing , trimming and light pruning small felling etc ..I have done some pricing work for a large company some time ago and found it hard to tell a customer that it will cost £750 +vat for 3 guys to spend a day trimming shrubs and hedges ..... however small companies just can't always take on large jobs ( big roadside dismantles for example ) some works fit one business model and not another and as for how well it pays compared to other industries I think it is about right . not all plumbers etc make great pay and I expect many of them think tree surgeons do !!!
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    I too was surprised when a transport manager at a firm I drive a lorry at occasionally, mentioned it !!
  6. devon TWiG
    'If I damage a company car, do I have to tell my private insurer?' - Telegraph
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    Snarling badger ....... I think it is illegal for a company to make an employee pay for damage caused as described......... if YOU have an accident the company claims on THEIR insurance , but YOUR name will be on the accident report form , when YOU apply for your own personal vehicle insurance you will be asked " have you had any accidents ,claims or convictions in the last year ? " You should declare it , IF not and you have to claim yourself at a later date you could be guilty of false declaration and payout and insurance refused !!
  8. devon TWiG
    No just a buttress flare taken off .....
  9. devon TWiG
    New ms 880 lost it's virginity today !!!
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    Yes thats fine .........here;s another in Oak , this was wet / green when turned and much thinner walls , it warped a lot in a pleasing ( to some )organic way . I would like an in tact squirrel skeleton to put inside one of them ha ha !!
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    I have just found and resurrected this thread to show something I have recently made and it appears to be the correct thread for the following ............ I do a fair bit of arty / farty woodwork ( mostly turning ) and like unusual pieces of wood ( anything but plain sound clean wood to be honest !!) and have recently made this from a piece of beech which has become spalted but also has a cleanly compartmentalised hole running right through it , I created a ball about about 10" dia and hollowed it through 1 of the holes so the walls of the ball shape is approx 6mm thick and have made a small stand on which to display it , just thought I would show what can be made from an "interesting " piece of wood that also shows the beauty of CODIT in an unusual / interesting way
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    Very nice ! never seen rings used as the legs / ends before , a sort of refined flintstones style !!
  13. devon TWiG
    Hi , has anyone on here ever leased land for growing of christmas trees ? if so approx what is the rate per acre per year ? and was a solicitor needed to facilitate the contract , and what terms and conditions might be a problem and what is the spec for final re- instatement at end of term ( if not continued ) any info would be helpful , many thanks ........
  14. devon TWiG
    A few recent bowls .... 1st an Ash bowl 15" dia and wire brushed with angle grinder to give a sand blasted like surface and then treated with liming wax , interior left natural wood , 2nd is a small forked plank from a Birch ..
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    Nice stuff slackbladder ! . .. I particularly like the coffee table , I have a few bits of wood set aside for such things but find the legs can be a bit hard to make to suit/ match / contrast the top , and the jointing work is quite time consuming ( I am no joiner !!) but the steel legs look great and are probably easier to fit ( I am no blacksmith either !!) but I know some one who could do this sort of work ....
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    Between Newton Abbot and Totnes
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    Insurers base premiums on risk , and older people pay less because they are safer ( premiums start to go up at 75+ ) it is not lack of skills , eyesight /hearing etc that is the problem ... it is the risk taking attitude of younger drivers that result in the big claims ...statistics prove this !!
  18. devon TWiG
    Just imagine if Scotland had voted for independence , it's fiscal plans were based on high oil prices !!
  19. devon TWiG
    We have all seen the price of petrol and diesel fall at the pumps ( good ) but has chain oil fallen by much , ( I bought in bulk when the price was high !!doh ) Also have the cost of flights , especially long haul fallen much ? if not why ... heating oil I have been told is now very cheap , so less people wanting logs ( mild weather also causing this ) Also hearing today about low prices having a big effect in Aberdeen , and problems developing in Norway as well ...... I have heard oil "experts" predicting price rises BUT did any of them predict the current situation a while back ? ...
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    Arrived at yard this morning ( I am subby ) to find the guy I am to work for looking rather upset .... all saws 5-6 stihl ms 441 , 461 and 660 among them and an old stihl lightning , and a load of power tools taken in an overnight raid , It makes me wonder who will buy large saws ? it is not a typical householder domestic wood cutter etc ........ also unconfirmed reports of another contractor nearby also losing gear .not a nice way to start the day... I was the only one with a saw on site so had to take great care not to get it stuck !!
  21. devon TWiG
    It is not really worth a lot "roadside" , also it's firewood value is poor as it does not burn very well and large lumps are hard work to log up .....However they might just be someone who wants it for carving or a particular project .... also haulage will impact on any value it has really , always worth asking on here though and anything is better than having to cut it all up and shift it your self though ... good luck !!
  22. devon TWiG
    As tressrus said The cones on Monterey pine appear in clusters and are pretty heavy , and the combined weight close to the end of a branch does occasionally cause branch failure ..... the cones themselves stay on the tree for up to 30 years !!!.... I did a similar such job a year or 2 ago ( removing many cones ) but it is not easy removing the cones in their clusters and the end of branches where they appear !!
  23. devon TWiG
    Genuine marine ply needs no treatment it is VERY durable in outdoor situations ...OK to paint to match truck if required ...
  24. devon TWiG
    Probably the most ridiculous thing I have seen !! I would of thought most would expect to charge £500 to dismantle remove and grind stump !!!! I despair how far removed from reality some people can be ... are they politicians ?
  25. devon TWiG
    I thought perhaps you were a part time driving instructor , I would imagine it has now been responsibly recycled and not just dumped !!

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