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Satisfaction in using your own milled timber
organic guy replied to AJStrees's topic in Milling Forum
gate I made from my own oak. No nails involved- 64 replies
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is it the vertical mini mill as in chainsawbars link above?
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Tree identification database
organic guy replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Tree Identification pictures
Most of the different ones came from Windsor park! I only got 10 or so species. -
Tree identification database
organic guy replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Tree Identification pictures
Planting a mixed oak species woodland at present, trying to source rare species, too tight to buy so sourcing acorns! -
Is that what they call an edging mill?
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anything you want from here
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Checked her over yesterday, from cold seemed no problem at all, checked throttle linkage, was free and returned to idle fine. It appears I have a problem when she is hot. Did not want to delve any deeper until I had the expert view. TIA OG
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AJ I know you always use the ladder to ease saw passage. Is it just screwed into the top of the log? Do you not worry about damage to the surface or is everything you cut only view from one side?
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Resurrecting this topic. This saw has been my go to saw since sorting with everyones advice 2 years ago. Started brilliantly 2 pull ever since. Mainly only put a tank full of fuel through it during each session hedgelaying. Just done second session working her hard logging up some elm. 1st symptom was she did not return to idle after cutting, she then bogged as I revved up but ran fine at full throttle., then stalled when I dropped revs. Purge bulb felt very soft when pumped, needed 10 pumps, she would then start and run. I guess a fuelling issue, carb strip? TIA OG
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What is wrong with this picture…
organic guy replied to Craig - WI's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
Gimlett beat me to it! -
What is wrong with this picture…
organic guy replied to Craig - WI's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
It's amazing what you can see if you blow up the picture, there is staining on every board edge top to bottom. You can see where the staining is running off the top of the chimney. Some kind of issue with the cowl is my guess. -
Pruning a hazel hedge to increase density
organic guy replied to waterbuoy's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
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Pruning a hazel hedge to increase density
organic guy replied to waterbuoy's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Best to lay it. -
Belt and cotton pad with paste is the best I have found for a decent edge. If edges are not being abused a stone is too coarse.
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A couple of pictures of my little wood. Mixture of oak and ash but unfortunately in groups rather than mixed.(I was trying to be cleaver and write my childrens initials which would be visible from the air!) Comments on how to proceed gratefully accepted.
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Really interesting link, suggests I should crack on and thin to my "winners" fairly soon. Will tryt to get photos if it stops raining.
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Was not thinking of clefting them, we usually use ash as a straight pole, so ideally 15ft, 5in to 3in. My wife suggested splitting them😅 The heartwood at present I guess is not big enough for a strainer. Driven past some of the tall oaks in France, they look stunning. Saw some standards with coppice at Reading many moons ago, likewise looked great. At the end of the day I am not going to harvest the final crop so it is fairly irrelevant but having planted them , it would please me to leave something that hopefully will be used when I am gone. Have already harvested some ash poles and have guards around the stools to keep the deer off.
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Should be ok on the 40%, I guess I am a bit late with this pruning. I was planning on thinning but have some nice clean timber which will not make final crop(like me) but not really big enough to be useful. I guess I should have taken them out earlier as rails.
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I have an acre of oaks planted in 2000 which I have trimmed as high as I can reach with a chainsaw. Some trees are starting to struggle and it obviously needs thinning. I have taken out anything that I can use as rails but still need to remove more but the next level are too big for rails but not big enough for posts. I now have a pole saw so could prune the main timber trees and smaller ones to 4-5m. Would this be feasible to get more light to the smaller trees to get them to useful size? TIA OG
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Great minds think alike, I was going to ask the same question!
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Styles relate to the cropping, stocking and geology? of an area. Midland in mixed farming areas, high stock hedge, heavy binding to keep big bullocks out of corn. Devon, Somerset styles to keep sheep and lambs off banks, laid low and tight. Welsh styles all very thick to keep sheep in, then multiple local farmer variations according to their own preference, skills, needs whether it is rejuvenation of an old hedge or thickening of a new one. The principles of pruning, resetting the age, development of the plant and keeping pleachers alive apply to all styles.
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I have had to abandon laying in frost sometimes, especially older stuff. I was told to lay old stuff in the spring when it has "mouse ears" on it, less brittle.
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Thanks for that, I have not read them directly but I think much of the info is quoted in the book.
