Billhook
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Large 30" diameter Holm Oak just came down in the garden. Must be very old. Anybody milled one, is the timber sought after and what can the wood be used for today? I have a Lucas 8.5" with slabber. Difficult to photograph I am afraid as it crashed into some big Laurels.
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Thank you for that Treewolf, but the days of being public spirited are being eroded by health and safety, insurance and fear of litigation. Used to clear snow, pull people out of ditches in the middle of the night, give people a tow, let them leave a vehicle in a barn etc, but no more. There is a body of people who feel empowered by creating a raft of rules which if you spent time keeping up with, you would never find time to work.
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Any advice? One side of the split is completely detached from the ground as can be seen in the last picture and the tree is hung up and under tension.(like me!) January 2014 Storm | Flickr - Photo Sharing! January 2014 Storm | Flickr - Photo Sharing! January 2014 Storm | Flickr - Photo Sharing! January 2014 Storm | Flickr - Photo Sharing! January 2014 Storm | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
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So I am a farmer and a large ash tree had fallen across the road into the village. It was my tree and I set off with the forklift, chainsaw and tools to clear it. The police turned up half way through my operation followed by a gang of professional tree surgeons. Obviously someone in the village had telephoned for help. I was expecting a lecture even though I was properly attired working on my own, but they did not even come up to speak to me and just turned round and I never saw them again. I am properly insured. To be strictly within the law should I have made enquiries first and gained permission or was I within my rights?
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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ-Ubkwsl4Y]LUCAS MILL - Planing & Sanding Discs - YouTube[/ame]
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Thanks for that, I was not sure if too thick motor oil or vegetable oils would jam the oil feed hole.
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Reversed over my oil can miles from nearest chainsaw specialist. Managed to find a local garage/supermarket. What grade motor oil would you buy to put in to finish the day without harming the saw? There was sunflower oil on the shelf as well.
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A little youtube research shows that they are out there! This one looks simple and seems to run on little power [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvHqAJ6RzK0]kindling machine.AVI - YouTube[/ame] Prototype machine with the principles discussed [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnTrCiVVHE4]kindling wedge - YouTube[/ame] machine comes with optional 10 way wedge [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEs9rmlld4U]BUILT-RITE 11 HPWS SPLITS 10 WAYS (LOG LIFT) - YouTube[/ame]
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Thank you for that Goaty. Yes the Palax axe has two horizontal blades which are set back an inch ir two from the vertical blade and it looks as though I will have to try and make one myself with staggered blades. It must take less pressure to split the smaller pieces than the initial big piece, but of course there may be more of them depending on my design. The ram on the Palax is surprisingly powerful for its speed of operation and will crunch the occasional knotty bit of Ash with little effort.
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I have a Palax Combi 600 with a removable four way splitting axe. Has anyone made a replacement axe which would split to kindling size? Would such a device which might split a ten inch log into ten rather than four pieces need a lot more pressure from the splitting ram?
