Billhook

So the first series of photos shows the old soldier in the middle of some parkland and it measures four feet in diameter at chest level There seems to be a lot of interesting lumps and bumps but Ian not sure what wood turners covet most Very sad to lose that tree The second two are of a two foot diameter hedgerow tree that is covered with ivy and is hard to make out The last photo is of a large limb Both trees were in full leaf in 2018 and died suddenly and completely in 2019 The ground is so wet that we have not been able to take any machinery to them All the elms that have died previously due to DED took several years to die, starting with a few patches of pale leaves in the crown and steadily becoming worse over time. I really thought that these two were immune and going to survive

Very sweet and pretty child. Well done both of you. Interesting choice of name. My mother was christened Alexina Madeleine Macdonald. Alexina after her Scottish grandma , Alexina Roy, who was always called Lena, and Madeleine after her mother Madeleine, who was always called Madge So we nearly have it in our family MadgeLena!

They seemed like a nice bunch, and also seemed enthusiastic about my offer, but perhaps they have enough around here Certainly will have if wood burning goes out of favour! Wilds of Lincolnshire normal abode but now in the Royal Oak At Isleworth warming up for the England Ireland game at Twickers. (Only as a spectator!) Should be interesting with father versus son in the Farrell household

No different to other species really. Like Oak you will get plenty of movement as it dries. Elm will make very beautiful flooring. Thanks, I was hoping that you were not going to say don’t do it as they twist like hell after drying I have rather given up on wood turners/ carvers. I even bothered to go out to the local pub where they were having a meeting and I told them that I was putting any interesting looking knotty or burred stuff on one side and if they came and wanted a piece they could perhaps give a little monetary offering to our little Church. As I have heard nothing I expect they resent giving even 50 pence to the collection box!

We have a couple of very large Elms which have just died of the disease, are not rotten and still standing. Around 30 inches in diameter. I would quite like to convert them into flooring with the Lucas Mill. I have been successful with Ash and Beech flooring. Do I need to treat Elm differently? Do I plank it immediately after felling or wait a while, does it need strapping down more tightly in the sticks, is quarter sawing more important. etc etc, Any advice would be welcome.

Can you not sell wet wood at a lower price to somebody with a kiln?

We have had quite a bit of rain here recently, I don't know about you lot!

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Elon is asked about the future of travel and how virtual reality headsets are now indistinguishable from reality, so why do we need to travel to business meetings or be the salesman on the road. This would take a lot of the necessity for fast transport out of the equation. Heavy transport does not need to be fast, just well organised.

I think I have posted before about finding a pile of pornozines right under a sign in a local layby which said "Strictly no Dumping, Maximum fine £20,000. Of course I felt that it was my duty to inspect them and to my surprise in the middle of the pile (at least a dozen) was a bit of paper with a receipt. Called out the local council waste officer and he said he would deal with it but he had to be cautious as people can plant receipts in rubbish like this to embarrass their enemies. However I was pleasantly surprised to see a local man being fined £200 a couple of months later in the paper. However it did not describe the nature of the rubbish disappointingly. My wife decided to take a bin liner and pick the rubbish up on our lane and found a £10 note in one carrier bag and yesterday I was angry to see a builders bag had been dumped in the lane. I expected the usual builders waste of empty sealant cartridges and broken concrete. However on inspection it was a quarter full of cut and split firewood, looks like thorn, a bit damp but seasoned and will dry quickly in the shed. So there can be good Karma around for those prepared to pick up waste!

Here is another one for you. I suppose it could be put up and taken down for different jobs or even easier put on a trailer

One stage further!

In twenty years time, virtual reality and holograms May have become so developed that travel is unnecessary for many things, especially business meetings it is already impressive In fact our grandchildren would be wondering what on Earth we were thinking covering the planet with tarmac, New bypasses, railways runways etc

One of the biggest worries about new technology in a crowded environment is the danger of a major accident. Occasional accidents are accepted where most trains are deemed to be of reasonable risk at reasonable proven speeds. But a good comparison would be Concorde which cost a similar fortune and actually had a tangible benefit by halving the flight time to New York. But as well as the unforeseen problems with noise and runway length, it only needed one serious accident to stop the whole idea. Better to travel in more comfort safely and take a little longer.

Blast from the Past!

It was not the Messiah, it was just a very naughty boy!

And ban divorce!

When I started this, I did not mean it to become an argument about paying council tax. We do seem to have problems here in Lincolnshire with many living full time in caravans on the coast and not paying council tax Caravan living 'hitting council tax' WWW.BBC.CO.UK Lincolnshire could be missing out on thousands of pounds in council tax as people are choosing to live permanently in... I just thought that since you all work with wood, those videos show what can be done. If you happen to find a lovely spot in a piece of woodland that you have bought for some peace and quiet away from it all. With house prices in six figures, I would suggest that you could build yourself a wonderful home for four figures and be able to easily afford the Band A council tax at about £1000/annum. A log cabin may be more the thing in the woods.

Buy a plot and build 13 huts on it. = 364 days

Do you think that perhaps one of these cones would ease the journey onto dry land?