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If you think back to when pollarding first started , they did not ( obviously !!) have chainsaws and most probably used a crude axe to hack off the regrowth leaving pretty ragged stumps I would imagine, so by default a small stub of some degree was probably left as it was not really possible to cut flush back to the "head " ..this is most likely done to look "neat and professional " rather than for biological reasons ... look how coppicing is /was done as well ...
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I am pretty sure cornish chough milled some HC burr recently which if you let spalt will be very similar indeed ... not very hard though ..
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Whilst out and about on the coast I sometimes stack / balance pebbles ( not sure why really ) however it gave me the idea to create something in wood , the bottom "pebble " is hollow so effectively a box / container the upper 2 are fused ( glued ) together they are about 120-150 mm high and of various woods chosen for contrast ...... arty fartilly displayed on a bit of driftwood ...Terry
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I have posted quite a few in the bowl turning thread in the past , not sure if any are pollard heads though , but plenty of ugly knotty wood , some with a bit of burr ... recent example of a lump of beech ... about 1 foot tall ...
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Yes pollard heads can yield some very dramatic wood , I have used quite a few to make hollow vessels with in the past and bowls , I generally visit a few tree surgeons yards ( who I have known for ages ) and have a mooch about for "ugly " bits for my work , Crotches are also desirable in fact almost anything but clean straight wood !! especially spalted as well . I get most of what I desire pretty cheap though as it is of no real interest to many others and not very good for firewood ... burrs if large are a bit different though... Terry ..
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mmmmmm ? I really like them and would probably spend a lot of time around them just looking and thinking before deciding what to do with them though ... they look a bit like driftwood , perhaps they could be sculpture in their own right or as you have suggested . lighting / lamps or part of some furniture creation ...
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I presume this is not your first attempt at such a creation .. and expect you have sold such things before , therefore you are probably best able to price such an item ...hope you get a good price so as to encourage ( make worthwhile ) you ( and others perhaps ? )to make more !!!! Good luck and thanks for posting ....
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Pricing such work is always difficult... it is easy to say multiply time x hourly rate + materials .costs etc but the "market " may pay more, or the price may be unachievable also marketing can be costly ... however I would of thought somewhere between 500 - 1000 should be possible if not, do not make another one !!! Look on sites like ETSY and NOTHS and E BAY and see things like wooden thrones and driftwood chairs etc to see what others are asking ... Good work though what wood have you used ?
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Could it have been the job at "Rock Walk " in Torquay a few years back ...lots of of Monterey Cypresses ?....I am not aware of it being in any magazine though ...
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Macrocarpa makes great cleft shingles if you have access to a fair bit of straight clean wood and are good at splitting it !!
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but when released the rope slips toward the edge of the cam and could easily slip out. Lovely well machined thing though. There should be a little stiff wire arc on the side to stop it slipping out but some used to remove this to make it easier to get it on the rope .... scary compared to modern times ... Terry
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There is a company called Cembrit blunn on Heathfield industrial estate in S Devon ( Newton Abbot ) that supplies them . I can't really comment on quality as I know next to nothing about cedar shingles .....Terry ..
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Yep that's the one ! have not seen one for years ...when did you last use it ?
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Some recently finished work , for an event and gallery stock , ... various woods some I have never seen turned before and are rarely available ,... Beech burr , Beech, Ginkgo and Griselinia, ...Just to show what can be had from the firewood pile of Arb waste if you know what you are looking for !!! lots still ends up as firewood but none of this was from nice timber butts and some cut on site straight after felling ... Terry ..
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Linear Reduction? Any ideas what that is?
devon TWiG replied to markwildthing's topic in General chat
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Hi - line is based not far from you , they do mostly utility work but plenty of other stuff as well , it is a busy area for tree work ( S Devon ) lots of leylandidlyido hedges as well !! plenty of small companies that have busy spells, staff problems etc just a matter of introducing yourself , and proving your worth , pay rates probably lower than some other areas , but not too bad ..£100 a day should get you work but you will not get rich ... who does in this business ...Lots of nice things to see and do on work free days as well ....
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Is sewage sludge/cake used to make horticultural compost?
devon TWiG replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in General chat
It could well be digestate ( residue from anaerobic digesters ) some farmers are paid to take it but others refuse to use it ...... -
I think they have been considered the biggest / tallest hardwoods for some time now , they are very impressive indeed , they are located near the church near the school , heading in the direction of the town but not really access for public but I am sure you will be OK if discreet ...
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In the bottom right hand pic he appears to be using what I think was a device known as a haebler prussicker ( not sure on spelling ) one of the earliest mechanical devices and considered lethal by many but I knew a few guys who climbed with them for years with no ill effects !!..
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Most of my climbing career ( now semi retired ) I weighed about 10st and am 5 foot 10 , I have been doing other work part time for about 10 years now including driving a lorry and am now 11 st and a bit , I do a lot of activities that probably help keep me trim for my age ... 53 ... I never considered myself "strong " yet have always been fit ( stamina wise ) and had a good power to weight ratio , and I do not have a bad back or suffer from any other ailments normally expected after nearly 30 years of tree work ( 20 full time ) .. Terry ...
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After a little research I am pretty certain they are by James Doran Webb
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Very nice indeed !! there are a few people doing this sort of stuff now but I am pretty sure it is not Heather Jansch's work as I am familiar with her stuff .
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Made something very similar myself some time back with tanalised fencing materials , I keep my kayak on top of it ( saves space ) I see many such things for sale at garden centres etc and they are rarely cheap !!
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The condition of your trousers astonishes me !!!
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Arborist to artisan ...... something I have been doing for nearly 20 years now still do a bit of climbing /felling / groundwork and driving lorries but about 30% of my income is now woodcraft , and yes there is loads of wood out there that goes to waste but being in the right place at the right time to get it is the hard part , but I never go short ..selling work is another thing ...another guy I know used to work in forestry for a while and is now one of the worlds leading wood artists ... check out Nick Agar ..turningintoart ( sorry can't do link ) I used to give him wood ! ... Terry...
